EPA Launches New Mapping Tool of Enforcement Information
www.stormh2o.com/the-latest/epa-mapping-tool.aspx EPA Launches New Mapping Tool to Improve Public Access to Enforcement Information Mapping feature supports the White House Regulatory Compliance Transparency Initiative and improves public access to information WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the release of a new mapping feature in EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database.… Read more
Water Holds Pleasures, and Menaces That Lurk
By JANE E. BRODY Published: July 11, 2011 For me, swimming is also a meditation exercise; with nothing but the water to distract me, I get some of my best ideas while swimming laps. Dr. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and best-selling author, wrote in an autobiographical essay called “Water Babies” that the mind-altering properties of… Read more
Autism Experts Urge Reform of U.S. Chemicals Law
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2011/2011-06-08-01.html WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2011 (ENS) – Environmental health and autism experts Tuesday called for reform of the outdated U.S. law regulating chemicals, the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. They warned that the recent sharp rise in autism is likely due, in part, to the cocktail of toxic chemicals that pregnant women, fetuses,… Read more
Sensors to Assess Water Quality
http://www.azosensors.com/Details.asp?newsID=1726 Sensors to Assess Water Quality In order to determine the condition of drinking water due to horizontal gas drilling, a pre-drilling water examination will be carried out for identifying the variation in water quality before and after the drilling process, with respect to the statements of the residents of Pennsylvania. Various sensors will be… Read more
A New Project is Underway to Draw the Connections between Toxins and Children’s Health
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?5172 Protecting Children’s Health A New Project is Underway to Draw the Connections between Toxins and Children’s Health By Brita Belli The relationship between children’s health and environmental toxins is finally getting the long-term look it deserves. A recent fundraiser at the Greenwich Country Club in Connecticut featured Dr. Philip Landrigan of the Mt. Sinai… Read more
Research links pesticides with ADHD in children
May 17, 12:02 AM EDT Research links pesticides with ADHD in children By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A new analysis of U.S. health data links children’s attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables. While the study couldn’t prove that pesticides used in agriculture contribute to… Read more
Tracking the Oil Spill
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/01/us/20100501-oil-spill-tracker.html?ref=us Published: May 1, 2010 Tracking the Oil Spill The map sequence shows how the oil spill has been spreading in the Gulf of Mexico. Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Coast Guard
“BE AIR AWARE”
Air Quality Awareness Week May 3rd thru May 7th, 2010 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service urge Americans to “Be Air Aware” during Air Quality Awareness Week, May 3-7, 2010 Join the EPA and NOAA next week as they examine the following topics: *… Read more
Drinking water clinic highlights drilled wells, cisterns and springs
http://live.psu.edu/story/46304/nw69 Friday, April 23, 2010 University Park, Pa. — Ben Franklin wrote, “when the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” But even when the well is pumping steadily, it’s still worthwhile to regularly test private water supplies. Public water systems are required by law to protect customers and regularly test for impurities.… Read more
Ground Water Awareness Week Slated for March 7-13
http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.newsfocus&year=2010&file=nr0217b.html Ground Water Awareness Week Slated for March 7-13 WASHINGTON, D.C, February 17, 2010 – The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging Farm Bureau members to schedule an annual water well checkup during National Ground Water Awareness Week, March 7-13. Ground Water Awareness Week is sponsored annually by the National Ground Water Association. NGWA is… Read more
