Tag Archives: EPA

EPA’s pollution assessment tool in beta

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Kimi

The EPA released a beta version of the new Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST). It will increase the availability and accessibility of science and data for evaluating impacts of pollutants and local conditions, understanding the overall environmental health … Continue reading →

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Tell the EPA to clean up Ford’s mess in Ringwood

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Kimi

Journalist Jan Barry started the research on the tragic and intentional pollution of a housing development which was home to members of a tribe of Ramapough Indians in Ringwood, NJ, and collaborated with HBO to create Mann v. Ford, a … Continue reading →

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Dangers of Fracking – Fracturing Shale With Water

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Kimi

Update: See separate post on actions for moving towards a permanent ban on fracking The New York City Council has a great synopsis about why fracking shouldn’t be allowed in the Delaware River Basin where the Marcellus Shale formation sits … Continue reading →

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