President’s FY2024 Budget Includes $12 Billion for EPA — Environmental Protection
President’s FY2024 Budget Includes $12 Billion for EPA The budget includes funding for environmental justice and climate change. By Alex Saurman Mar 10, 2023 The Biden-Harris administration released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget this week, which requests $12.083 billion for the EPA, according to the agency. These funds will go toward multiple aspects of […]
Smooth Indoor Climate Guaranteed with Las Vegas AC Repair
Las Vegas, Nevada: For over three decades, Las Vegas AC Repair has been providing top-notch air conditioning, heating, and indoor air quality solutions to residents in and around Las Vegas. The company prides itself on its professional, trustworthy, and honest approach, treating each client with the care and attention they deserve. The team of highly […]
Gas stoves have a pollution problem. The propane industry hired a celebrity chef to push back.
At first glance, a local news station in San Diego seemed to be airing a soft news piece helping viewers achieve their new year’s resolutions. The host for San Diego Living, a CBS8 program that sometimes airs sponsored content, said their next guest, a celebrity TV star, would deliver fun facts about healthy living and […]
Sustainable Energy and Conservation Solutions for Fire Departments
The USFA is responsible for the NETC, a nationally recognized historical location in Emmitsburg, Maryland, with 30 structures that function as sleeping, eating, education and office spaces. We are committed to climate change initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint and lower monthly operating costs at the NETC. Many of these initiatives can also be implemented […]
Houston innovators: Don’t miss these SXSW events
Houston startup founders have been moving and shaking in the local innovation ecosystem — from being recognized for their out-of-this-world innovation to big wins. In this roundup of Houston startup and innovation news, a Houston company snags a major partnership, an energy tech startup wins big on stage, and more. The Postage gets a new […]
Margaret Abe-Koga declares candidacy for Santa Clara County supervisor race next year | News
On March 5, exactly one year ahead of the 2024 primary, Mountain View City Council member Margaret Abe-Koga announced her plans to run for the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors next year. But it’s not the first time Abe-Koga has thrown her hat in the ring for this office. […]
Norfolk Southern CEO delivers testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) President and CEO Alan H. Shaw will deliver testimony Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Shaw will provide details on Norfolk Southern’s commitment to making it right in East Palestine and the region, progress on environmental remediation, and the company’s […]
Bill focuses on overall air quality in environmental justice areas
A bill proposed in the Minnesota Legislature would provide polluted, disadvantaged areas with stronger regulatory protections against new sources of contamination. The bill, known as the Frontline Communities Protection Act, would create stronger permitting requirements for facilities seeking permission to emit pollutants in environmental justice areas, and require the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to evaluate […]
Quietest Bedroom Gear for a Peaceful Night’s Sleep
“At Consumer Reports, technicians and engineers measure noise levels on a variety of products, as we never know when or in what environment these products will be used,” says Jason Holmes, CR’s associate director of lab operations. “Depending on your needs, the noise level of a product may be critical to how you will use […]
East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment site cleanup could take years
Public attention is drifting from the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month, but the cleanup of the toxic chemicals that spilled and burned is ongoing — and likely won’t stop for quite some time. “I estimate the timeline to be years” for remediation of the area, said Kelly […]