If I told you that VPIRG was teaming up with groups as varied as the ACLU, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, the Vermont NEA, Rights & Democracy, Main Street Alliance, Toxics Action Center, Justice For All and the Vermont Natural Resources Council to a host conference together you might say, “that’s out of […]
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– Lintilhac Foundation Funds Project in Vermont & New England – Two business associations, one Vermont-based and one national, are collaborating on a project to advance solutions that will provide the clean water that businesses and economic development need. Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility – Research and Education Foundation (VBSR-REF) and […] Clean Water Day is on Wednesday, March 29 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Meet at the Pavilion Building Auditorium at 109 State Street in Montpelier (the door is on the side street of the History Museum) for a policy briefing. Then, at 10:30 will parade to the State House for a Clean Water Day […] Public water systems in the U.S. must provide customers with an annual water quality report disclosing contaminants and potential health effects, but if you’re still concerned, you can order an inexpensive home test kit that screens for heavy metals, pesticides and other toxins. Credit: Laura Nawrocik, FlickrCC. By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss, EarthTalk® […] Erin Brockovich, during her visit to Hoosick Falls, NY. Photo by Dhance, via Flickr By George Harvey In 2014, Michael Hickey had recently lost his father and a teacher to cancer, and he wanted to understand why. He did a web search on cancer and the name of a product his father […] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Kiyoko Yokota, Technical Advisor September 28, 2016 Otsego Lake Association Kiyoko.Yokota@oneonta.edu 607-437-3742 Dateline: Cooperstown, NY — The Otsego Lake Association (OLA), in cooperation with SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station (BFS) researchers, have installed an automated water quality monitoring buoy on Otsego Lake. The majority of the new system was installed by […] 10 Shocking Facts The California drought and Flint’s lead problem are just part of the bad news about world water supplies. The map plots fresh water availability per capita in terms of thousands of cubic meters per person. The per capita volume of water resources available is a good indicator of a […] Reinventing the Water Grid Part I: Science, Behavior & Dollars Abraham Noe-Hays Thursday, March 05, 2015 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Multi-Sector This session is in two parts.Water is scarcer. Systems for both fresh and waste water are vulnerable. Water standards are increasingly stringent to protect ecosystems and public health. Since water and […] |
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