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With the news that President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and former EPA Region 2 administrator, provides the broader state of plastic pollution in the United States, which efforts from former President Joe Biden actually worked and what the current president could rollback.

After Donald Trump announced former US Rep. Lee Zeldin as his pick to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Save Family Farming issued him a challenge: fix EPA's Region 10 leadership. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming's Executive Director, joins Dillon to discuss why they're calling on Zeldin to clean house in EPA Region 10.

Join us for a discussion with two Regional Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) who have the ability to provide a qualified engineer to do a preliminary engineering report (or PER) for small disadvantaged communities. Hosted by John Sullivan, PE from the Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center at Michigan Technological University, the EFC in EPA Region 5.

Part 2 - Neville spoke with Lisa Garcia. EPA Region 2 Regional Administrator from the Environmental Protection Agency discusses the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program. Neville is joined by Karl Knight, the recently installed CEO of the Water and Power Authority. Mr. Knight began by thanking WAPA staff for their efforts in maintaining crucial power connections to health-care facilities operational during the hurricane. Mr. Knight applauded the work done in restoring multiple feeders that provide power to sections of St. John and St. Thomas. Power restoration in St. Croix has been slower.

Despite their huge efforts, three Yakima-area dairies are being accused by the US Environmental Protection Agency of not doing enough to protect groundwater from nutrient contamination. Gerald Baron, former Save Family Farming Executive Director, joins Dillon and says the nature of the legal attack and its threats of massive fines bring up troubling questions about EPA Region 10's true motives, especially considering its long track record of dishonesty on this issue.

EPA Region 9 head Martha Guzman on rebuilding critical water and wastewater infrastructure in Lahaina; Hawaiʻi County Police Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz on why law enforcement on the Big Island is denying more gun permits than any other county

How safe is your home for your family? Meg McCollister, regional administrator for the EPA Region 7, join us to discuss environmental home safety concerns including radon, lead, water, air quality, and more. Thank you to our episode sponsor Thank you to our episode sponsor, the AdventHealth Cancer Institute. The AdventHealth Cancer Institute is opening new doors in the future of cancer care. Everything patients need all in one place. KC's most precise radiation treatments. A world class diagnostic breast center. We're built to care and driven to cure. Additional EPA Resources for Families EPA Region 7 EPA Region 7 Children's Health Tips to protect children from environmental risks Children Are Not Little Adults!  Information about Radon Testing Get air quality data where you live with Air Now. Explore water quality in your community. Meet Meg McCollister In December 2021, President Biden appointed Meg McCollister to the role of regional administrator for EPA Region 7. Meg oversees a staff of more than 650 public servants who provide environmental protections throughout Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine tribal nations. Working with local, state, and federal leaders, Meg advances environmental justice and climate initiatives to ensure clean air, water, and land across all Heartland communities. Prior to joining EPA, Meg spent nearly two decades as an advisor, communicator, and strategic thinker serving nonprofits, candidates for public office, and public policy campaigns. Born in Kansas and raised in both Kansas and Missouri, she received her bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas before attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate with an emphasis in urban, land use and environmental law. Meg resides in Kansas City with her husband, three children, and rescued greyhound. She enjoys running, hiking, and exploring the outdoors. Follow the EPA on social media on Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube. What We're Loving In Kansas City Sunflower Summer App The Sunflower Summer App is a program from Kansas Tourism that offers families free admission to attractions across the state, throughout the summer! It is a must have! Each admission can be used once during the 2024 summer season and runs May 25 through August 11. Stepping Stones KC Megan's daughter has started at-home piano lessons through Stepping Stones. Stepping Stones KC offers music therapy services and enrichment groups for children from birth through 18, with or without a clinical diagnosis. The best part is they travel to serve families in Johnson County, KS and surrounding areas. Connect with Megan and Sarah We would love to hear from you! Send us an e-mail or find us on Instagram or Facebook!        

Listeners call in to share an honest assessment of the single-use plastics in their lives and Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and former EPA Region 2 administrator, rides along to share tips and trick on how to reduce plastic use.

Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and former EPA Region 2 administrator, talks about a new effort to keep New York State accountable to reduce single use plastics. Then, listeners call in to share an honest assessment of the single use plastics in their lives.

In an ideal end state, Colorado's energy would be affordable, reliable, and leave the smallest possible environmental footprint. To achieve this, energy would be appreciated as a central force that enables progress—rather than being viewed by legislators and policymakers as a necessary evil. Consumers would be empowered with choices that reflect their means, values, and circumstances. While we understand that both state and national energy objectives will continue to prioritize lowering the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of energy, in an ideal state, decarbonization would be one among many balanced tradeoffs. In this ideal state, Colorado leaders would make economic development a central consideration of energy policy. After all, this would position Colorado to sustainably reduce GHG emissions with public support, while attracting the businesses, workers, students, innovators, and partners required to undertake the massive task of evolving the energy system. You can read more about this issue from our full report, found on our website. Guest host and CSI Colorado Executive Director Kelly Caufield welcomes the report's authors, Tisha Schuller and Doug Benevento to the show to discuss its findings, its recommendations, and to discuss an ideal path forward. The conversation covers innovation, decarbonization, permitting, electrification and much more. Colorado can lead in a multitude of energy issues, but it will take fortitude, creativity, and collaboration.  Thank you for listening to Common Sense Digest. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcatcher. All of our podcasts can be found here. Tisha Schuller is a 2023 Terry J. Stevinson Fellow. She founded Adamantine Energy to provide thought leadership to energy companies to translate sustainability and decarbonization aspiration into action. Tisha advises private clients from Fortune 100 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in matters including ESG and decarbonization strategies, managing disruption, energy policy, environmental justice, and stakeholder engagement. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University's Natural Gas Initiative. Previously, Tisha served as president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and as principal and vice president of Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm.  She has a B.S. from Stanford University. Doug Benevento is also a 2023 Terry J. Stevinson Fellow. He is a partner at Holland & Hart. Doug brings a sophisticated understanding of environmental policy and compliance from his high-level leadership roles at federal and state agencies, including serving as the EPA Acting Deputy Administrator and the EPA Region 8 Administrator. He draws on this expertise and strong working relationships with regulators across the Mountain West and in Washington, DC to advocate for clients through both legal and legislative avenues. Doug guides companies to understand and respond to the regulatory impacts and ongoing developments of environmental justice matters. As the former Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, clients turn to Doug for his public health background and ability to proactively identify and develop solutions.

