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Updated version of consequence-analysis software tool now available

Posted Thu, 2013/01/31 - 11:17am by RCAP

An updated version of the Water Health and Economic Analysis Tool (WHEAT), which now estimates consequences for both drinking water and wastewater utilities, is now available. Developed in collaboration with water-sector partners, the release of WHEAT 2.0 will provide utilities of all sizes with the capability to assess, plan for, and better respond to human-caused threats and natural disasters.

EPA releases 2010 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis

Posted Tue, 2012/01/10 - 11:00am by RCAP

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its annual national analysis of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), providing all Americans with vital information about their communities. The TRI program publishes information on toxic chemical disposals and other releases into the air, land and water, as well as information on waste management and pollution prevention activities in neighborhoods across the country.

The Economist: A new analysis of the temperature record leaves little room for the doubters. The world is warming

Posted Wed, 2011/11/02 - 10:35am by RCAP

The Economist recently published an article that explains, in layperson's terms, recent research about global warming. The article beings: "For those who question whether global warming is really happening, it is necessary to believe that the instrumental temperature record is wrong. That is a bit easier than you might think."

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