Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day Volunteers collect macroinvertebrates from streams in Puerto Rico. By Rachael Graham On April 9, 2016 more than 1,200 volunteers participated in Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day to measure…..you got it – water quality! Over 150 sites throughout the island were sampled by volunteers...
EPA Celebrates National Nurses Day and Honors Our Nurses
EPA Celebrates National Nurses Day and Honors Our Nurses By Wayne Cascio, MD Happy National Nurses Day! Today is National Nurses Day and marks the start of National Nurses Week, a time to honor all nurses and increase awareness of their immeasurable contributions to the health and well-being of our...
It’s Air Quality Awareness Week. How Can You Be Aware of Your Air Quality?
It’s Air Quality Awareness Week. How Can You Be Aware of Your Air Quality? Rooftop air monitor (photo: NYSDEC) By Bob Kelly There are at least three levels of air quality data you can use in everyday life: neighborhood data, sidewalk data and right-where-you-are data. (Data from satellites are interesting,...