Clean environment – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
THE UN Human Rights Council recognised a clean environment as an independent human right in October 2021. The intersection between human rights and environmental protection had long remained unacknowledged. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 did not touch upon environmental rights because the priority then was to protect human dignity and development after […]
Los Angeles to ban most gas appliances in new homes
The Los Angeles City Council took a major step to fight the climate crisis Friday, voting unanimously on a policy that’s expected to result in most new homes and businesses coming equipped with electric space heaters, water heaters and stovetops. More than 50 California cities and counties have adopted similar rules banning or discouraging gas […]
SO- HOW IS THE AIR QUALITY AT MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL NOW? | KMMO
The results from the latest round of testing of the air quality at Marshall High School have been released. According to a release from Superintendent Dr. Carol Maher, the conclusions from the report are: — J.S. Held was retained by Gallagher Bassett to perform an indoor air quality (IAQ) assessment for the Marshall Public School […]
Green roofs can boost energy efficiency and benefit the environment
Green roofs can save people money on energy bills and benefit the environment at the same time, according to property management company FirstPort. Also known as a living roof, you can make a green roof by partially or fully covering the top of a building with self-sustaining vegetation, such as moss, grass, sedum or small […]
L.A. Cancels Long-Planned $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening – Streetsblog Los Angeles
Today, L.A. Metro officially killed its planned widening of the 710 Freeway. The action, approving the ‘No Build’ alternative for a planned freeway widening through predominantly Black and brown communities, is unprecedented for Southern California. Today’s approval could be an important precedent for many other freeway widening projects that Metro, and its state transportation agency […]
Few Bengaluru apartments adopt comprehensive environmental initiatives, study reveals
While more city apartments may be reusing water for flushing and gardening, only a few of them adopt comprehensive environmental initiatives, a study has revealed. A part of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s (KSPCB) initiative to recognise buildings achieving maximum green compliance, the study is not exhaustive since it was meant to motivate apartment […]
First automotive cabin air cleaner system to earn asthma & allergy friendly® certification
CERTIFIED asthma & allergy friendly® Volvo Advanced Air Cleaner “On average, people spend up to 90% of their time indoors, and indoor air can be two and a half times as polluted as outdoor air,” explains AAFA’s CEO Kenneth Mendez. “This includes time spent in your car. We congratulate Volvo and appreciate the automaker’s commitment […]
Volkswagen ID.4 Equipped with Intelligent Suspension from Tenneco Completes Record-Setting Climb of South American Volcano
SKOKIE, Ill., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — International adventure driver Rainer Zietlow and a Volkswagen ID.4 GTX crossover equipped with Tenneco’s Monroe Intelligent Suspension® CVSAe technology recently completed a world record-setting climb of the South American stratovolcano Cerro Uturuncu. Zietlow on May 18 piloted the all-wheel-drive ID.4 up an unpaved mine road to reach an […]
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Court ruling could reshape federal agencies and threaten their ability to enforce the law | WUWM 89.7 FM
A recent ruling at the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals threatens to upend federal agencies and impede their ability to enforce the law. The ruling in Jerkesy v. SEC could impact the ability of federal agencies to hold people and companies accountable for fraud, endangering the public or any other illegal act, and could […]