In a decision reversing five decades of legal precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively stripped environmental protections from nearly half of the wetlands in the nation.  Also, the new White House Office of Environmental Justice will coordinate EJ efforts across all federal agencies. EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman discusses how the office can help address the disproportionate pollution and climate-related damages that environmental justice communities in the Southeast U.S. often suffer.  And thirty years ago, a neighborhood group in Tucson started harvesting local rainwater by directing runoff into street-side basins filled with native, food-bearing plants. How “planting the rain” improves neighborhoods, builds climate resilience, and helps the desert bloom. -- And thanks to our sponsor: Oregon State University. Find out more about how Oregon State is making a difference at oregonstate.edu/believe-it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beasts to Bring in the Harvest (2) (Audio) David Eells - 3/5/23 Poisoning the Crops David Eells - 8/18/10   In a dream, I saw some large, beautiful strawberries, which I tasted, and they were great. I began to examine one of them and saw inside of it a dead fish in the middle of black-looking mud with trash around it.  I shared this on a broadcast and got some feedback. Philippe said, "I was reflecting on your dream about the strawberry, and I felt that the meaning of the strawberry is indicating the time of the year -- early spring where the poison would make its way into the food chain and start to be in the food and on the market.” (This depopulation effort has been going on for a long time and it's in “overdrive” right now because people are waking up and they can't afford that and still stay in power.) Betty pointed out that some strawberries are genetically altered with fish genes. I don't know if the fish genes will be a problem or not, but I am sure the crops are being poisoned by chemtrails, environmental disasters and GMO's. It will be hard to know when this is in your food, but God has a solution.  Learn to bless your food by faith: {1Ti.4:1} But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons ... [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth. {4} For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving: {5} for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer. {6} If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed [until now].) Also, in this dream, we were in a war and the enemy's weapons were large, plastic tanks with metal straps around them. (These reminded me of some plastic tanks we used at Exxon to store hazardous chemicals. The chemtrail planes are filled with plastic containers that contain hazardous chemicals.) Also, I had a gift to move people out of harm's way. When they stood beside me, we transported to a safe place. I mentioned, "And we don't even have wings". (There could be a gift of translation going on here but, also, when people stand next to me, meaning, stand where I do in regard to the Gospel of preservation, they are taken to a safe place.)  When we abide in Jesus through faith in His promises, we are in the Psalm 91 secret place of the Most High, for He has taken away our curse [Galatians 3:13]. This faith delivers us from the curses of this world.) Earth Shattering Contamination Lana Galchenko - 2/18/23 (David's notes in red) I dreamed that I was looking at a blue sky and out of the corner of my eye I noticed a darkness. I turned around and the sky was absolutely black. For a moment I couldn't believe the possibility of such blackness after seeing the blue. I began to look for the source of blackness and saw a burning tower. It looked like a metal silo, and it was full of crude oil.  A great fire had erupted on top of it and they were using a crane to try and put a lid on it in order to put it out. The lid kept spinning but they were finely able to place it on. For a moment it looked like they succeeded but then the whole thing collapsed and the ground shook as if an earthquake was happening. Many other buildings started to fall as well. (Lana described a tank fire in a tank farm. These tall, metal tanks had floating roofs to keep vapors from collecting which are dangerous. The floating roof had a seal around the outside edge. These would occasionally be hit by lightning and catch fire. I was a part-time industrial fireman for Exxon, and we would use a crane with fire hose to put these fires out. “Putting a lid on it” means that the fire hoses were spreading foam in the top of a tank to cut off the fuel from the air, so the fire goes out. Lana also described a “bleve” which would feel like an earthquake shaking the ground. In a tank fire where the seal is leaking, water put on the fire would go through the seal to the bottom of the tank. The longer you fought the fire, the more the temperature reached down towards the bottom of the tank. This had to be watched carefully. When the temperature reached the water at boiling point, it would multiply it 1600 times as it turned to steam suddenly. This is a tremendous explosion which would blow all the hydrocarbons out of the tank on fire and kill everyone around and could devastate buildings in the area. So, if you haven't put the fire out before the temperature reaches the bottom, the only thing left to do is run as far and as fast as you can.)   A Removing of Things That Can Be Shaken February 18, 2023 Prophet Ken Dewey (David's notes in red) I heard this: “I will remove out of the way things that hinder and offend. I will shake them off their foundations and they will fall down. [This is the great earthquakes that will circle the globe.] I will then open up a great door; effectual, to my ones working, for the many obstacles from before will be removed for a time [This is the short time of relative respite for God's people that president Trump will bring before the saints are made war on by the Beast.], and I then will work a mighty work before the great Day of Judgment which will come upon the earth to try all men. [This is the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord that lasts for one year at the end of the Tribulation. Isa. 34:8] No doubt the things that will shake down can only be removed out of the way by Me, for their force is too great for anyone else to handle. [At this time, the DS Babylonish Beast has embedded itself in all of the earth. I have believed that the Alliance will not be able to finish the job, but the Lord will intercede as He comes in the Man-child reformers who will speak prophetic words for the Lord which will devastate the enemy.] I AM that I AM, and once more I will shake both heaven and the earth and all men will see My reasons coming forth!” [God will get the credit for the fall of Babylon as it was for Pharoah's army at the Red Sea.] Scripture given to me to post here: Hebrews 12:25-29 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh.  For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: for our God is a consuming fire.    I have posted this Word as I heard it coming forth. I only speak what I hear and have permission to write. I now look with anticipation of a New Day coming to work and run with great Victory. Time is Running Out Winnie Osegueda - 2/21/23 (David's notes in red) Something interesting happened on the evening of 2/21/23.  Zoé sleep-walked out of her bedroom, which she never does, and when I ushered her back into her room, I noticed that she had an hourglass in her hand and the sand was getting low. (I knew the Lord was saying that time is running out and to redeem the time for the days are evil.) My husband, Chuc, told me to get a verse by faith at random in his Bible and I received, Acts 4:11 He is the stone, which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner. (We are running out of time to be in the Man-child and Bride bodies and when they are manifested, judgment will fall.) (The Alliance has been fighting to remove the DS element resisting their depopulation campaign.) EPA Still Hasn't Studied How Pesticides Disrupt Human Hormones 27 Years After Congress Demanded It By: Nate Seltenrich - 2/27/23 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's failure to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, testing of the affect of pesticides used in food production on human hormones, led to a lawsuit filed late last year by a group of nonprofits. In 1996, Congress ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test all pesticides used on food for endocrine disruption by 1999. The EPA still doesn't do this today. Nor does it appear close to doing so, argue the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the agency in December 2022 for its ongoing failure to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program. “As of the time of this filing, more than 25 years after the passage of the Food Quality Protection Act, [the] EPA has yet to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program it created and further, has failed to even initiate endocrine testing for approximately 96% of registered pesticides,” the lawsuit states. (This is clearly their depopulation agenda.) Experts say such screening is vital to protect people's health as endocrine-disrupting chemicals — compounds that can block, mimic or interfere with the proper functioning of hormones — have been linked to a variety of health problems including obesity, diabetes, respiratory issues, some cancers and negative impacts on the nervous, reproductive and immune systems. However, other than a draft white paper updating a single aspect of the program this January — coincidental timing, EPA deputy assistant administrator for pesticide programs Ya-Wei “Jake” Li told Environmental Health News (EHN) — the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program has appeared dormant since 2015. That year, almost two decades after its inception, the program released its first batch of test results. Among 52 pesticides screened for endocrine-disrupting activities at the time (a tiny fraction of the more than 1,300 pesticides now registered by the EPA), 18 were found to warrant additional testing. But that testing never occurred, and those pesticides are still in use. Li said the January white paper, which proposes two new test methods that don't rely on animal assays, is an important milestone. He also promised, “more to come later this year.” However, other than citing unsuccessful attempts by the Trump administration to defund the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, he didn't comment on why it's taken so long to get it off the ground. (Further in this article, not included here, they mentioned that the EPA is still receiving 7.5 million a year for this program that is doing nothing.) “This is a program that's been ignored for 25 years, essentially,” Pegga Mosavi, a lawyer with Washington, D.C. nonprofit Center for Food Safety, told EHN. The Center for Food Safety brought the lawsuit against the EPA with fellow plaintiffs … Rural Coalition, Pesticide Action Network North America, and Center for Environmental Health. “We started looking into it last summer and recognized just how egregious the entire issue was,” Mosavi said. “It's impacting so many people, specifically a lot of people [represented by] our clients. Farmworkers are incredibly vulnerable, since they are the most directly exposed to pesticides via their occupation, but there's also concern of exposure via food and drinking water.”… Eight Alarming Cover-ups and Contradictions in the East Palestine Train Wreck Chemical Nightmare Now Spreading Across Multiple States Monday, February 27, 2023, by: Mike Adams   This article may contain statements that reflect the opinion of the author. (Natural News) When it comes to explaining away the single largest ecological catastrophe in the history of America, the EPA and Ohio officials just can't seem to get their stories straight. Every explanation they offer is a contradiction or cover-up. And they refuse to test for the one thing that poses the greatest health hazard of all: DIOXINS. Dioxins are always created when chlorinated compounds are burned within a certain temperature range. They're also the most deadly chemical compounds known to humankind, and they can be toxic at parts-per-quadrillion concentrations. Put another way, it seems that they cause toxic effects on the human body at concentrations 100,000 times lower than where glyphosate begins to show toxicity. That's just an estimate. The real number may be a million times or more. (Glyphosates are chemicals in pesticides that are sprayed on our food.) Yet the EPA — and Ohio authorities — all refuse to test for dioxins. Or, at least, they refuse to release the test numbers publicly. No doubt they already have their own secret dioxin test results, and they are panicked over those numbers, trying to figure out how to sweep this whole problem under the rug without having to face the reality of an evacuation order that will likely soon be necessary. The entire town of East Palestine may ultimately have to be condemned, razed, and decontaminated. Instead, the EPA is spreading the toxic waste across multiple states. The recent effort to ship over a million gallons of this toxic waste to Texas was thwarted over the weekend, with the EPA now redirecting that toxic waste to Indiana and Ohio, the AP now reports. And then there's the issue of the tens of thousands of farms downwind from this disaster… and the countless families who depend on those farms for their food and livelihoods. If there really were no dioxins to be found, the EPA should have already conducted tests, found nothing and released the “all clear” test results publicly. Why haven't they done that? It's obvious: They're covering up the dioxin contamination nightmare for as long as possible. (So, their depopulation agenda is fulfilled.) Here are just a few of the many contradictions now emerging from the EPA and Ohio government handling of this incident: #1) Why are we told by the EPA that vinyl chloride toxic ignition fallout fumes are perfectly safe to live with, but carbon dioxide — necessary for all plant photosynthesis and rain forest growth — is a deadly “pollutant” that threatens human civilization? Because… “science.” #2) Why are we told that the toxic chemical runoff from the firefighting water sprayed on the chemical fire is so toxic that it has to be injected deep underground so that it won't surface for thousands of years, but also that the land and water where all those chemicals rained down is now perfectly safe and there's nothing to worry about? (They injected poisonous chemicals in the earth and now there is a huge dead zone in the Gulf where nothing lives.) When it falls on your farm, it's “safe.” When it falls on the sidewalk, it's a deadly hazardous waste that must be disposed by an EPA-licensed hazardous waste disposal company. #3) If the Texas-based hazardous waste disposal company Texas Molecular is already licensed to dispose of vinyl chloride, then why didn't the railroad just mop up the vinyl chloride and send it to Texas Molecular instead of setting it on fire, creating millions of gallons of contaminated firefighting water? (To say nothing of going up into the air and covering the earth. Aren't you Christians glad for Psalm 91?) Just think, you would only be dealing with a few hundred thousand gallons of toxins instead of millions of gallons of toxic water (plus the toxic cloud, fallout, etc.). Whatever happened to the idea of “containment?”  #4) Why are both the EPA and Ohio state authorities completely unwilling to test the surrounding farms for dioxins (which are toxic at parts-per-quadrillion exposure concentrations) but they claim everything is safe enough for families, children and pregnant women to return? It won't be long before children are born with birth defects and missing limbs. The EPA already knows this. Maybe they plan to “Tiffany Dover” all the deformed babies or call for post-birth abortions to hide the evidence of their crimes against humanity… #5) Why do people who already left East Palestine and healed from their original exposure start getting sick again when they return to East Palestine? Breitbart.com reports on this, revealing how people who feel better after they leave the area begin to experience horrible symptoms as they return. “Maybe it's something in the air…”  #6) Every decision made by authorities about how to handle the chemicals had the result of SPREADING them, not containing them. You couldn't write a better script on how to spread toxic chemicals across multiple states, running the toxic water to Texas and Indiana, while unleashing a toxic cloud over multiple northeastern states. If containment was the goal, the EPA failed miserably. If only they could contain these toxic molecules as effectively as they contained news about Hunter Biden's laptop… #7) If East Palestine first responders had 1.8 million gallons of water to spray on the fire that officials ignited, then they also had enough water to put out the initial small fires that they claim placed the tanker cars at risk (which led to them emptying those cars and igniting the vinyl chloride). Clearly they had millions of gallons of water available to put out fires. So why didn't they put out the initial fire and stop this entire disaster from the beginning? Which genius came up with the idea, “Hey let's set fire to these chemicals because that will make them go away…” #8) We are told that they had to set fire to the vinyl chloride which had been emptied from the rail tanker cars to prevent the risk of a tanker car explosion causing shrapnel injuries, but if the vinyl chloride was already emptied from the tanker cars, the shrapnel explosion risk was already eliminated. In other words, the moment the tanker cars were emptied of the chemical, they no longer had any justification for starting any fire at all. So why did they do it, then? Likely answer: Somebody ordered them to do it, and they needed a cover story. Straight-up ecological terrorism, disguised as a railroad accident. We're not actually being ruled by idiots, you see. We're being gaslit by terrorists. Also watch for the launch of Dioxins.news and read about EPA corruption and failures at EPA.news. East Palestine Residents Issue List of Demands to Government “demanding action” Following Train Derailment Chemical Catastrophe 3/2/23 by: Ethan Huff   (Natural News) An Ohio nonprofit group called River Valley Organizing has created a list of demands for Norfolk Southern to accommodate locals who were harmed by the disaster. Concerned residents need help relocating, one of the demands reads. Another calls for increased environmental and medical testing and monitoring to ensure that East Palestine and the surrounding region is safe for people and animals. (Related: Some say that East Palestine needs to be continually monitored and tested well into the future for both for dioxins and furans.) River Valley Organizing also wants Norfolk Southern to safely dispose of all toxic waste in the area while covering all the costs associated with cleanup efforts. “We heard the people of East Palestine loud and clear: what they want are safe homes and independent testing,” said Jami Cozy, an RVO organizer and resident of East Palestine. “It is only through coming together and demanding action that we will hold Norfolk Southern accountable and get families and businesses in our community the help they are owed.” Too much taxpayer money going to Ukraine instead of East Palestine For residents that feel they need to temporarily relocate to a hotel or safe house until the chemical scourge has passed, RVO wants Norfolk Southern to foot their bills until life can return to normal. RVO also wants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct air, soil, and water testing for dioxins, which are among the most dangerous and persistent chemicals in the world. EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore says the agency does not currently test for dioxins because it does not “have baseline information in this area to do a proper test.” The federal Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) must also get involved to “provide ongoing health monitoring” and “guarantee health coverage” for residents, many of whom are reporting headaches and rashes. One such resident told the media that her child became sick after playing in a local park following the derailment. The Ohio Department of Health recently opened a health clinic to help residents get screened for any medical concerns they might have. It is free, and it allows visitors to have their vitals taken and receive a medical evaluation. RVO is also concerned about the disposal of toxic waste from the wreck “in the heritage thermal toxic incinerator” in nearby East Liverpool, which the group says “has already been polluting our communities for years” and “will only further spread the contaminants.” Finally, it is completely unacceptable for any resident of East Palestine or nearby towns to have to pay for all this out of their own pocket. That should be the responsibility of Norfolk Southern, RVO says. “Taxpayers shouldn't foot this bill,” RVO wrote in a post on Facebook. “Norfolk Southern made this mess. They should clean it up.” In order to compile this list of demands, RVO volunteers went door to door in East Palestine asking residents to share their points of view on the matter. RVO also conducted phone canvassing and listened to residents speak at the recent town hall meeting. The EPA reportedly screened 578 homes for reentry as of February 27. The federal agency is continuing to monitor several locations throughout the village. “Compared to EPA National Air Toxics data (NATA 2014), some concentrations in East Palestine (OH) for 9 out of ~50 chemicals EPA reported are higher than ‘normal.' If these levels continue, they may be of health concern (especially acrolein),” tweeted researchers from Texas A&M University on February 24. In the comments, someone joked that too little is being done in East Palestine because the American government is too busy wasting taxpayer dollars “funding Ukraine's quest for power and covering up its corruption.” Coming Famine & Zombie Apocalypse Isaac Payne - 1/11/2023 (David's notes in red) In this dream, I was in the town where I grew up which is Owensboro, Ky. It was nighttime but this night seemed extra dark. Jer. 4:28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it. The night sky was so dark that the darkness had a density to it.  I found myself in an SUV with David Eells and Michael Hare in the front seat driving and I was in the back seat. (Sarah laughed when the Lord told her she would birth the promised Man-child, so he was named Isaac, meaning laughter. So all 3 are typed in dreams as Man-child reformers.) We were driving near Towne Square Mall. (Towne Square Mall has been around many years. It has always had a large turnover of stores inside the mall. The small stores usually always go out of business. I believe Towne Square, in the last few years, has gone out of business as well.)  