Ciwo Safety concerns lead Milwaukee homeowner to take action
DENMARK 鈥?On Saturday at Circle Tap in Denmark was the 2nd Annual Home Run Derby for Vets or also known as Home Runs for Heroes.It brings young softball players and fans out to support a good cause. It was started by Brooke Hock who just graduated from Green Bay Preble and will head to UW-Whitewater to continue her softball career. You might be here to get a drink at the bar or just hangout, but the main reason we are all here today is to show our love and support for the men and women who put everything on the line for us, Hock said in her o
stanley cups pening speech.For the second year in a row some of the best young hitters were hitting dingers and softball fans were out catching the action to support a good cause. It means the world to me, I really appreciate everybody coming out and helping to support our veterans and supporting me, Hock said. Its really all for them. The event raised money for the Disabled American Veterans organization. For the Disabled American Veterans to have someone like her in our community being able to reach out and touch this many people, you cant put words to it, said Matt Kempainen of the DAV. She has a heart of gold. That money goes to veterans and their families who are going through hardships trying to get them back on their feet. Our mission is to make sure veterans have a light at the end of the tun
stanley cup nel t
stanley website o make sure they have a hand up, not a hand out, Kempainen said. Were here to help you get back on your feet and get back in the community and Ctsm How seawater can be used to generate valuable hydrogen energy
Superfund toxic waste sites acro
stanley cup ss the country aren t getting cleaned up because the money isn t available to make it happen. Those are the findings from a report released Wednesday from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. Across the board, in terms of every cleanup action we looked at, whether that was starting cleanup action, finishing cleanup action, it s really decreased over the past 20 years and
stanley cup 2020 is no exception to that, said Jillian Gordner, Campaign Associate at the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.Currently, around 22% of the U.S. populati
stanley website on lives within three miles of a superfund site, according to the Environmental Protection Agency EPA . There are more than 1,700 nationwide.U.S. PIRG found from 1999 to 2020, the money going to the superfund toxic waste program decreased by more than $1 billion.The report shows 34 construction projects didn t start in 2020 because of a lack of funding.It can take a decade or more to clean up a site. We really think a polluter paid tax should be funding this program. That way, it s not a financial burden on the states or the federal government. It shouldn t be something that s coming out of our pockets. At the same time, we re being exposed to toxic waste that could be increasing our risk for a variety of health problems, said Gordner.That tax on chemical and petroleum industries funded the program until 1995 when it expired.It would be up to Congress to add it again.U.S. PIRG says it s been considered several times, but there hasn t been
