Star Market at Chestnut Hill in Newton, Mass. is the first grocery store in the nation to receive the EPA’s GreenChill Partnership platinum store award. The advanced refrigeration technology in the new store, which is part of the Shaw’s line of supermarkets, significantly reduces its impact on climate change and the stratospheric ozone layer by cutting the use of refrigerants by 85 percent compared with the typical supermarket.
EPA has released a user-friendly document to help risk assessors understand how children are exposed to pollution. The document, titled “Highlights of the Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook,” serves as a quick-reference guide to the more comprehensive “Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook,” published by EPA in 2008. It will serve as an additional resource for those who work on children’s health issues, which the agency has been highlighting during Children’s Health Month.
EPA has issued the first test orders for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interact with and disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by human and animal endocrine systems, which regulate growth, metabolism and reproduction.
Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary for OSHA, yesterday told a Congressional committee that the serious shortcomings discovered during his agency’s evaluation of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s safety program raised concerns about federal OSHA’s monitoring of all state plan states.
An essay, poem and photo are among the winners of this year's Rachel Carson Contest. The third annual intergenerational contest reflects Carson's efforts through her writings to have adults share with children a sense of wonder about nature and help them discover its joys. This year, dance was a new category for entries.
OSHA has cited Franklin Non-Ferrous Foundry Inc. for 17 alleged willful and serious violations of workplace health and safety standards. The Franklin, N.H., foundry faces a total of $254,000 in fines following comprehensive OSHA inspections begun in April.
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has announced a $200 million grant for a smarter, stronger and more efficient electric system in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. The funding, announced at a press conference with Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton and Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker, is part of President Barack Obama’s announcement yesterday of the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history - $3.4 billion in Smart Grid Investment Grant Awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will be matched by industry for a total investment worth more than $8 billion, according to an EPA press statement.
OSHA has proposed $45,000 in fines against Veolia ES Technical Solutions in West Carrollton, alleging 11 serious violations of federal workplace health and safety standards, according to an agency press release.
In conjunction with an interagency task force, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday announced new proposed guidance for protecting the health of emergency responders during an anthrax attack on a major U.S. city, according to a DHS press release.
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