David, Michael, and I were driving in the night with our vehicle lights cutting through the dense darkness. We were driving North West on Hwy. 2121. (We could represent the first fruits Man-child reformers who will shine the light of the true Gospel in the darkness of the World and its ways represented by the Hwy. 2121.) The meaning of number 21 according to biblestudy.org is that of great wickedness of rebellion and sin. After the children of Israel left Egyptian bondage, they had twenty-one major rebellious events as they wandered the wilderness. The number 13, which symbolizes depravity and sinfulness, and 21 are closely related. What twenty-one symbolizes is an outgrowth of thirteen. Adding thirteen (sinfulness) and eight (symbolizing a new beginning) gives us twenty-one or a number that represents beginning a new level or effort that is sinful and disobedient against God. On the last day of God's seven-day spring festival, day 21 of the month of Nisan, the Eternal carried out his last judgment against the Egyptians. He drowned Pharaoh and his entire army in the Red Sea as they were pursuing the Israelites in order to make them slaves again. The last day of God's annual Fall Feast of Tabernacles, which occurs every year on the twenty-first day of the seventh Hebrew month, pictures the end of Christ's 1,000-year reign on earth. At the end of this period, the devil will also be loosed out of his spiritual prison for a short time. Satan's first task after being freed from prison is to lead people, once again, into war and rebellion against all that is Holy. He will only get so far, however, as God will execute His judgment against the Satanic forces by consuming them in fire (Revelation 20:10). We were headed towards Farm View Dr. Our approximate location was near Goetz Dr. (This name is pronounced “gets”.) (I think this points to Bill Gates [as a play on the name Goetz] and the eugenicist atrocities he has helped commit as the dream will show later.) Also, on the left side of the road, there were many Healthcare services, ATM banks & ATM cryptocurrency, restaurants, insurance agencies, & a retirement home. (I think these types of businesses are predominantly on the left and will be collapsing due to the darkness ahead.  While I was looking at the surrounding businesses, I saw a company called Asmark Institute. Upon research, I found that they are a liaison between the Agriculture sector and the Government and notice also that they are located on Goetz Dr. (It is interesting that Bill Gates now owns more rural farmland and property than anyone else in the US.) In the dream, David, Michael, and I were headed toward Farm View Dr. (I think this represents the farming or agriculture industry and that it is going to take a massive hit. I believe a famine will spread across the world and it seems to be man made. However, we know who controls the hearts of men, our Sovereign Father!) As we were driving, we started seeing zombie people that were walking in the fields and were primarily on the left side. (The walking dead represents people who not only have been vaccinated but also people who will be poisoned by the environmental toxins in the air, food, and water.) The masses of zombies were aimlessly walking in the darkness. I knew in the dream these were the vaccinated. (As we have discussed before, the vaccine takes away any fervency for the Lord and dumbs a person down.) David, Michael, and I continued driving in the middle of the road [avoiding the zombies on both sides] heading Northwest, secure and safe in the SUV with our lights on. Joh 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, (Like the walking dead) but shall have the light of life. Then I woke up.    More Manipulation From the Beast Vanessa Weeks - 2/7/23 (David's notes in red) I dreamed that I was in my bedroom and standing in front of my dresser. I was thinking about how almost everyone was wearing masks again because of the fear of a sickness that was spreading. I knew I would not wear the masks and was not afraid. These masks had to be worn with rubber bands to stay on your face. (Barry - This made me think of them tightening down restrictions on the people.) I had visions in the dream of small paper bags, like lunch bags, of rubber bands used for this purpose, and they were all narrow and most were dull colors like gray, and brown. (The lunch bags could represent the connection between needing to wear masks this time around, not because of a virus, but because of environmental contamination which would affect people's food. Since it's been proven that the masks, themselves, are hazardous to your health, we could say that “grey and brown” represents death by the Nazis.)  (Barry - I think this well captures the mood that this put people in before, of fear, resignation, and depression.) (I asked the Lord for a word about the rubber bands and received by faith at random Jer. 31:18 (in context 18-20) 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God. (This implies a truth that God uses the wicked to chasten His people.) 19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.  Also I knew that someone stole Bill Clinton's bag of rubber bands from his residence. These were all wide and green and this sack was on my dresser. (Barry - Could these represent the Green New Deal that these forces are trying to implement globally, or in a widespread way?)  I said I did not want them because of where they had been. Also, I knew that Obama was hanging around in this dream. (As we saw in the 3/1/23 Broadcast, Beasts to Bring in the Harvest (1), Alexander the Great/Obama? will succeed the Trump/Alliance Beast.) I asked the Lord for a word about this dream and received by faith at random Psa. 22:29 with my finger on “cannot keep his soul alive.” (in context 27-19) 27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations. 29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive. (There are many judgments that are being unleashed on the populations of the earth by God through the DS and Tribulation Beasts. Many more terrible judgements prophesied in the Word are on the way. But we must resist the temptation to become fearful for our own lives and for the lives of loved ones that we are praying for. The Word has very encouraging news for the Bride concerning the children of her bereavement! But it's important to remember that we ourselves, as well as, our natural and spiritual children have the promise of sanctification and salvation only if we follow the Lord in faith and sanctification.)   Saving Our Children by Faith David Eells We're told in, (1Co.7:14) For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. That means when we're a sanctified believer and believing for them, they're reckoned as clean since God gives us that benefit. We can see this promise again here. (Deu.12:28) Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. (If you observe the words of God, then your children will prosper.) Amen! So there are some conditions put on this promise. And we're also told, (Psa.102:28) The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee. Those people who serve God are His servants, not those people who just claim Christianity, but those who serve the Lord. What happens to our children when we don't serve the Lord? We have His warning to us that, (Hos.4:6) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.  This is a threat from the Lord that if we forget Him, He will forget our children. When somebody has enough fear of the Lord (Proverbs 1:7,4:7,9:10; Psalm 111:10, etc.), they need only a little faith to believe in God, and the Word teaches household salvation as a benefit to the believer. (Act.11:14) Who (that is Peter) shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house. (Act.16:31) And they (“They” refers to Paul and Silas.) said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.  The children of the Bride corporate body, who are typed in the Scriptures as Zion, or faithful Jerusalem, will come into the Kingdom by multitudes in a great revival. (Isa.60:1) Arise, shine; for thy (This is the Bride.) light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. First the Seed is sown in the heart of the Bride, who can pass it on to her children, and that Seed is what brings forth fruit. The Seed is in the fruit. If a person doesn't have fruit, they don't really have the Seed. (Isa.60:2) For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. (3) And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. (4) Lift up thine eyes round about, and see they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms. (These children represent the physical and spiritual children of the Bride.) Many, many children will come to Zion, which is their true mother and true Biblical leadership underneath the David Man-child ministry, which is, of course, the leader over faithful Jerusalem, Zion the Bride. The Lord has placed the Bride over the rest of the body, and He's placed the Man-child over the Bride. (Isa.60:5) Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea (We're told in Revelation 5:9 and 10:11 that the “sea” is “peoples, nations, tribes, and tongues.”) shall be turned unto thee (This is speaking of a great revival.), the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee. …  (Isa.60:14) And the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of the Lord, The Zion (And again, this is the corporate Bride.) of the Holy One of Israel. There are terrible things coming upon the world, but God is going to use them to cause many people to repent and to fear Him and turn to Him. Amen. God raised up His Man-child Jesus to bring many children to Zion, the Bride, and that's especially seen here.  (Isa.49:7) Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth (As we've learned, this is speaking about Jesus.), to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers… This is Jesus and it's Jesus in the Man-child body. Remember that Jesus said, (Mat.10:40) He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.  We need to understand that no matter who the vessel is that God is using, when God speaks to us or leads us through that person, He holds us accountable to Him. (Isa.49:7) Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of the Lord that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.  (8) Thus, saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages (Yes, they had departed from their land, they had departed from Jerusalem. They had departed and been taken captive.): (9) saying to them that are bound (So they're in captivity but God is about to tell them that they've been set free.), Go forth (You know, God can do that at any time, can't He? He is Sovereign. He turns people over to the tormentors and He turns them loose.); to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture. (10) They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.  And where is He guiding them to? He tells us here. (11) And I will make all my mountains a way (That “way” is for the redeemed to come to Zion.), and my highways shall be exalted. (12) Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. (“Sinim” refers to all the lands of the East.) (13) Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people and will have compassion upon his afflicted.  This is when God's timing has been fulfilled, praise the Lord! (Isa.49:14) But Zion said, the Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. (15) Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. (16) Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. These are the walls of Zion the Bride. “Walls” represent “separation,” and here they represent the sanctification that the corporate Bride body will have.  (17) Thy children make haste (Here it is once again. Here is the time when God gives that grace for His people to “Go forth, depart from the darkness.”); thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee. (Those who crucified the Bride from the apostate church will repent or flee, and her children, spiritual and physical, will come to her.) (18) Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird thyself with them, like a bride. Praise God! There's the Bride and her children.  (Isa.49:19) For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places, and thy land that hath been destroyed, surely now shalt thou be too strait (This is the Hebrew word “yatsar” and it means “be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped.”) for the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. The road will be too narrow for those who persecuted the Bride and they will separate from her, as we've seen throughout history (Genesis 13:9,25:23; 1 Kings 12; Nehemiah 9:2; etc.) But then … (20) The children of thy bereavement (These are children she lost. They were born and taken into captivity.) shall yet say in thine ears, The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell.  In other words, those who return will need grace. It is a narrow way, and it doesn't start out that narrow, but it gets narrower the further we go down it (Matthew 7:13-14). God gives us a little leeway because of where we're coming from, but where we're going to, the way gets narrower and narrower. That's what the Word teaches. [The book Sanctification Before Blessing may be read free at https://www.ubm1.org/books/pdf/SBB as a pdf.]  (Isa.49:21) Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? (New “children,” who were being prepared in secret among the nations, are now coming to the Bride.) Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they? The Bride didn't know them, but God is preparing these people to be nurtured and fed by the Bride.  When John the Baptist spoke of Jesus, he said, “He that hath the bride is the bridegroom” (John 3:29), meaning those disciples whom Jesus was leading were the Bride of the First fruits at that time. So, the Bride asks, “These, where were they?” and the Lord answers her. (Isa.49:22) Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. (23) And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers (As it was with Joseph {Genesis 39:21- 23; 47:6; etc.}, and as it was with Daniel {Daniel 5:29; 6:1- 23,28; etc.}, the people of the Beast corporate body will humble themselves to take care of these people, even while persecuting the rest. God says it, saints, and it will happen.): they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.  Be patient and wait on the Lord. He will do everything He has said. (Isa.49:24) Shall the prey be taken from the mighty (In other words, these people are the “prey” that are taken away from the nations.), or the lawful captives be delivered? They were in captivity because of their sins, and so they were lawfully taken by Satan's emissaries, but the Lord has mercy. The children of the Bride will be set free from captivity to the Beast and Harlot, which was the first message of the Man-child Jesus.  (Isa.61:1) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; (2) to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor (Jesus stopped reading here and returned the scroll to the attendant {Luke 4:19-20} but this and the rest of the verse is all going to be fulfilled in our day by the Man-child body.), and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; (3) to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.  The Man-child's ministry that's going to go forth is, (2Co.6:17) … Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you. The Man-child is coming in right behind the John the Baptist ministry of our day, which is the call to “Repent! Repent!” (Matthew 3:2; Luke 3:8). (Isa.49:25) But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered (Oh praise be to God! Those that have gone into captivity, those that have been in captivity all along, are turning to the Lord and are coming to the Bride.); for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.  (And again, that's both our physical and spiritual children. Oh, praise God! We have a better Covenant based on better promises, and if He saved the children of the Jews who were faithful, He will save the children of the Christians who have been faithful.) (Isa.49:26) And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh (Sadly, some of them will not repent and so they won't come out of bondage. Those people will devour themselves.); and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.  Amen. Oh hallelujah! The Bride is typed as Jerusalem, as was told to John (Revelation 21:2,10). She will bear many children of those who are faithful from among the larger Church. (Isa.43:1) But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel (Both “Jacob” and “Israel” are used here as types of the larger Church.): Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. … (5) Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; (6) I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth; (7) every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made. (8) Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.  Yes, these people have physical eyes and physical ears but they need spiritual eyes and spiritual ears. And when God commands them to be released, when He says, “Give up...Keep not back,” they will come. Praise be to God! When Jesus came on the scene, the elect came out from among the Jews and followed Him. There was a mighty revival that began among the elect, and so it will be in our day. We are heading into the 7-year Tribulation. We should not be deceived; those who do not bear fruit before the end of the Tribulation will be cut-off and fall away.   Father is Seeking Fruit  David Eells In a parable Jesus gave concerning the end of the Jews' covenant, when the fruitful escaped but the apostates went into the wrath in 70 A.D. This is also a type about to be fulfilled in the end of the Church's covenant. (Luk.13:6) And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon and found none. (7) And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground? (8) And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: (9) and if it bear fruit thenceforth, [well]; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.  The husbandman, the Father, had given three years to the fig tree of His people to bear fruit. According to the Law of First Mention, the number three by itself is first found in the Bible in Genesis 6:10, “And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” The seed of the saved of all mankind was in these three. They were in the ark of grace, (Gen.6:8) But Noah found favor (grace) in the eyes of the Lord. The next three verses in Genesis 6:11-13 speak of the total corruption of mankind and God warning, “I will destroy them with the earth.”  God said almost the same thing in Jesus' parable after the three years, “cut it down.” However, the Son's intercession gained a fourth year of grace. There is also a First Mention in the New Testament for “three.” (Mat.12:40) For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Notice that God's grace through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus for all mankind, symbolized by the number three, is spoken four times, possibly symbolizing God going the extra mile here.  The Father was disappointed in the lack of fruit on the tree that represents His apostate people and gave command to “cut it down.” The vinedresser, His Son, interceded for one more year's grace, until he could “dig about it,” breaking up its fallow ground through tribulation, “and dung it” through persecution to see “if it bear fruit… but if not, thou shall cut it down.” We should not be deceived; those who do not bear fruit before the end of the Tribulation will be cut-off and fall away.  Notice that the Lord ultimately is only coming for the “fruit” of the spiritual man, not the “fig tree” of the natural man. Our natural life is only the earth in which God has planted the seed of His Son, the Word, so that He bears fruit in us (Mat.13:19-23). Only He that came out of heaven will go back. (Joh.3:13) And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man. (Note: “who is in heaven” is usually added here but is not in the ancient manuscripts and has no numeric pattern.)  Bearing fruit is normal for those who walk by faith, but for those who profess Christ while they do not believe His Word to bear fruit, there is destruction. (Jud.1:5) Now I desire to put you in remembrance…that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. Moses also interceded and delayed the cutting down of the fig tree in his day, but some continued in unbelief and murmured, and God overthrew them in their wilderness tribulation (Psa.106:21-26).  Some of you would say that God can't break His promise to bring us into His kingdom. Haven't you read that God disinherits His people who do not believe? (Num.14:11) And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them? (12) I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.  God swore He would bring them to the Promised Land and then changed His mind because they did not keep their side of the covenant through walking by faith. (30) Surely ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. God revoked His promise and then promised they would fall in the wilderness tribulation. (34)…Ye shall know my alienation (which in Hebrew means the “revoking of my promise”). (35) I, the Lord, have spoken, surely this will I do unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.  The wilderness trials are to prove who the chosen believers are among the called, “for many are called, but few chosen” (Mat.22:14). Because of faith and obedience, or the lack thereof, God can promise evil or good to a people and yet change His mind. (Jer.18:7) At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; (8) if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. (9) And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; (10) if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.  Micah prophesied the destruction of Zion, but the people repented and God changed His mind as Jeremiah 26:18-19 says. In Exodus 32:10-14, Moses interceded for Israel on the grounds that God promised the fathers to save their seed, and so God repented. However, when the people continued to turn the grace of God into a license to go their own way, Ezekiel prophesied that even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there interceding, they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness (Eze.14:14).  We must move quickly now to redeem the time for the race is to bear fruit before our individual or corporate allotted time is up. Paul said that “they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize” (1Co. 9:24). That One is Christ – those in whom Christ lives, and those who live in Him. Paul called this “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col.1:27).  This principle of the race was given to my wife, Mary, many years ago in a dream. She saw us running on a treadmill and up ahead of us was a door that was closing. Then she noticed that the treadmill was deceitfully picking up speed to carry us away from the door. We had to run faster and faster to make progress. This is the way of the world, friend. It is picking up speed departing from God. Mary said that I made it through the door just as it was about to close and then I jerked her through.  Paul went on to say that the only way to win in this race against the clock is to “exerciseth self-control in all things” (1Co. 9:25). He then enforced this by saying, “I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected” (27). “Rejected” here is from the Greek word for reprobated, meaning “not standing the test.” Paul was saying that even after all his preaching, if he didn't make his body serve the Lord, he would not finish the race and would be reprobated. If it was true of him, then it is true of us.  It's not those who call Jesus Lord and do mighty works, but those who bear the fruit of obedience who shall enter the kingdom. (Mat.7:21) Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? (23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  Gifts and powers are wonderful and necessary, but they will not gain for us the kingdom; only 30-, 60-, or 100-fold fruit can do that. They who build their house on the Rock that stands the test of the tribulations of life, hear the Word, and obey it (Mat.7:24-27). The “works of the flesh” are listed in Galatians 5:19-21 and Christians are warned that “they who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” The works of the Spirit are also listed there but they are called “the fruit of the Spirit.” God's works in us through our faith are His fruit in us.   SERVICES Ubbs Outreach Friday Night Worship CONTACT Share Your Testimony Request Prayer Technical Support Questions   SUPPORT US We are a non-profit organisation based in United States. Our goal is to empower and equip people to discover more about Christianity and point them to a life of happiness, peace and purpose. Donate

