Mount Clemens approves water and sewer rate increase to fund infrastructure transitionThe Mount Clemens City Commission approved new retail water and sewer rates Monday that will increase the average residential customer’s monthly bill by 42 cents.M Live Michigan3d agoWhole story →BuildCommercemount clemens rate increase approval
Study Shows “Ubiquitous” Chemicals Linked to Breast CancerA peer-reviewed study published Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Environmental Health Perspectives reports that hundreds of potential breast carcinogens are present in consumer goods, food, drinking water, pesticides, drugs and building materials, according to the authors. The study states that exposure to these chemicals is ubiquitous and that federal…Natural News9d agoWhole story →PlanetCommercechemical regulation study
Federal report concludes hydrogen sulfide spikes near Tijuana River pose public health hazardThe draft Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry assessment found brief spikes in the gas reached harmful levels near Berry Elementary School, while longer-term averages were not expected to cause additional harm.San Diego Union-Tribune13d agoWhole story →EducationPlanettijuana river pollution report
Wildfire and water research grants saved as Trump EPA permanently restores $19 million in University of California research grantsThe Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in University of California research grants — including studies into wildfire-smoke health effects and water management — it had previously canceled, according to a settlement filed in federal court Wednesday.Santa Rosa Press Democrat13d agoWhole story →EducationPlanetepa research grants settlement
McConnell say he'll vote in Senate for the first time since his hospitalization in JuneRepublican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is returning to vote in the Senate. The 94-year-old senator has not been to the U.S. Capitol since June 14, when he was hospitalized for a fall in his home. His three-month absence from the Senate generated a flood of criticism and online speculation, as the Kentucky senator initially remained quiet for weeks…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution22d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyMitch McConnellmcconnell returns to senate
Federal Judges Rule Constitution Does Not Give Black Mississippi Residents a Right to Safe Drinking Water After City's Lead CrisisA federal appeals court last Friday affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against the city of Jackson, Mississippi, that alleged the cityAtlanta Black Star28d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetjackson water crisis ruling
No constitutional right to clean water, federal court findsThe 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit from Mississippi residents related to lead-contaminated water.USA TODAY29d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetclean water lawsuit ruling
Meeks, Bohannan say about cancer in IowaU.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks met with Iowa cancer survivors, researchers and advocates to discuss federal research funding, rural healthcare, prevention and water quality. Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan also responded to the group’s questions.Davenport Quad-City Times1mo agoWhole story →PlanetHealthMariannette Miller-Meeksiowa cancer research discussion
