In celebration of Pollution Prevention Week, the GLRPPR Blog has been posting about pollution prevention resources. Posts include:
Doctor who sounded alarm for Flint water crisis honored by Heinz Family Foundation
Read the full story in the Detroit Free Press.
A pediatrician who helped call attention to childhood health risks from exposure to lead in Flint’s water supply is one of five people being honored with $250,000 prizes from the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Family Foundation.
Small Pests, Big Problems: The Global Spread of Bark Beetles
Read the full story at e360.
Warming temperatures are fueling the expansion of pine and spruce beetle outbreaks across North America, Europe, and Siberia, ravaging tens of thousands of square miles of woodlands. Scientists warn that some forest ecosystems may never recover.
In a Stunning Turnaround, Britain Moves to End the Burning of Coal
Read the full story at e360.
Britain is phasing out its coal-burning power plants, with the last one slated to be shuttered by 2025, if not sooner. It is a startling development for the nation that founded an industrial revolution powered by coal.
Ag Energy Solutions finds unexpected market for biochar
Read the full story in the Spokane Journal of Business.
Carbon Logic, the first product line to be produced by Ag Energy Solutions Inc., of Spokane Valley, is going to pot—yes, the green leafy stuff.
Ag Energy originally was formed in 2010 to make equipment to convert agricultural waste into energy. For now, however, the company has pivoted its mission to market the byproduct the equipment produces, says David Drinkard, Ag Energy CEO. And one of its first customers is the marijuana industry.
Chemical Industry Ally Faces Critics in Bid for Top E.P.A. Post
Read the full story in the New York Times.
The scientist nominated to head the federal government’s chemical regulatory program has spent much of his career helping businesses fight restrictions on the use of potentially toxic compounds in consumer goods.
Runoff from Irma floods could hold lots of pollution
Read the full story from the Florida Times-Union.
Flooding that covered much of Jacksonville during Hurricane Irma carried pollution from many sources as water receded into the St. Johns River.
