Today, Thursday, May 30, 2013, is a Code Orange bad air day for ozone and a Code Yellow bad air day for “fine particles” (PM2.5).
Friday and perhaps Saturday are also expected to be Code Orange for ozone.
Wednesday, May 29th, was Code Yellow for both ozone and particles.
Tuesday, May 28th, was Code Yellow for particles.
So, obviously, Delaware is well into a summer bad air season. Continue reading
When Jack Markell was running for Governor, he put out a “blue book” entitled “ Blueprint for a Better Delaware.” It included this: Continue reading
Barbara Brenner , long time leader of Breast Cancer Action, was a hero of the fight against environmentally-related cancer–among many other matters–and a consistent challenger of the profit-oriented “cancer industry” symbolized by the “American Cancer Society” and “Susan G. Komen for the Cure.”
She passed on May 10 at the age of 61 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Continue reading