Ventilation, Vaccination Key to Suppressing Covid-19 as People Head Back Indoors

Forget temperature checks and deep-cleaning surfaces. The best way to protect people from Covid-19 as they return to offices and other indoor spaces is to bolster air quality and vaccination coverage, experts on the transmission of the virus say. Their consensus reflects an evolving understanding of the spread of a virus that the World Health […]

A restaurant’s COVID fight: $15,000, 4 filters, one CO2 monitor

Just over a week ago, Ontarians could venture into public indoor spaces fairly secure in the knowledge that people around them were vaccinated, not ill with symptomatic COVID, and curtailing their potentially virus-spreading breath with masks. That’s all about to change. On Wednesday, Ontario announced all pandemic public health measures would end in April. Starting […]

Our view: State needs to step up oversight of cleanup sites | Opinion

Varian Medical Systems spilled thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals on its Beverly site in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. When the company picked up and left the city, those toxins remained behind, seeping underground into the surrounding neighborhood. For years, in thick, jargon-laden annual reports, Varian insisted it was actively working to clean up […]

Editorial: State needs to toughen up on toxic waste | Opinion

Varian Medical Systems dumped thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals on its Beverly site in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. When the company picked up and left the city, those toxins remained behind, seeping underground into the surrounding neighborhood. For years in thick, jargon-laden annual reports, Varian insisted it was actively working to clean up […]

Arizonans ask Sinema and Kelly for clean energy investments

Protesters asked the pair last Friday to pass legislation to invest in clean energy and fight climate change. PHOENIX — The turmoil in Europe is a reminder of how much the U.S. relies on imported fossil fuels and it is reviving calls for the U.S. Senate to pass green energy legislation that stalled in January. […]

Our view: State needs to step up oversight of polluted sites | Opinion

Varian Medical Systems spilled thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals on its Beverly site in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. When the company picked up and left the city, those toxins remained behind, seeping underground into the surrounding neighborhood. For years, in thick, jargon-laden annual reports, Varian insisted it was actively working to clean up […]

Redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution many decades later : NPR

Interstate 405 cuts through neighborhoods near the Los Angeles International Airport, seen here in 2017. A new study found links between modern urban air pollution and historical redlining at the national level. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption toggle caption Reed Saxon/AP Interstate 405 cuts through neighborhoods near the Los Angeles International Airport, seen here in 2017. […]

More than $1.6 million announced for public safety agencies to respond to challenges from COVID-19

Funding awarded to purchase up-to-date technology, related infrastructure FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ/PRESS RELEASE) – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $1.6 million in federal funding has been awarded to Kentucky public safety agencies and eligible non-profit organizations to purchase up-to-date technology and related infrastructure in response to the continued challenges bought on by COVID-19 […]