Green Risks

Groundwater, Water Wells, Water Sustainability, and Sustainable Living

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Genetically Modified by Government Standards

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The changes in genetic science that have taken place in just the last few years have taken my breath away. In 2011 and 2013 new methods of g...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Dry Weather Helps Lower Pollution in Chesapeake Bay

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According to tributary measurements and computer modeling the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution flowing into the Chesap...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

It's SepticSmart Week

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This week is the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fourth annual SepticSmart Week to encourage the more than 26 million homeowners...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Rain, Storms, Sea Level Rise and Flooding

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Earlier this summer, extremely high moisture content in the air combined with a very slow-moving tropical depression resulted in what a blo...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

The Brain’s Waste Removal System

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The brain consumes over a quarter of an ounce of protein and more than one fifth of the total energy used by the body each day. The protein ...
Monday, September 12, 2016

Goose Creek

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Goose Creek Reservoir was created by building a 20 foot high dam on Goose Creek in 1961. The reservoir was designed to hold 325 million gal...
Thursday, September 8, 2016

Don’t Use Coal Tar Based Sealcoat on Your Driveway

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Sealcoat used in the central, southern, and eastern U.S. commonly contains coal-tar pitch. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) escape...
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Elizabeth Ward,
Elizabeth was awarded an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS ChE from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, worked as a chemical engineer for both the US EPA in DC, and at DuPont before working in finance and then becoming consultant with Washington Advisors and is the author of "The Lenders Guide to Developing an Environmental Risk Management Program." Elizabeth retired from Washington Advisors and began her volunteer career and served 10 years as the Treasurer of the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District.
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