?Benefits of Gray Water Recycling
Gray water recycling is certainly not a new concept, but many people who have begun to take their own home’s environmental status seriously are implementing gray water recycling techniques into their own lives Gray water is the water that is left behind after most household tasks are completed Water from the washing machine, after [...]
?Profiting From Metal Recycling
While there are plenty of environmentally conscious reasons for metal recycling, there is one reason that seems to have more people interested, and that is profit! With the current soaring prices offered at scrap yards people are often recycling metals that they would have otherwise thrown out Metal can be found just about anywhere to [...]
Statement of Lisa P. Jackson Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Legislative Hearing on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works December 2, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2009 WASHINGTON ? Chairman Lautenberg, Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe and other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak about how we can improve our framework for assessing and managing chemical risks
Source:Statement of Lisa P. Jackson
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Legislative Hearing on the Toxic Substances Control Act [...]
?Water Recycling: Making Use Of Rainwater
Rainwater is a natural commodity that many people take for granted and rain water recycling has become a hot topic in the past years as environmental awareness has begun to grow As we have become accustomed to getting our water from the tap or from bottles, many have forgotten that this more precious of [...]
?History of the Recycling Center
Since the dawn of civilization there has always been the question of what to do with trash Who knows when the first official trash dump site was established, but it was probably along the same time that the first civilization came about While at that point in history there were not nearly as many plastic [...]
EPA releases 2008 Guam Toxics Release Inventory numbers
Territory still ranked among the lowest in nation for total chemical releases (12/08/09) HONOLULU ? Eight facilities in Guam reported an eight percent increase in toxic chemicals released into the air, land and water in 2008 when compared to 2007, according to new data released today by the U.S
Source:EPA releases 2008 Guam Toxics Release Inventory [...]
EPA, NIEHS and NIOSH Showcase Environmental and Occupational Justice Research Efforts; Special online supplement to American Journal of Public Health: a resource for the public and policy makers
WASHINGTON – A new resource is available to those working for environmental and occupational justice
Source:EPA, NIEHS and NIOSH Showcase Environmental and Occupational Justice Research Efforts; Special online supplement to American Journal of Public Health: a resource for the public and policy makers