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Sep 18, 2015

Over 800 trillion microbeads enter US wastewater daily(@MelissaBreyer)

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TreeHugger   "We're facing a plastic crisis and don't even know it," says author of new report. In our continued pursuit t...

Wisconsin 'health hazard' ruling could shock wind industry

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Residents in rural Wisconsin claim noise from a nearby wind farm is making them sick. Their campaign to shut down the turbines could pose a ...

No one at GM going to jail for killing 124 people

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Institute for Public Accuracy Corporate Crime Reporter   writes : "General Motors will pay $900 million, enter into a deferred prosecut...
Sep 17, 2015

Last chance to register for Zero Waste training at Resource Recycling Conference, 9/28/15 Indianapolis

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Zero   Waste   Training at  Resource Recycling Conference Indianapolis, IN,  September 28, 2015 9:00 am  -  4:00 pm Presented by  Zero   Was...

Celebrating P2 Week and the 25th Anniversary of the Pollution Prevention Act

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Laura B.  Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed the Pollution Prevention Act. Pollution Prevention (P2) Week, celebrated during the third w...

The Bees Have Their Day in Court—and Win Big

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Taylor Hill  -  A federal court has overturned the United States Environmental Protection Agency's approval of sulfoxaflor, a pesticide ...

Breathing Is Deadliest in These 15 Countries. The worlds rate of air pollution deaths is headed in the wrong direction.

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BloomBerg   Take a breath and consider this: Deaths caused by outdoor air pollution are already shockingly high, and they're expected to...

Ban on microbeads offers best chance to protect oceans, aquatic species

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An outright ban on the common use of plastic "microbeads" from products that enter wastewater is the best way to protect water qua...

Zero Waste Business Training November 4th

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U.S. Zero Waste Business Council ( www.uszwbc.org ) is offering a course to prepare participants for Zero Waste Business certifications and ...

What Happened 153 Years Ago on September 17th? Start of the first national drinking water regulation

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September 17, 1862: Samuel Crumbine, American physician, was born. He was best known as the "frontier doctor," and as a "pion...

Homeless children in public schools has doubled since before recession

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Washington Post -  The number of homeless children in public schools has doubled since before the recession, reaching a record national tota...

Florida, California citrus markets under siege from bug that carries devastating disease

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A disease that has the Florida citrus market under siege—costing it about $975 million per year on average over the last decade—is now threa...
Sep 16, 2015

EPA proposes rules to improve hazardous waste management, protect waterways New rules also reduce regulatory burden on businesses

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Source JJkeller EPA is proposing two new hazardous waste rules to strengthen environmental protection while reducing regulatory burden on ...

OSHA rolls out new process for early resolution of whistleblower complaints Action expands offerings under alternative dispute resolution program

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Source : On August 19, OSHA issued policies and procedures for applying a new process for resolving whistleblower disputes. The new early ...

Waters of the U.S. Rule Blocked for 13 States

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PAINT.ORG: On Aug. 27, Judge Ralph Erickson of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, blocked the U.S. Environmental Prot...