FDA Releases Plan for Reducing Infant Exposure to Heavy Metals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released “Closer to Zero,” its action plan for reducing infants’ exposure to heavy metals following a
Congressional report on toxic elements in baby foods. “Although the FDA’s testing shows that children are not at an immediate health risk from exposure to toxic elements at the levels found in foods, we are starting the plan’s work immediately, with both short- and long-term goals for achieving continued improvements in reducing levels of toxic elements in these foods over time,” the agency
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Started by MV Ramaswamy in 2019, InstaPure has licensed a water purification chemical compound that can purify 5000 litres of drinking water for just Rs 2,500 a year.
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The health and economic burdens of poor drinking water are enormous. According to World Bank estimates, about 21 percent of communicable diseases in India are water-related. A UNICEF report shows that waterborne diseases have an economic burden of approximately $600 million a year in India.
This is especially true for drought- and flood-prone areas, which has affected a third of the nation in the past couple of years. Less than 50 percent of the population in India has access to safe drinking water. Chemical contamination of water, mainly through fluoride and arsenic, is present in 1.96 million dwellings.
Friday, February 12, 2021
The Lewes Planning Commission is recommending the maximum lot coverage for properties within the defined excellent recharge area be capped at 50 percent.
The proposed ordinance would apply to all properties – regardless of their zoning – within the overlay area, which comprises much of Lewes Beach and most of Gills Neck Road.
The existing ordinance, which was adopted in 2008, allows a maximum of 20 percent lot coverage on all properties within the excellent recharge area, as defined by the state. Applicants can increase lot coverage to 50 percent with an environmental impact assessment report that shows post-development water recharge will be no less than pre-development recharge.
The request includes funding increases at the Energy Department, Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of 10.2 percent, 16 percent and 21.3 percent respectively compared to what Congress appropriated for fiscal 2021.
The request is in stark contrast to President Trump
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As the federal budget is set by Congress, presidential budget requests largely signify an administration’s policy priorities and goals. They could also give an indication as to what the president’s congressional allies could push for.
“Responding to the climate crisis depends on helping communities transition to a cleaner future. But instead of investing in climate science and technology at the Environmental Protection Agency, we’ve cut funding by 27 percent since 2010, adjusted for inflation,” acting Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young wrote in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy