Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment
To the non-water wonk, a long-range planning process within the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (known as Met) might appear as exciting as drying paint. But for those of us within the water community, it has the potential to...continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
According to a recent news report, the head toxicologist for the Texas Commisssion on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is "shocked" at the high levels of benzene being detected in the Barnett Shale area. What may be even more shocking in this report: not...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The federal EPA has a new and very handy "what you can do" web site on green homes. Click on a portion of the house and you'll be taken to a page with tips that pertain to that...continued→
Posted by Heather Allen in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
It's a fun way to build awareness for a very serious problem. Safe water and sanitation are the world's most pressing environmental health challenges as NRDC has highlighted here and here. Luckily World Toilet Day celebrations in DC did reach lots of...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment
On Monday, California Governor Schwarzenegger signed an agreement with Israel's Trade Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer to develop renewable energy and water technologies together. Ben-Eliezer said the agreement would foster better cooperation between scientists and manufacturers in what he called two "sun-drenched...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
The Interior Department announced yesterday that it is taking immediate steps to strengthen oversight of state-approved surface coal mining operations -- including mountaintop removal -- and to impose tighter restrictions on the dumping of mining waste in steams. In a statement issued by the agency, Assistant Interior...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
Last night, there was a hearing at the Port of Long Beach about the Port's decision to settle the American Trucking Association case on terms that I think are so weak that they are a setback to clean air and...continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
Previously I reported that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which insures home mortgages, has stated that "Operating and abandoned oil and gas wells pose potential hazards to housing" and won't insure mortgages for homes that are closer than 300 feet from an active or planned...continued→
Posted by Anthony Clark in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
Monday's "Trash" Generated at the Office With the first weekday of this experiment nearly complete I can say (and show above) that my impact has been small. Other than that napkin I used out of habit during lunch I...continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
A new report from a New York company details 270 oil and gas spills in New York State over the past 30 years. According to the company, Toxics Targeting, these uncontrolled releases caused fires, explosions, massive pollution releases, contaminated drinking water...continued→
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