The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) today announced that it has prioritized disadvantaged communities across the state for projects funded by California's cap-and-trade
program. As a result, more than $200 million of $832 million in
cap-and-trade proceeds from the 2014-2015 budget will be earmarked for
low-income areas, including those in Bakersfield and the San Joaquin
Valley.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/san-joaquin-valley-low-income-communities-to-receive-cap-and-trade-investments
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Friday, October 31, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Eight scary horror movies for Halloween with an environmental theme
Halloween is almost upon us. Our streets will be filled with revelers
dressed, among other things, as ghouls and monsters. To help get in the
spirit of what is this author's favorite holiday, here are eight movies
that will provide plenty of thrills and scares, if not campy humor, for
you and your friends and family to enjoy when you aren't out
Trick-or-Treating.
Read the article at the list below for more info:
http://www.examiner.com/list/five-scary-horror-movies-for-halloween-with-an-environmental-theme
Read the article at the list below for more info:
http://www.examiner.com/list/five-scary-horror-movies-for-halloween-with-an-environmental-theme
Free pesticide disposal opportunity for Stanislaus County farmers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants farmers in the San
Joaquin Valley's Stanislaus County to know that they have a free and
safe way to get rid of obsolete and unwanted pesticides. In an announcement today,
EPA said that farmers may bring the chemicals to a free pesticide
collection event on Thursday, October 30, 2014. The by-appointment-only
event will be held at the County Agricultural Commissioner's Office,
3800 Cornucopia Way, in Modesto from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/free-pesticide-disposal-opportunity-for-stanislaus-county-farmers
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/free-pesticide-disposal-opportunity-for-stanislaus-county-farmers
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
EPA fines Bakersfield steel fabricator for hazardous waste violations
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has fined a Kern County steel fabrication company for violating hazardous waste management regulations. As a result of an investigation begun in 2012, Kern Steel Fabrication, Inc. was fined $57,100 for improperly managing hazardous waste.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/epa-fines-bakersfield-steel-fabricator-for-hazardous-waste-violations
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/epa-fines-bakersfield-steel-fabricator-for-hazardous-waste-violations
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