Madison County has been dealing with lead-concentrated soil for decades and children living around mine waste areas have had elevated quantities of lead in their bloodstreams.Kurt Limesand is the EPA Region 7's remedial project manager for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site, and Cory Kokko is with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThey spoke about the history of blood-lead contamination and how it still impacts children today.

As the County prepares to hire a contractor to repair the 25-year-old cap on the Laytonville landfill, old questions about contaminants are rising to the surface. A 2020 report found that one of the groundwater wells had detected contamination that triggered extra reporting requirements and a study about how to take corrective action. The landfill is monitored by a network of ten wells, plus gas probes and devices that monitor the depth and pressure of the groundwater. In the first half of 2020, the well on the southeast corner of the site showed increased levels of several elements, including iron, manganese, chloride, calcium, sodium, sulfate and arsenic. After the reports about the anomalies in the well, the Cahto Tribe, whose rancheria borders the closed dumpsite, initiated government-to-government consultations with the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the county signed an agreement with the tribe about how to conduct the repairs on the cap with tribal input and keep their consultant, Dr. Deitrick McGinnis, apprised of work on the landfill. McGinnis says two of the three wells he's working with have shown signs of contamination he suspects are from the historic garbage. He wants to put in a half-dozen more wells to collect more data. “This is not an inexpensive endeavor,” McGinnis acknowledged. “I think that we're going to see, at least on this side of things, at least another million dollars spent before we have a good handle on it. Expanding the system could double that price. And then cleaning up landfills, if you get lucky and it isn't much of a problem, you know, it can only be seven figures. If it goes the other way, you just start putting zeros behind things.” He hastened to add that the project is “very much in the assessment phase right now, so I hate to scare anybody. But it's not ten thousand dollars.” He thinks he could spend half a million dollars on a first phase groundwater assessment, and another half million for soil analysis. McGinnis said the work has been funded so far mainly by federal grants specific to the Tribe, which has leveraged the funds for more grants from the EPA, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Reclamation. The Tribe has also received Environmental Justice funding from the State of California, “which I think speaks loudly to what this problem really means,” McGinnis concluded. A 2016 report by an Alaska-based firm called Ahtna found soil contaminants that Sandy Karinen, a retired state environmental scientist, thinks merit another look. “They found hex-chrome, they found arsenic at exceedingly high levels. Arsenic here has been very high, and they found chloroform,” she said. “So what this report said is, you've got to do a whole lot more sampling.” The Rancheria is within the jurisdiction of the Laytonville County Water District, which treats its water to a high standard, according to District Manager Jim Shields. “That water is perfectly safe to use for all purposes,” said Shields. “We do thousands of tests a year. We do tests we don't even have to do. We're not even required by any of our regulatory agencies to test for PCB and hexavalent chromium. We do that on our own. We do tests, on a regular basis, for PCBs and chrome 6. I've done that from day one. Why do I do it when we don't have to do it? I do it because I'm a responsible member of this community. I listen to people. If people have concerns over those issues, I'm going to do what I can to ensure and guarantee that there are not those sorts of contamination risks here. In fact, we just completed our annual PCB and chrome 6 tests. They're very expensive to do, and once again, it came up negative. Especially the test for PCBs. It's a very broad scale kind of full-gamut test. Never, ever, ever have we ever found any of that in our water.” Shields says about 20 years ago, he worked with scientists from EPA Region 9 to test ten private wells near the old dump, and found microscopic levels of cattle dip and DDT, a pesticide used by loggers, but nothing he thinks could be attributed to the landfill. “We continue to test private drinking wells,” he emphasized. “They are the drinking wells that are immediately adjacent to the landfill. There's an old well on the rez that's no longer active. It hasn't been active on the rez since 1969, because they've been on city water since then. So these wells that we test, and we're primarily testing them for PCBs and chrome 6, they are literally right next door to the landfill, downslope gradient, so that if there's anything escaping or migrating off of that landfill, boy, most likely, you're going to see that stuff in those wells.” Shields is the longtime editor of the Laytonville Observer and says he kept close track of state and federal investigations into the illegal disposal of hexavalent chromium, or chrome 6, a highly toxic industrial contaminant. In 1996, the City of Willits sued Remco Hydraulics over the improper disposal of toxins used in its chrome-plating and manufacturing business. Shields says testimony by Remco workers and his own personal contacts convinced him that the pollutant was being illegally dumped — just not in Laytonville. “Their testimony was, no, we dumped all that stuff down here in Willits,” he recalled. “What my friend said, and it made sense, was, why would we load up chrome 6 and haul it 22 miles north to Laytonville? Why would we do that?” Supervisors John Haschak and Dan Gjerde, who represent Laytonville since post-census redistricting shifted parts of Bell Springs Road and Spyrock to the Fourth District, asked the state to review previous studies and conduct more testing, if it's warranted. The water district signed on to the county's request. Yana Garcia, the Secretary for the California Environmental Protection Agency, wrote the supervisors a letter this month, saying that additional groundwater monitoring locations and an updated inspection plan are part of the landfill renovation that she expects will take about two years.

