550,000 pickups are cheating on diesel emissions. Emissions testing might not be enough to stop them ADVANCE FOR MONDAY APRIL 9 Exhaust pipes are seen on a new Ford pickup in Montpelier, Vt., Thursday, April 5, 2007. A week after the U.S. Supreme Court said vehicle carbon dioxide emissions can be regulated like other pollutants, an effort by several states to do that is about to get its first court test. Trial is set to begin Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Vermont in a suit by auto makers trying to block California, Vermont and nine other states from adopting new rules requiring cars and light trucks to reduce carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
Be diligent in what your kids are exposed to. By Corine Gatti corine gatti
Many of us are keenly aware of toxins in our foods, beverages, plastics and in the air, but we are not doing enough. A study published in the
Lancet Neurology
Illustrated shared that exposure to chemicals can be associated with autism, ADHD, behavior, developmental disorders and cancer. This could be the reason we are seeing an epidemic of autistic and neurologically affected children, conditions that are directly impacted by chemicals found in everyday products. Untested chemicals should not be presumed to be safe to brain development, and chemicals in existing use and all new chemicals must, therefore, be tested for developmental neurotoxicity. Researchers also reported finding additional developmental neurotoxicants, which included manganese, fluoride, chlorpyrifos, tetrachloroethylene and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. With all these toxins, we need to step
Whitmer signs bills banning water shutoffs, allowing virtual meetings by local governments
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
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LANSING, MI - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a series a bills late Tuesday, including extensions to March 2021 on banning water shutoffs and allowing local governments to hold virtual meetings.
Senate Bill 241 is a moratorium on water shutoffs through March 31, 2021 to assist Michiganders during the COVID-19 pandemic. It would also require public water suppliers to strive to determine which households lack water service and make best efforts to restore it.
About 800,000 statewide residents behind on their water bills won’t see their water shut off, according to estimates from the National Resources Defense Council. The Michigan Senate voted 30-8 in favor of it on Dec. 10, while the House approved the bill 96-9 on Dec. 17.
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The U.S. electric transmission system is a critical component of the world s largest machine, and, according to some, the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century. [1] Our electric transmission infrastructure is a complex network of high-voltage conductors, cables, structures and ancillary equipment that transports electricity across long distances, primarily from centralized power plants to load centers. [2]
Like all machines, parts of the electric transmission system are wearing down and urgently need upgrading. Moreover, ever-evolving public policy priorities are forcing electric transmission owners and operators to modify the electric transmission grid to perform functions at a scale not envisioned even 20 years ago.
President and CEO, New York Power Authority
While New York won national acclaim last year for passing landmark climate change legislation, Gil Quiniones has spent nearly a decade pursuing ambitious green energy policies at the helm of the New York Power Authority. Besides running NYPA, a major energy producer and utility largely driven by hydropower, Quiniones has shaped the governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative, which aims to harness private markets and technological innovations to boost renewable energy and increased efficiency.
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Chairman, President and CEO; New York President, Con Edison
It will be the end of an era come January when John McAvoy resigns as president and CEO of Con Edison. McAvoy’s retirement reshuffles the top ranks of the influential utility, which is among the nation’s largest. Timothy Cawley, who leads Con Ed’s New York subsidiary, will succeed McAvoy as head of the parent corporation, while Matt Ketschke, a senior vice president,