Posts Categorized: Environment

Haereticus Lab Study Finds Sunscreen Pollution Threatens Hanauma Bay in Hawaii

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A group of non-profit organizations and volunteers sampled the waters of Hanauma Bay on November 17, 2017 to determine the level of a sunscreen chemical, OXYBENZONE, and whether it posed an environmental threat to its coral reefs. The sampling was conducted in collaboration with non-profits such as Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, Friends of Hanauma Bay, and… Read more »

Research Substantiates that Saturated Buffers at Field Scale do Reduce Nutrient Loading from Tile Drainage Waters

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The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC) Member Companies and Dr. Dan Jaynes with the National Laboratory for Agricultural & The Environment collaborated to quantify the effectiveness of installing saturated buffers on buffers enrolled in the conservation reserve program to reduce nutrient loading from tile drainage waters. This demonstration program builds upon this same group of… Read more »

Coalition for Community Solar Access and Solar Power Events Announce Community Solar Power Summit, July 19-20, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN

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Community solar is one of the fastest growing sectors in the clean energy economy. With over 700 megawatts installed to date — over 350 of which was installed in 2017 alone — the community solar market is projected to continue growing exponentially over the next decade.  Join market leaders from across the country in community… Read more »