As the County prepares to hire a contractor to repair the 25-year-old cap on the Laytonville landfill, old questions about contaminants are rising to the surface. A 2020 report found that one of the groundwater wells had detected contamination that triggered extra reporting requirements and a study about how to take corrective action. The landfill is monitored by a network of ten wells, plus gas probes and devices that monitor the depth and pressure of the groundwater. In the first half of 2020, the well on the southeast corner of the site showed increased levels of several elements, including iron, manganese, chloride, calcium, sodium, sulfate and arsenic. After the reports about the anomalies in the well, the Cahto Tribe, whose rancheria borders the closed dumpsite, initiated government-to-government consultations with the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the county signed an agreement with the tribe about how to conduct the repairs on the cap with tribal input and keep their consultant, Dr. Deitrick McGinnis, apprised of work on the landfill. McGinnis says two of the three wells he's working with have shown signs of contamination he suspects are from the historic garbage. He wants to put in a half-dozen more wells to collect more data. “This is not an inexpensive endeavor,” McGinnis acknowledged. “I think that we're going to see, at least on this side of things, at least another million dollars spent before we have a good handle on it. Expanding the system could double that price. And then cleaning up landfills, if you get lucky and it isn't much of a problem, you know, it can only be seven figures. If it goes the other way, you just start putting zeros behind things.” He hastened to add that the project is “very much in the assessment phase right now, so I hate to scare anybody. But it's not ten thousand dollars.” He thinks he could spend half a million dollars on a first phase groundwater assessment, and another half million for soil analysis. McGinnis said the work has been funded so far mainly by federal grants specific to the Tribe, which has leveraged the funds for more grants from the EPA, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Reclamation. The Tribe has also received Environmental Justice funding from the State of California, “which I think speaks loudly to what this problem really means,” McGinnis concluded. A 2016 report by an Alaska-based firm called Ahtna found soil contaminants that Sandy Karinen, a retired state environmental scientist, thinks merit another look. “They found hex-chrome, they found arsenic at exceedingly high levels. Arsenic here has been very high, and they found chloroform,” she said. “So what this report said is, you've got to do a whole lot more sampling.” The Rancheria is within the jurisdiction of the Laytonville County Water District, which treats its water to a high standard, according to District Manager Jim Shields. “That water is perfectly safe to use for all purposes,” said Shields. “We do thousands of tests a year. We do tests we don't even have to do. We're not even required by any of our regulatory agencies to test for PCB and hexavalent chromium. We do that on our own. We do tests, on a regular basis, for PCBs and chrome 6. I've done that from day one. Why do I do it when we don't have to do it? I do it because I'm a responsible member of this community. I listen to people. If people have concerns over those issues, I'm going to do what I can to ensure and guarantee that there are not those sorts of contamination risks here. In fact, we just completed our annual PCB and chrome 6 tests. They're very expensive to do, and once again, it came up negative. Especially the test for PCBs. It's a very broad scale kind of full-gamut test. Never, ever, ever have we ever found any of that in our water.” Shields says about 20 years ago, he worked with scientists from EPA Region 9 to test ten private wells near the old dump, and found microscopic levels of cattle dip and DDT, a pesticide used by loggers, but nothing he thinks could be attributed to the landfill. “We continue to test private drinking wells,” he emphasized. “They are the drinking wells that are immediately adjacent to the landfill. There's an old well on the rez that's no longer active. It hasn't been active on the rez since 1969, because they've been on city water since then. So these wells that we test, and we're primarily testing them for PCBs and chrome 6, they are literally right next door to the landfill, downslope gradient, so that if there's anything escaping or migrating off of that landfill, boy, most likely, you're going to see that stuff in those wells.” Shields is the longtime editor of the Laytonville Observer and says he kept close track of state and federal investigations into the illegal disposal of hexavalent chromium, or chrome 6, a highly toxic industrial contaminant. In 1996, the City of Willits sued Remco Hydraulics over the improper disposal of toxins used in its chrome-plating and manufacturing business. Shields says testimony by Remco workers and his own personal contacts convinced him that the pollutant was being illegally dumped — just not in Laytonville. “Their testimony was, no, we dumped all that stuff down here in Willits,” he recalled. “What my friend said, and it made sense, was, why would we load up chrome 6 and haul it 22 miles north to Laytonville? Why would we do that?” Supervisors John Haschak and Dan Gjerde, who represent Laytonville since post-census redistricting shifted parts of Bell Springs Road and Spyrock to the Fourth District, asked the state to review previous studies and conduct more testing, if it's warranted. The water district signed on to the county's request. Yana Garcia, the Secretary for the California Environmental Protection Agency, wrote the supervisors a letter this month, saying that additional groundwater monitoring locations and an updated inspection plan are part of the landfill renovation that she expects will take about two years.

