Tijuana sewage isn’t only in Imperial Beach waves. It’s in the air. And San Diegans are breathing it | World News
SAN DIEGO — Sewage pollution spilling over the border from Tijuana into the San Diego region not only threatens the health of surfers and swimmers but potentially those simply breathing the air. That’s according to a study from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography published Thursday in the journal Environmental Sciences & Technology, which […]
RZ Industries launches first-of-its-kind portable air
BURNSVILLE, Minn., March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RZ Industries, a family-owned company focused on air filtration technology, announced today the release of RZ AIRflow, a transformative portable air purification filter that attaches to ductless heating and cooling systems like those found in hotel rooms. “As a frequent traveler who suffers from allergies, I would […]
Why were you live determines how well environmental laws protect your health | Opinion
Your child could go to gym class on Monday morning and play soccer on a field that was sprayed over the weekend with 2,4-D, a toxic weedkiller that has been investigated as possibly causing cancer. Alternatively, the school grounds may have been treated with a lower-toxicity weedkiller. Or maybe the grounds were managed with safe, […]
Improving how we rank contaminated sites
Comment on the draft SHARP Tool We know of about 7,000 contaminated sites in Washington that are being cleaned up or need to be cleaned up. They range from small spills of gasoline to soil to massive sites with multiple chemical contaminants affecting every part of a site. Ranking contaminated sites can help us direct […]
Bills would only add to Utah’s already overwhelming air pollution.
Bills would only add to Utah’s already overwhelming air pollution. (Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) This June 3, 2011, photo shows the Huntington coal-fired Power Plant owned by PacifiCorp in Huntington, Utah. By Malin Moench | Special to The Tribune | March 1, 2023, 4:00 p.m. Life-shortening pollution and thousand-year mega droughts — […]
Jeff’s HVAC Earns 2022 Angi Super Service Award | The Valley Ledger
Award reflects company’s consistent level of customer service Effort, PA: Jeff’s HVAC is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angi Super Service Award (SSA). This award, first released in 1999, recognizes the best home professionals and businesses in the Angi network for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to […]
How does wildfire smoke affect pregnancy and
How does exposure to wildfire smoke affect pregnant people and their developing babies? UC Davis Health researchers hope to answer that question, thanks to a new two-year, $1.35 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The study is led by molecular epidemiologist Rebecca J. Schmidt, an associate professor in Public Health Sciences, and Miriam Nuño, […]
Indiana landfill getting toxic waste from train has past violations
The Indiana landfill selected to house hazardous waste from the train derailment in Ohio has a history of violations, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site. It has had 12 quarters of noncompliance dating back to the spring of 2020, the EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online database shows. It is unclear what the […]
Air Quality Express LLC Offers Premium Air Duct Cleaning Services in Houston, TX
PRESS RELEASE Published February 28, 2023 Houston, TX – Air Quality Express LLC is a family business that eliminates harmful contaminants within clients’ households and businesses. Their technicians have over ten years of experience in the industry and are trained to ensure quality on all projects. They are committed to providing reliable and cost-effective air […]
Biden Administration Announces $2.5 Billion for Carbon …
February 27, 2023 — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy, this week (Feb 23) announced $2.52 billion in funding for two carbon management programs to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture systems and carbon transport and storage technologies. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the two programs Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilots and Carbon Capture […]