Environmental News
EPA Turns Over Ownership to Diaz Homes in Holley
by Kristina Gabalski | May 8, 2017 | This article originally appeared in West Side News VHDC President Daniel Schiavone and Holley Mayor Brian Sorochty announced Tuesday, May 2, that after more than two years of [...]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Obama Administration’s Fracking Rules
By Camilla Domonoske | Jun 22, 2016 | This article originally appeared in NPR A federal judge in Wyoming has struck down the Obama administration's regulations on hydraulic fracturing, ruling that [...]
Huge helium discovery ‘a life-saving find’
New exploration technique by Oxford and Durham universities finds significant Helium reserves University of Oxford | Jun 27, 2016 | This article originally appeared in EurikaAlert! UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD [...]
Are PCBs Still Used? Millions Of Schoolchildren At Risk Of Toxic Monsanto Chemical Exposure
Millions of American schoolchildren could still be exposed to toxic chemicals that were banned nearly half a century ago even after repeated attempts to clean up schools, according to a new study released Wednesday. [...]
Paradigm News
Paradigm Trains 29 Underserved City Residents for Full-Time Employment
Paradigm Environmental is proud to have been a partner employer in the City's Rochester Environmental Job (REJob) Training Program. This program made it possible for it's 29 participants, all city residents who were previously [...]
The Efficiency of Sample Pickups
Sample analysis is typically mandatory. Whether it's for the purpose of disposal, remediation, or personal air monitoring, it's rare for samples to be generated and submitted because the results would be interesting, poignant, or cool. [...]
Binational Summary Report: PCBs in the Great Lakes
Did you know that although the manufacture and sale of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been banned in the US and Canada since 1977, PCB’s remain above the human consumption guidance levels for game fish [...]
What is 5035 compliance and what does it mean for my data?
New York State Department of Health has determined that method 5035 Volatile sample collection for soils is the only fully compliant protocol. This requires special containers and preservation/holding times. The conventional “soil in a jar” [...]