Mt. Shasta Voters May Outlaw Cloud Seeding and Bottled Water Plants - Blue Living Ideas

Mt. Shasta Voters May Outlaw Cloud Seeding and Bottled Water Plants

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

Despite the fall in popularity of bottled water, there is still large consumer demand. Major corporations are looking for new sources, and in many cases, communities are fighting back. In Mt. Shasta, California, not only are residents concerned about the “large water draws” of bottled water plants, they are also worried about the health effects from cloud seeding that occurs in the area.  Thus, citizens collected signatures and the city council has decided to place on the ballot an ordinance that would ban bottled water plants and cloud seeding giving the people local water control.  
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Hormone Disruptor BPA is in the Water Now

Posted on Apr 16, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

Scientists have now confirmed that an increasingly infamous chemical (or hormone disruptor) that is linked to obesity, miscarriage, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and other health concerns is not just in our plastic bottles, soda cans and canned food, but it’s also in the water.

What is likely to be the number one source? “Unbreakable” polycarbonate plastic — the plastic they use in screwdriver handles, shatterproof eyeglass lenses and other things that are “unbreakable”.

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EPA Action Plan for Great Lakes Funded at $475 Million per Year

Posted on Mar 01, 2010 by Scott James.

Last year President Obama, who knows the Great Lakes well having started his political career in Chicago, proposed a clean-up plan for the Great Lakes. This week the EPA met with governors of Great Lakes border-states to outline an “action plan” for 2010 through 2014 that focuses on eliminating invasive species, cleaning up pollution and remediating wetlands. The action plan will provide $475 million per year in funding for improving the Great Lakes ecosystem, and Obama added another $300 million to the program for next fiscal year.
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$10 million In EPA Grants to Measure Beach Water Quality

Posted on Jan 12, 2010 by Scott James.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide close to $10 million in grants to help monitor beach water quality. The funds will be available to 37 eligible coastal and Great Lakes states, territories and tribes to monitor beach water quality and alert the public to unsafe swimming conditions. The grant program is part of the BEACH Act of 2000, and has enabled states and territories to more than double the number of beaches that are monitored.
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56% of U.S. Lakes Called “Good” In EPA Survey

Posted on Dec 28, 2009 by Scott James.

Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the most detailed and comprehensive lake survey on the ecological and water quality of U.S. lakes that has ever been carried out. The survey compiles data on 1,028 lakes from state, tribal and internal sources. Just over half of the U.S.’s lakes are rated as “good,” which is either good or bad news, depending on if you are a glass half empty or glass half full kind of person.
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