Local communities are increasingly turning towards green infrastructure as a cost-effective and successful solution to address the growing challenges presented by stormwater management. Green infrastructure represents a shift away from aging, gray infrastructure (pipes, gutters, and tunnels) and towards systems that mimic nature to sustainably filter stormwater and improve water quality. Localities that have implemented green infrastructure are reaping numerous benefits, such as reduced localized flooding, water quality improvements, climate resiliency, and enhanced community quality of life. It's no surprise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) champions green infrastructure for local jurisdictions to meet Clean Water Act requirements. Join ELI's Linda Breggin and Shehla Chowdhury in conversation with Jacob Lunn (EPA Water Enforcement Division), Dennis Sayre (environmental engineer at EPA Region 4), and David Johnson (Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District) to learn from these experts how frontline localities successfully implement green infrastructure to generate resilient communities. Hosts: Linda Breggin & Shehla Chowdhury, Environmental Law Institute Guests: Jacob Lunn, EPA, Dennis Sayre, EPA Region 4 & David Johnson, Metropolitan Sewer District of Louisville and Jefferson County Additional Resources: General GI Resources EPA Municipal Ombudsman EPA Permitting and Enforcement Series with case studies and example language EPA Green Infrastructure Modeling Toolkit Transcript available on https://lgean.net/podcasts.php

What will be the biggest environmental liabilities for heavy industry over the next 4 years? Tune into our next webinar to hear industry experts from Nixon Peabody and Mapistry as they discuss the EPA's latest picks for their National Compliance Initiatives (NCIs) for the FY 2024 to 2027.During this webinar, we'll discuss the EPA's priority areas for enforcement and compliance initiatives for the next few years and how it will impact facilities. We will also cover what facilities can do to reduce the risk of non-compliance and also how to handle an enforcement action tied to these initiatives that a company might experience. These NCIs also have a trickle down impact on regional EPA offices (ie our EPA Region 9 webinar on regional water enforcement)

In this broadcast, Loreen Hackett shares the heartbreaking story of how PFAS and traces of related toxins caused by various unregulated factories and industrial complexes devastated her entire family and community, and if left unchecked how PFAS will continue to contaminate untold regions in the US and abroad. As Co-Chair of the Hoosick Falls Community, Loreen established superfund sites which communicate monthly with state and federal agencies and is also on the CAP committee for the CDC awarded site study. In addition, Loreen works with the University of Albany collecting health studies and alongside the leadership committee of the National PFAS Contamination Coalition (NPCC). Loreen has attended and submitted testimony in two Congressional hearings in Washington D.C. She has also testified at various New York state hearings and continues working with elected officials on both the state and federal levels on bills regulating PFAS, recently introducing the PFAS Accountability Act with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as collaborating with varying environmental organizations. She presented on the first public panel representing EPA Region 2 for the CDC-funded NASEM panel for physician guidance and was nominated as community liaison for that panel. She worked on the educational documentary called 'Bad Water, Small Town, Deaf Ears' with her uncle, which is free to the public on YouTube. Loreen is also a cancer survivor, linked to PFAS exposure, and has a primary interest in health effects. Follow Loreen: PfoaProjectNY Twitter: https://twitter.com/pfoaprojectny1 Other websites to follow and support: Environmental Working Group: https://www.ewg.org/ Safer States: https://saferstates.org/ Center For Environmental Health: https://ceh.org/ NRDC: https://www.nrdc.org/ Alaska Community Action on Toxins: https://www.akaction.org/ IPEN: https://ipen.org/ Food & Water Watch: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/ ______________ Follow Therese "Tee" Forton-Barnes and The Green Living Gurus: The Green Living Gurus Website: https://thegreenlivinggurus.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenlivinggurus/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW7_phs1GZUPzG21Zgjnqtw Healthy Living Group Facebook Green Living Gurus Page Facebook For further info contact: Therese Forton-Barnes Email: Greenlivinggurus@gmail.com Cell: 716-868-8868

This week I sat down with my new colleague, Dennis R. Deziel, B&C's and our consulting affiliate's, The Acta Group, Senior Government Affairs Advisor, to discuss Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform. Dennis served as Director of Federal Government Affairs for the Dow Chemical Company when the TSCA amendments were considered and eventually enacted by Congress in 2016. After leaving Dow, Dennis served as EPA Region 1 Administrator (New England). I thought it would be interesting to speak with Dennis and seek his views on TSCA reform, as it was happening when he was a senior executive for one of the world's largest chemical companies, and then as a Senate-confirmed political appointee, after TSCA reform was enacted and he was part of the team implementing the new law. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2021 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

Community reuse of formerly contaminated land provides stakeholders with unique opportunities to create a positive impact on their neighborhood. This webinar will highlight the innovative community reuse of the Brown's Dump site, where the Clara White Mission operates a teaching farm, providing environmental education projects, job training, an on-site farmers market and fresh produce for Mission's programs to feed homeless and other disadvantaged community members. Stakeholders will learn how the site is part of a multi-site community empowerment and planning effort seeking to address environmental justice challenges through equitable redevelopment in Jacksonville, Florida. To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/superfund-redevelopment_081121/

Community reuse of formerly contaminated land provides stakeholders with unique opportunities to create a positive impact on their neighborhood. This webinar will highlight the innovative community reuse of the Brown's Dump site, where the Clara White Mission operates a teaching farm, providing environmental education projects, job training, an on-site farmers market and fresh produce for Mission's programs to feed homeless and other disadvantaged community members. Stakeholders will learn how the site is part of a multi-site community empowerment and planning effort seeking to address environmental justice challenges through equitable redevelopment in Jacksonville, Florida. To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/superfund-redevelopment_081121/

