Local View: Eating fewer burgers can help with water scarcity — seriously – Duluth News Tribune
There is a hidden cost to that favorite burger you crave. A surprising amount of water is guzzled up as each one is made. Were you aware it takes about 528 gallons of water to make a single burger, as was determined by the Swedish Standards Institute? Misusing water to make burgers and other goods […]
EPA to Hold Community Meeting Nov. 17 to Discuss Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri
Drinking water in St. Charles meets Safe Drinking Water Act requirements November 17, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 17, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Community Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17, at Memorial Hall in Blanchette Park, 1900 W. Randolph, St. Charles, Missouri. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., […]
What a Republican House means for energy
Ahead of the midterm elections, many Republicans hoped a red wave would put pressure on the Biden administration’s energy agenda and help reverse it. But any plan to slow down clean energy spending looks more limited now, even as the GOP claimed a majority in the House yesterday. Republicans now have at least 218 House […]
Do I really need to drink almost 4 litres of water a day? I haven’t got the bladder for it | Adrian Chiles
I have long been quietly proud of my bladder control. Not for me the frequent, often urgent, toilet visits of my middle-aged friends. Motorway pitstops not for petrol, just for a pee? Not me. Nor was I ever heard to say, before setting off, “Ooh, I’d better just pop to the loo.” No need, you […]
After long fight, tribal water bills get primary OK; still far from final – Cronkite News
White Mountain Apache Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, left, and Colorado River Indian Tribes Chairwoman Amelia Flores testify in a March hearing where they urged members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to back water legislation critical to their tribes. The committee gave preliminary approval to the bills Wednesday. (File photo by Reagan Priest/Cronkite News) Hualapai Chairman […]
Lazar receives national award as weatherization champion
St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) Executive Director Bill Lazar has received the Jean Diggs Weatherization Champion Award (WAP) from the National Association for State Community Services Program (NASCSP). The Jean Diggs WAP Champion Award is presented at the NASCSP Annual Conference to individuals who are champions for the cause of weatherization. The St. Johns Housing […]
New Poll: Access to Safe Drinking Water a Top Priority
This blog was cowritten with Brenda Santoyo, Senior Policy Analyst at Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Illinoisans wake up each morning with heavy hearts and busy minds. Grocery prices and household expenses are skyrocketing and climate change is altering the status quo to a new reality many aren’t prepared to face. The country can feel […]
EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season
November 16, 2022 BOSTON (Nov. 16, 2022) – During the winter, many people seek to avoid high heating costs by turning to wood as a fuel. However, many wood heaters are inefficient and emit more pollutants into the air than heaters that burn oil or natural gas or those that run on electricity such as […]
Awaab Ishak’s death must lead to new law to protect tenants | Housing
No one can fail to be touched by the death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale from mould in the flat he lived in, but this was entirely preventable (Death of two-year-old from mould in flat a ‘defining moment’, says coroner, 15 November). As a young architect in the late 1960s, I began to work with […]
Drinking water in majority of Bundelkhand villages by Dec: Officials
The Yogi Adityanath government has fast tracked efforts to ensure that tap water reaches majority of homes in Bundelkhand and Vindhya regions by December end, officials said. They said by 2024, a big change would be visible in seven districts of Bundelkhand, where availability of clean drinking water at doorstep had always been a major […]