Posted By Steve Neavling on Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:33 AM click to enlarge Shutterstock The city of St. Clair Shores has issued an advisory after finding elevated levels of lead in the water system. The city tested 62 sites along the city’s lead service lines and found that eight of them exceeded 15 parts per billion, which is referred to as the Environmental Protection Agency’s “action level.” That triggers additional testing, among other measures. Still, no amount of lead is safe, the EPA has stressed. Of the city’s more than 26,000 water customers, about 2.7% – or 720 – rely on lead service lines. The city said it notified the homeowners with elevated levels of lead.
Cocoa4Future: putting people and the environment back at the heart of cocoa growing
19/01/2021 - Press release
Making cocoa growing in West Africa more sustainable and resilient. this is the task set for the Cocoa4Future project, coordinated by CIRAD and funded by the EU DeSIRA programme and the Agence Française de Développement. Over five years, more than 150 monocrop or agroforestry cocoa plantings will be assessed from an agro-environmental point of view, while 350 farms in Ivory Coast and Ghana will benefit from support for new farmer strategies, notably as regards agroforestry. The different project partners have just signed a consortium agreement.
Singer-songwriter Anna Victoria will perform from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin. The performance is free and op.
Periodic reviews, transparent integrity audits and desire for continual improvements during the journey might be essential to keep investors on the ESG trail.