The Biden administration last month announced it would minimize the federal government’s use of plastic cutlery, a product which it says is contributing to a “plastic pollution crisis.” The move is among multiple other actions aimed at reducing single-use plastics in federal government buildings. Single-use plastics are products that are designed to be discarded after …
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris have provided athletes and viewers with some incredible venues to perform their disciplines and take in all of the action. The Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais and La Concorde urban park have all been used as backdrops or venues for temporary structures. Things have gone out without a hitch …
Athletes competing in the upcoming Olympic marathon swimming events repeatedly face training delays due to water quality issues in the River Seine. Paris Olympics organisers said that training for open water swimming in the River Seine had been cancelled due to pollution, raising questions over why triathletes were allowed to use the waterway the day …
In 2023, roughly 60,000 firework shells exploded above Manhattan’s East River as part of Macy’s Fourth of July show. The resulting air pollutant levels were many times higher in the hours after the display than those seen when smoke from a Canadian wildfire had blanketed the area a month before. This is according to the …
The Biden administration last month announced it would minimize the federal government’s use of plastic cutlery, a product which it says is contributing to a “plastic pollution crisis.” The move is among multiple other actions aimed at reducing single-use plastics in federal government buildings. Single-use plastics are products that are designed to be discarded after …
Suncor Energy’s Commerce City oil refinery repeatedly violated the conditions of the company’s federal pollution permits over the past five years and governmental attempts to regulate the refinery are failing people whose health is threatened by toxins being released into the air, a new lawsuit filed by three environmental groups alleges. Lawyers with Earthjustice, representing …
Under DC law, employees overseeing or performing pesticide application must be licensed applicators or technicians. WASHINGTON — D.C.’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb is ordering a Maryland-based pest control company to pay more than $130,000 worth of fines for polluting the city with toxic chemicals. On Tuesday, Schwalb’s office announced that Kenmore Pest Control & Termite …
VENTURA, Calif. – The Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board is now offering grants for community projects to reduce carbon emissions. Below is a press release on the announcement: About $52,000 in Clean Air Fund grants are available for innovative projects that will help reduce air pollution in Ventura County. The Ventura County Air Pollution …
Environmental groups claimed in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that Suncor Energy violated federal law by exceeding its air pollution permits at its Commerce City refinery, harming the health of nearby residents. The lawsuit also accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental regulators of failing to stop the pollution. Earthjustice, an environmental legal …
Residents in one San Mateo neighborhood are sick and tired of hearing train horns at the crossing on Bellevue Avenue. For Peter Martin, a longtime San Mateo resident, train noise is more than a nuisance. It’s a quality of life issue – and he’s ready for a solution. “On a scale of 1-10, with 1 …