The Dying Dead Sea

By: Genya Mallach – CSP

As I was riding on a bus towards one of the world’s oldest ecological treasures, a sad site appeared; the famous Ein Gedi Resourt that attracted tourists from all over the world (and once was a few meters away from the water) now sits nearly 700 meters away from the waters [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By: Martha Hernandez

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, aside from skin cancer. Lung cancer is the #1 cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be [...]

The Regulators Awake

Proposed Changes to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

Paula Kaufmann, CIH

Both OSHA and the EPA seemed to have recently awoken from their regulatory slumber. OSHA has announced its first major rulemaking during the Obama administration with a proposed change to the agency’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard.  The existing OSHA HazCom Standard provides workers [...]

EPA: Air Monitoring at Schools

Outdoor Air Sampling Program at Selected Schools Around the Country

By: Lee Bishop – CIH

For the last several months, the United States Environmental Protection Association has been involved in evaluating outdoor air for potential air toxics at 63 elementary, middle and high schools in 22 states across the country. Citing that the EPA is [...]