On this Summer Friday, we've put together many of our recent conversations about climate change and where individual actions can be effective: Earth Day science panel: Laura Helmuth, editor-in-chief of Scientific American, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, professor and chair in Earth Sciences, Life & Environmental Sciences Department at the University of California-Merced, and Sir David King, founder and chair of the Centre for Climate Repair, talk about the climate emergency we're living in, and where we go from here. Steven Mufson, business of climate change reporter at The Washington Post, talks about the role of electric vehicles in meeting the U.S. climate goals, President Biden's proposed boost to the industry in his infrastructure plan, and the practicalities of shifting from gas-powered vehicles to electric ones. Plus, Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish and his newest, The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint (Penguin Books, 2021), shares his experience with an electric vehicle in Manhattan. Seth Blumsack, professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs and director of the Center for Energy Law and Policy at Penn State University, talks about the status of rooftop solar panels and the power grid. Marielle Anzelone, botanist and founder of NYC Wildflower Week, talks about biodiversity and why it matters to the health and future of the planet, even in urban areas. As parents and kids emerge from the pandemic, the climate crisis has come into focus for many, causing anxiety especially among kids. Mary DeMocker, author of The Parents' Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night's Sleep (New World Library, 2018), talks about how to help kids deal with their climate anxiety and empower them along the way. Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, visiting professor at Bennington College, and former EPA Region 2 administrator, talks about which plastics are actually recyclable, and answers callers' questions on the topic. These interviews were edited slightly for time, the original versions are available here: The Climate Emergency (Earth Day, April 22, 2021) Covering Climate Now: Electric Vehicles (April 19, 2021) Covering Climate Now: Rooftop Solar (April 20, 2021) Remote Learning: Urban Biodiversity (May 24, 2021) Talking to Kids About Climate Anxiety (May 19, 2021) All About Plastics and Recycling (April 23, 2021)

After a week of listeners documenting their plastic use with the #PlasticChallenge, Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, visiting professor at Bennington College, and former EPA Region 2 administrator, talks about which plastics are actually recyclable, and answers your questions on the topic.

This week I had my final visit with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dunn.  As many of our listeners know, Alex Dunn heads the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and is responsible for implementing the nation’s industrial and agricultural chemical laws, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), respectively.  Alex has done a superb job since taking office in early 2019, and her steady hand in managing TSCA implementation and a wide range of hot button pesticide issues has been effective and comforting. Prior to Alex’s current role, she served as the Regional Administrator for EPA Region 1, and before Region 1, Alex served as the executive director and general counsel for the Environmental Council of the States. We focused our discussion on a look back at Alex’s many achievements since taking office, including implementation of the amendments to TSCA, which Congress enacted in 2016.  Alex also addressed some of the most controversial pesticides -- glyphosate, dicamba, and chlorpyrifos, among others -- all the while implementing one of the most consequential pieces of environmental legislation ever passed by Congress. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2021 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Denver Post and Philadelphia Post along with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are hosting a series of webinars based on talks given at recent Design and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites (DCHWS) Symposiums. The mission of the DCHWS symposiums is to facilitate an interactive engagement between professionals from government and the private sector related to relevant and topical issues affecting applications of engineering and science associated with cleaning up hazardous waste sites. The symposiums also serve as a platform to facilitate the exchange of information, encourage dialogue, share experiences, and build and enhance communication among design and construction professionals. This presentation is a case study of Combe Fill South Landfill Superfund Site listed on the NPL in 1983 with a record of decision (ROD) in 1986, explanation of significant differences (ESD) in 2000 and amended ROD in 2018. HDR and its predecessor company LMS have been working on this site since its NPL listing in 1983. The presentation will highlight: How advancements in high resolution analytical and geophysical methods over this time period had a bearing on the original conceptual site model (CSM), and how the application of evolving technologies resulted in investigative and design improvements to achieve the site's remedial action objectives (RAOs). How the appearance of emerging contaminants - namely 1,4-dioxane - took the remediation timeline through a detour and how delineation and ultimate treatment of emerging contaminants, including PFCs, became the most significant component of this site's history. The data and decision-making process resulting from numerous bench and pilot scale studies for 1,4-dioxane treatment, as well as various innovative and tried-and-true hydrogeologic evaluations in fractured rock. The use of new design technologies and software (e.g. LiDAR, Autodesk Recap, Autodesk Revit, BIM 360, etc.) to create a 3D model of the existing groundwater treatment facility, evaluate the potential reuse vs new design, and ultimately complete a new treatment facility design To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/DCHWS13_011321/

The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Denver Post and Philadelphia Post along with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are hosting a series of webinars based on talks given at recent Design and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites (DCHWS) Symposiums. The mission of the DCHWS symposiums is to facilitate an interactive engagement between professionals from government and the private sector related to relevant and topical issues affecting applications of engineering and science associated with cleaning up hazardous waste sites. The symposiums also serve as a platform to facilitate the exchange of information, encourage dialogue, share experiences, and build and enhance communication among design and construction professionals. This presentation is a case study of Combe Fill South Landfill Superfund Site listed on the NPL in 1983 with a record of decision (ROD) in 1986, explanation of significant differences (ESD) in 2000 and amended ROD in 2018. HDR and its predecessor company LMS have been working on this site since its NPL listing in 1983. The presentation will highlight: How advancements in high resolution analytical and geophysical methods over this time period had a bearing on the original conceptual site model (CSM), and how the application of evolving technologies resulted in investigative and design improvements to achieve the site's remedial action objectives (RAOs). How the appearance of emerging contaminants - namely 1,4-dioxane - took the remediation timeline through a detour and how delineation and ultimate treatment of emerging contaminants, including PFCs, became the most significant component of this site's history. The data and decision-making process resulting from numerous bench and pilot scale studies for 1,4-dioxane treatment, as well as various innovative and tried-and-true hydrogeologic evaluations in fractured rock. The use of new design technologies and software (e.g. LiDAR, Autodesk Recap, Autodesk Revit, BIM 360, etc.) to create a 3D model of the existing groundwater treatment facility, evaluate the potential reuse vs new design, and ultimately complete a new treatment facility design To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/DCHWS13_011321/

A letter sent by Trump EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler threatens to pull EPA Region 2 headquarters out of lower Manhattan, after Attorney General Bill Barr designated NYC as an "anarchy" zone. HMM's Alexis Goldsmith spoke to former EPA Region 2 Administrator, Judith Enck, about the issue. Photo: EPA.gov.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - U.S. Rep. Will Hurd says the North American Development Bank, which invests in infrastructure projects along the southwest border, has exceeded exceptions.NADBank was set up in the early 1990s as part of the negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement.Hurd, a Republican from San Antonio, said that, initially, the bank had the aim of fostering environmental policy in the U.S.-Mexico border region and enhancing relations between the two countries. “Decades later, NADBank has truly accomplished this and even exceeded expectations,” Hurd said.NADBank provides grants through the Project Development Assistance Program (PDAP) and the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF) to support communities with development activities necessary for the implementation of vital water infrastructure projects that are selected by EPA through a public prioritization process. This process allows the program to target limited funding to projects with the highest benefit in terms of public health and environmental risk, cost-effectiveness, institutional capacity and sustainability.Hurd pointed out that NADBank has helped finance more than 250 projects and supported around $8.6 billion in infrastructure investments. “These projects have cleaned up polluted air, addressed public health challenges, and promoted greater energy projection.”Hurd’s remarks about NADBank were delivered by a district director during a webinar that was held to announce $15 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 through the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program.This program funds technical assistance and infrastructure construction grants for high-priority municipal drinking water and wastewater projects. The monies were awarded to NADBank, which administers projects on behalf of EPA Region 6 in Texas and New Mexico.“Today we recognize the strong partnership NADBank has with the EPA and announce new funding through EPA’s Border Environment Infrastructure Fund,” Hurd said. “Through the EIF, NADBank and EPA have partnered with local governments in Texas’ 23rd District on several multimillion dollar projects to improve the lives of south and west Texans.”Hurd said the grants not only make much-needed infrastructure improvements, but also prevent serious public health risks. “We see what NADBank has been able to accomplish in its partnership with the EPA. In recent weeks, we have celebrated the completion of a project in Marathon and marked the groundbreaking of a project in Presidio all because of funding through the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund. With this new allocation of $15 million for our region, I have no doubt that more projects to improve the lives of my constituents who live, work and raise their families in our communities will be accomplished in the future.”

