We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix our crumbling schools
The pandemic has shone a light on a problem of immense proportions that needs an urgent fix: Our crumbling school infrastructure. A recent report on the state of our schools from the American Society of Civil Engineers paints the bleak picture in numbers: Fifty three percent of public schools need to update or replace building […]
Managing Babson College’s Next Phase of Pandemic Response
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, Babson College has prioritized the health and safety of its community and the continuity of academic excellence of its students. As it has navigated the challenges of the pandemic to meet those objectives, Babson has been supported by Environmental Health & Engineering Inc. (EH&E) since […]
Bold Climate Action Initiatives Unveiled by Governor, Legislative and Community Leaders – by Ark Valley Voice Staff
Governor Polis, Legislative and Community Leaders propose Transformative Clean Air Legislation On Thursday morning, March 31, Governor Jared Polis joined legislative leadership, bill sponsors, and community leaders to unveil comprehensive legislation to preserve and protect Colorado’s air quality, and ensure Coloradans are healthy, safe, and can thrive. Just last summer, as wildfires engulfed the west, […]
Diatomite Is The Fifth Treasure Of Jilin
Diatomaceous earth become a business card in jilin, diatomite reserves is one of the most abundant areas of jilin province, diatomite are widely used in the industries of coating, paint, etc, diatomite coating additive products, with large porosity, absorbent strong, stable chemical properties, characteristics of wear-resisting, heat resistant, can provide coatings with excellent surface properties, […]
ML Strategies Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — April 2022 | Mintz – Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints
President Biden’s FY23 Budget The White House released President Biden’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 in late March, including a total request for $48.2 billion for the Department of Energy — representing a $6.3 billion or 15.1 percent increase from the 2021 enacted level. The budget request can be found by clicking HERE, and […]
Congress moves to curb toxic fumes on airplanes
The airline industry would be forced to adopt new measures to protect passengers and crew members from toxic fumes on airplanes under a bill introduced in Congress this week. The move comes after a Los Angeles Times investigation found that dangerous vapors contaminate the air supply on planes with alarming frequency, sometimes sickening passengers and […]
Omicron subvariant spreading further in Washington state
The highly-contagious omicron subvariant, known as BA.2, is now the dominant Covid-19 variant in Washington state, according to state secretary of health Dr. Umair Shah. However, Shah said during a media briefing Wednesday that, at this point, the state is not seeing case and hospitalization trends rising. BA.2 has helped fuel considerable case surges in […]
Increasing the Sensitivity of Formaldehyde Sensors
In a study available as a pre-proof in the journal Materials Today Communications, first principle analyses were carried out for the adsorption of prevalent air contaminants and common volatile organic molecules on silicon-doped graphene. Study: Highly selective formaldehyde sensor using silicon doped graphene: A theoretical study. Image Credit: sulit.photos/Shutterstock.com The adsorptive intensity of formaldehyde molecules was revealed to be substantially […]
Linsey Marr participates in White House virtual conversation on indoor air quality | VTx
Linsey Marr’s expertise on the airborne transmission of infectious diseases continues to be in high demand, and her latest foray on the national scene came March 29, when she participated in a virtual event sponsored by the White House Office of Science and Technology. The event, “Let’s Clear the Air on COVID-19,” focused on the […]
Consumers Energy pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions from natural gas by 2050
Consumers Energy has pledged to emit net zero carbon from production and consumption of natural gas, including customers and suppliers, by the year 2050. The pledge is an overt acknowledgment that although burning natural gas is cleaner than burning coal, it still creates greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. “Natural gas,” is the utility […]