According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 75.4% of plastic discarded in the United States ends up in a landfill. Designer Kristin Pearson shows easy swaps to decrease personal plastic waste production.
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News in :90 – Feb. 14, 2019
The University of St. Thomas lost power Wednesday morning due to an Xcel Energy outage, in Parkland, Florida, the community is remembering the loss of 14 students and three staff members a year ago today, and The EPA announced Thursday it will move forward with a process that could lead to creating a safety threshold for a group of highly toxic chemicals in drinking water. Opinions Editor Abby Sliva has today’s News in :90.
EPA names St. Thomas top user of green energy in MIAC
The Environmental Protection Agency has named St. Thomas the top user of green energy among schools in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2014-2015.
St. Thomas ranked No. 19 in EPA’s top 30 college and university list
St. Thomas was ranked No. 19 on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnerships top 30 list among colleges and universities nationwide.
EPA grant funds biology students’ research
The $15,000 grant given this summer allowed biology students to analyze Lake Como, which has an excess amount of phosphorus stored in the lake’s sediment.
EPA grants Green Power award to St. Thomas
This is St. Thomas’ third consecutive annual award for using the most green power of any college or university in the MIAC.