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NEW YORK CITY In the autumn of 1969, a young doctoral student thumbs through a magazine published by his alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Vietnam War is raging. Richard Nixon is president. The Manson killings have just horrified America with their Helter Skelter depravity.
But a different kind of headline blows Michael Oppenheimer’s mind: “The Modification of Planet Earth by Man.”
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“Man’s technology is changing the physical environment in ways which are not clearly understood,” reads the introduction to the piece, by pioneering climate scientist Gordon MacDonald. “The results could endanger man’s future on earth.”
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‘It’s Not Sexy’: Kahele Eyes Overdue Hawaii Projects For Biden’s Jobs Plan
The congressman wants to use federal money to replace cesspools, update wastewater treatment plants and fix ailing bridges and roads. Reading time: 9 minutes.
WASHINGTON Before U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele returned to Washington last week, he joined professional surfer Laird Hamilton for a boat tour of the Hanalei River on Kauai.
Hamilton pointed out the invasive hau bush along the riverbanks and talked to the congressman about the heavy rains that erode the hillsides and submerge the roadways, occasionally cutting off the tiny North Shore community from the rest of the island.
State AGs Urge EPA to Fix Trump Administration’s Critically Flawed Lead and Copper Rule
Coalition notes lead exposure is ‘a public health issue of paramount importance’ that disproportionately harms lower-income communities and communities of color.
Washington, D.C. A coalition of nine state attorneys general led by
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed comments yesterday on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed delay of the Trump administration’s changes to the Lead and Copper Rule, a regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) that sets limits on concentrations of lead and other metals in drinking water, and establishes pipe replacement requirements.
Environmental quality department recognizes city for safe drinking water achievement
By Sue Sitter - | Apr 17, 2021
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City of Rugby Water Plant Supervisor Greg Boucher stands at the front of the water treatment facility.
The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has recognized the City of Rugby for its compliance with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act with a certificate of achievement.
A statement released by the city said, “The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed by Congress in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation’s public drinking (potable) water supplies. Over the years, there have been a number of changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act. These changes have made it more challenging to maintain compliance. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality issues a Safe Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement as one way to recognize the public water systems that satisfied all applicable requirements during the previous
The Healthiest Communities rankings from U.S. News & World Report are just out. They show how nearly 3,000 U.S. counties perform in 84 metrics across 10 health and health-related categories.
Teton County scored high overall but was deficient in one very important category: providing safe drinking water to its residents. The report found that 29% of our population is served by drinking water systems that violate Environmental Protection Agency standards.
County-level data were collected from well-recognized and validated sources, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the EPA.