by Admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
In Toledo, Ohio, population 400,000, the mayor recently instructed citizens to avoid drinking tap water for a second day. The city officials issued a warning earlier this month explaining that tests showed a reading of microcystin above the standard for consumption....
by Admin | Aug 13, 2014 | Articles
Late last month, the Republican members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works released a 92-page report that alleges a “far-left environmental machine” that “exerts tremendous sway” over policies that hurt the economy. The Republicans involved in the...
by Admin | Aug 11, 2014 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Rick Scott, governor of Florida, presented a new proposal this week that aspires to spend more than $1 billion improving water quality around Florida. The proposal would also expand land conservation efforts throughout the state. If the proposal is accepted, Gov....
by Admin | Aug 8, 2014 | Environmental hazards, Information
Rising levels of hazardous electronic waste is putting workers in developing countries and the environment at risk. Though some of the disused computers, cellphones, televisions, and other products are locally generated, the majority of the e-waste is being sent there...
by Admin | Aug 6, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a hearing earlier this month about the groundbreaking proposal it originally rolled out in June. While environmentalists are ecstatic about the limits to greenhouse gases included in the proposal, skeptics...
