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Senator Cornyn (Republican-Texas) and Senator Lujan (Democrat-New Mexico) introduce the SHOPP Act Arlington, Virginia – Thanks to legislation introduced by Senators John Cornyn (Republican, Texas) and Senator Ben Ray LeJean (Democrat, New Mexico), Congress has created a supplemental nutritional assistance program to make it easier for Americans to consume produce. (SNAP) is one step closer to a common sense fix). Senate Bill S.2223, “Support All Healthy Choices When Buying Produce (SHOPP) Act,” ensures that certain major nutrition programs promote fresh and frozen produce for low-income Americans. Guaranteed to include. The American Frozen Foods Institute (AFFI) thanks Senators Cornyn and Lujan…

newsA team of volunteers prepares and condenses all products as raw materials before shipping them to companies wishing to purchase the materials to make new products.Clover Recycling is a full-service recycling take-back center in Warren that aims to reduce landfill waste and promote the circular economy by giving discarded items new life.There are designated bins for all recyclables, including plastics, glass and e-waste. Owner Jenny Smith said materials are used 100% responsibly.A team of volunteers prepares and condenses all products as raw materials before shipping them to companies wishing to purchase the materials to make new products.Smith said that if…

RICHMOND, Indiana — A new development has been added to the Richmond toxic fire investigation.Lawyers say it’s the first time someone deliberately started the fire since it spewed so much smoke into and out of Richmond.The remains of Richmond’s toxic fire are fenced off and confined. News Center 7’s Jon Bedell spent Thursday seeking answers about new court document allegations and work being done to figure out what’s in the rubble pile.read more>> Previous Post: Richmond Toxic Fires: Residents Concern How Long Cleanup Process Will TakeJenny Tinkle wonders when the chaos across from her workplace will become history.”We would love…

County Oversight Commissioner Nora Vargas and Vice Chairman Terra Lawson-Rimmer said on Wednesday in response to the closure of several county beaches for Independence Day, the US-Mexico cross-border sewage pollution from the Tijuana River. continued to call for a federal emergency to be declared.They noted that July 4th was the 569th day in a row that beaches in the area were closed due to a sewage runoff from Tijuana into the ocean.”As we saw this past holiday weekend when some beaches were closed for Independence Day, the pollution crisis in the Tijuana River Valley has reached a tipping point, and…

Participated as a partner in the Ministry of the Environment’s J-Credit “J-Credit Easy Generation” projectIHI Corporation, Fujitsu LimitedTokyo, July 6, 2023Fujitsu and IHI Corporation have announced the progress of a joint project that will start in fiscal 2022 with the aim of contributing to carbon neutrality and building an environmental value distribution platform that supports environmental value trading. In June 2023, the two companies will start working on the “Easy J-Credit Generation” that simplifies the environmental value creation process (data collection, verification, and reporting of CO2 emissions, etc.) toward the issuance of J-Credits. bottom. (1). As part of this initiative,…

If you live in Philadelphia, you can drop off your bulky trash, garden waste, recyclables, and other items at one of the city’s six Sanitary Convenience Centers. requirement Residents can return regular household items once a day and large items once a week. To use the center, you must show proof that you live in Philadelphia. Residents may use a private or commercial vehicle, but gross vehicle weight must be less than 6,000 pounds. Construction debris will not be accepted at Sanitary Convenience Centers. For a fee, construction materials can be brought into private premises. Vendors and vehicles carrying business…

ALEXANDRIA — Foundation work on a new Environmental Center at the Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management Facility in Alexandria is expected to begin next month. PDSWM environmental program manager Nathan Reinbold said the building will be erected and fenced in before winter so that interior work can be completed during the winter. The new environmental center will be located east of the current waste-to-energy facility and can be accessed from Nokomis Street. Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management executive director Steve Vulchota said the facility, which opened in 1987, received $12.8 million in matching funding from the state, and PDSWM received…

Puppy yoga can put young dogs at risk, the RSPCA warned following an ITV News investigation into the popular activity. It’s hard to imagine a more soothing start to the day than stretching out into a “downward facing dog” pose with a German Shepherd puppy running around you. But sometimes the best things in life are best left uncombined, at least on a commercial scale.A rising trend in yoga classes with puppies can be ‘incredibly distressing’ for dogs, according to new findings investigation According to UK ITV News.There are dozens of companies offering this experience in the UK and it…

The deadliest wildfires reported in eastern Canada have ignited, exposing millions of Americans to dangerous air quality levels. Federal officials said last week that more than 6.7 million acres have already burned in Canada in 2023, marking the start of one of the worst wildfire seasons. More than 150 fires have broken out in Quebec, forcing the evacuation of about 14,000 people, CBC News reported. Firefighters put out a wildfire in Nova Scotia on Sunday, but another is still burning out of control over nearly 100 square miles, according to the Associated Press. said.Wildfires from Quebec and Nova Scotia have…

State Senator Peter Harkam (D, South Salem) and Rep. Deborah Glick (D, Manhattan, left), chairmen of the state Senate Environmental Protection Committee, at a news conference Monday at the State Capitol in Albany. talk. State lawmakers and environmental activists on Monday urged legislative leaders in Congress and the state Senate to pass a bill that would require some companies to reduce single-use packaging by 50% over the next 12 years. This year’s legislature was originally scheduled to close on Thursday but has been extended until Friday, with the typical rush of energy as lawmakers try to pass all sorts of…