by Ellie Cabell | August 26, 2018 | Social Media, Uncategorized
Trophic rewilding is the reintroduction of species that have become extinct in specific areas, and it may be one way to mitigate the effects of climate change. Ecologist Dr. Liesbeth Bakker of the Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie has stated that loss of species...
by Ellie Cabell | August 23, 2018 | Drinking Water, Social Media
According to a 2009 article in the New York Times, “Twenty-one power plants in 10 states, including Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina and Ohio, have dumped arsenic into rivers or other waters at concentrations as much as 18 times the federal drinking water standard.”...
by Ellie Cabell | August 15, 2018 | Social Media, Wastewater
If you haven’t heard of it, the Berkeley Pit is located in Butte, MT. It has been a “superfund site,” since 1982, which means that it has been contaminated by hazardous waste and is considered a risk to both the environment and human health. Berkeley Pit is the...
by Ellie Cabell | August 14, 2018 | Drinking Water, Social Media
Ellen Knickmeyer of the Associated Press has reported that the White House is calling the result of federal toxicology studies on PFC’s a “potential nightmare.” But nightmare’s aren’t real, and this situation is. Reports of people around the country slowly dying from...
by Ellie Cabell | August 9, 2018 | Drinking Water
Residents of El Paso County are claiming that the EPA isn’t doing enough about their water contaminated with Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) from Peterson Air Force Base. See story on CPR HERE. Peterson shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal...