The College/Underserved Community Partnership Program (CUPP) provides a creative approach by partnering and delivering technical assistance from local colleges and universities to small underserved communities at no cost to the communities. EPA Region 4 has successfully collaborated with colleges and universities to assist communities in pursuing redevelopment opportunities and plans at sites in the Region. This webinar will share best practices and lessons learned as well as share the perspectives of the partnered colleges and universities. To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/SRI_072920/

The College/Underserved Community Partnership Program (CUPP) provides a creative approach by partnering and delivering technical assistance from local colleges and universities to small underserved communities at no cost to the communities. EPA Region 4 has successfully collaborated with colleges and universities to assist communities in pursuing redevelopment opportunities and plans at sites in the Region. This webinar will share best practices and lessons learned as well as share the perspectives of the partnered colleges and universities. To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/SRI_072920/

On July 7, Judith Enck, former EPA Region 2 Administrator and founder of Beyond Plastics, gave testimony on the topic of Plastic Production, Pollution and Waste in the Time of COVID-19 to the Environment Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform. "I completely reject that this is a cultural issue and it's up to you and me to move away from plastic. When you walk into a supermarket it's virtually impossible to walk away without plastic. We need to make less plastic." For a video of the full virtual briefing, visit https://youtu.be/mq0yjlewZmA.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine for July 3, 2020 featuring a rebroadcast of the virtual Norlite Town Hall Meeting produced by The Sanctuary for Independent Media on June 22, 2020. The Norlite incinerator in Cohoes has been burning toxic waste for decades. What is the health impact of their operations on the surrounding communities throughout the NY Capital Region, southwestern Vermont, northwestern Massachusetts, and beyond? Cohoes Mayor William T. Keeler, longtime Saratoga Sites apartment resident Joe Ritchie, Dr. David Carpenter of the Albany School of Public Health, Dr. David Bond from Bennington College, and former EPA Region 2 administrator Judith Enck came together online for a discussion of this important issue. TThe moderator is Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Corinne Carey. This event was co-sponsored by Lights Out Norlite and the Hudson Mohawk Environmental Action Network. www.LightsOutNorlite.org

This week I sat down with EPA Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dunn.  As many of our listeners know, Alex Dunn heads the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and is responsible for implementing the nation’s industrial and agricultural chemical laws, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), respectively. Alex has an extensive background in the environmental field and is a leading voice on TSCA and FIFRA.  Prior to Alex’s current role, she served as the Regional Administrator for EPA Region 1, and before Region 1, Alex served as the executive director and general counsel for the Environmental Council of States.  She has published extensively in the areas of the ethics of community advocacy, environmental justice, urban sustainability, water quality, cooperative federalism, the Clean Water Act, and more. Given Alex’s high profile role at EPA, we focused our discussion on implementation of the amendments to TSCA, which Congress enacted in 2016.  As we record this session, we are at the four-year anniversary of the new law, and we celebrate EPA’s many accomplishments in implementing the Congressionally mandated changes to the law.  As pollution prevention is an integral part of EPA’s mission, we also focus on initiatives under way to introduce safer and greener chemicals.  Finally, our discussion includes a look ahead to what is on EPA’s agenda for the remainder of the year, which promises to be extraordinarily busy. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW.

Experts provide an overview of the changes proposed to the NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for industrial stormwater discharges.  The webinar will give participants an overview of the MSGP including the scope of facilities subject to the MSGP, a summary of the proposed changes in the draft 2020 MSGP including sampling requirements and benchmark modifications, and the general permit's implementation by EPA Region 1 in Massachusetts. (May 18, 2020) Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Alan Johnson at ajohnson@bostonbar.org

In this episode, NDA Director of Government Affairs Kevin McKenney speaks with Jon Grosshans with EPA Region 5 to discuss land revitalization efforts, including how EPA works at the local level and how demolition plays a role. Later, Kevin speaks with Dennis McGarel of Brandenburg and Jeff Lambert of NDA about the recent Washington Fly-In. They discuss their meetings with OSHA and EPA, along with the action items and opportunities of the industry in 2019. Finally, Kevin will provide an update on the important legislative and regulatory issues facing the industry.

This week, Joan speaks with Matt about her time as the Senior Policy Advisor for EPA Region 8 under former President Obama from 2013-2016. Joan worked closely with Shaun McGrath, former Region 8 Administrator, who will be joining HEAL as the keynote speaker for our 2017 Spring Breakfast in May. During her tenure at the EPA, Joan was responsible for ensuring Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act were carried out in Region 8, contributed to the development of the Clean Power Plan and Obama’s Climate Action Plan, and worked closely with tribal governments on issues surrounding oil and gas development. Join us as she and Matt discuss the role of the EPA in ensuring clean air and a healthy environment along the Wasatch Front, the sea change of the current Administration and how this could affect the EPA, and the ways the EPA is looking to the future. She concludes with a taste of what Shaun will bring to the Spring Breakfast – get your tickets here! Be sure to listen!

This week, Joan speaks with Matt about her time as the Senior Policy Advisor for EPA Region 8 under former President Obama from 2013-2016. Joan worked closely with Shaun McGrath, former Region 8 Administrator, who will be joining HEAL as the keynote speaker for our 2017 Spring Breakfast in May. During her tenure at the EPA, Joan was responsible for ensuring Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act were carried out in Region 8, contributed to the development of the Clean Power Plan and Obama’s Climate Action Plan, and worked closely with tribal governments on issues surrounding oil and gas development. Join us as she and Matt discuss the role of the EPA in ensuring clean air and a healthy environment along the Wasatch Front, the sea change of the current Administration and how this could affect the EPA, and the ways the EPA is looking to the future. She concludes with a taste of what Shaun will bring to the Spring Breakfast – get your tickets here! Be sure to listen!

23% of Government Contracts are designated for small and minority business owners every year, this amounts to over $115 Billion dollars in contracts a year and that is only at the federal level. Federal, state, and local governments all have various funding that is designated specifically to work certified small businesses and the unfortunate truth is many of us are missing out on it. These government contracts can be a great stream of income. And an opportunity to grow small business ideas for women. In this episode, we talk with Adrianne M. Callahan a Small Business Specialist (SBS) and Disadvantaged Business EnterpriseProgram Manager for the United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) Region 5, Chicago, IL. As the SBS and DBE Manager, Mrs. Callahan is responsible for the socio-economic programs carried out through the Region’s acquisition and financial assistance programs. In short, she helps small businesses like ours get government contracts and ensures that Women and Minority businesses get a shot at the millions of government dollars spent on vendor contracts each year. Adrianne joins the show to talk about what small business can do to get certified and secure contracts. She breaks down things like NAICs codes, MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) and WBE (women business enterprise) certifications, and gives a ton of resources for us to get started on your journey. This interview is so good I had to break it up into 2 parts.   In this Episode you'll learn: MEB/WEN Minority Enterprise Businesses Why you should get the DOT DBE Certification first What kind of jobs and contracts can you get from the government? How long it takes to get certified Do you need to be full time in your business to go after government certifications and contracts How to research if agencies have to meet their small business goals and what they may be looking for upcoming projects Where to get free help to get certified and find contracts.   Resources for getting your small business certified for government contracts: NAIC Code - https://www.naics.com/naics-search-results/ PTAC- Procurement Technical Assistance Centers http://www.aptac-us.org/ https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/find/?type=Procurement%20Technical%20Assistance%20Center USspending.gov A little about Adrianne Mrs. Callahan has been instrumental in increasing EPA Region 5’s small business outreach efforts by: 1) co- sponsoring an annual small business conference for veterans in conjunction with Veteran’s day; 2) holding monthly counseling and capabilities sessions with small businesses; and 3) helping to identify MBE/WBE firms to State agency assistance agreement recipients. In addition, Mrs. Callahan has served as a panelist and instructor, providing training at a number of small business conferences. Mrs. Callahan works closely with local, state and Federal government agency partners and resource agencies to identify and assist small businesses in doing business with the government. Mrs. Callahan is the recipient of numerous performance based awards: Special Act, Cash, On the Spot and Chicago area Federal Executive Board Federal Employee of the Year for Outstanding Program Specialist (2013) and Team awards. Mrs. Callahan is the principal negotiator with Region 5 State agencies for establishing their Fair Share goals. These goals are included in ALL EPA Region 5 Assistance Agreements (grants). Mrs. Callahan is responsible for a large volume of public (external) contact with small and large businesses, public interest groups and nonprofits..

Today, my guest is Kyla Bennett. Kyla is the New England Director and the Director of Science Policy for PEER, which stands for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. PEER’s purpose is to protect public employees who protect our environment. And what could be more needed, today, than this? Kyla previously worked at EPA Region 1 (New England) for 10 years as a wetland permit reviewer and as the Region's Wetlands Enforcement Coordinator. Kyla first became involved with PEER in the mid 1990s, when she became a whistleblower herself. Kyla has a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Connecticut and a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. Her familiarity with science, the law, and the inner workings of state and federal governmental agencies enables her to assist public environmental employees throughout New England. Thanks again to Kyla Bennet of PEER for taking the time to share her passion for environmental protection, and the inspiring work she does every day to help public employees do the important work they wish to do. Please visit their website at peer.org to learn more about the campaigns they are working on, sign up for their newsletter, and donate if you are inclined. NEXT TIME on Audible Cafe, we talk with Jeff Ruch, who is the outgoing Executive Director at PEER and who was one of the people who founded PEER in 1997. He is another fascinating person with a long and illustrious career in environmental protection, and you won’t want to miss that show. Thank you so much for listening! As always, you can learn more and access archives and show notes with lots of resources at audiblecafe.com. And if you’d like to get directly in touch with us, email listenup@audiblecafe.com.   LISTEN: Listen here on Audible Café website where you can also find show notes and links related to this episode. Subscribe (and leave a review! :-D) via Apple Podcasts Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Listen on Stitcher Have a great day!   RESOURCES www.peer.org Learn about the proposed changes to the Waters of the United States: EPA.gov “Making America’s Waters Burn Again” at EarthJustice.org New York Times article: “The Insect Apocalypse is Here”

EPA Region 2's Melissa Dimas, Community Involvement Coordinator, discusses the role of community involvement in EPA decision-making.

In this episode, Kelly speaks with John O'Grady, president of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Council #238, representing over 1,000 bargaining unit employees at the U.S. EPA Region 5 Office in Chicago, and spokesperson for Save the U.S. EPA. They discuss Save the U.S. EPA, a national campaign led by the employee unions to stop the Trump Administration and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt from passing a budget that will virtually decimate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with what the EPA is and what it does, and how we would be harmed if it is eliminated.Kelly and John urge you to call your Senators and Reprsentative at (202) 224-3121 to ask them to protect the EPA's budget.

In this episode, Kelly speaks with John O'Grady, president of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Council #238, representing over 1,000 bargaining unit employees at the U.S. EPA Region 5 Office in Chicago, and spokesperson for Save the U.S. EPA. They discuss Save the U.S. EPA, a national campaign led by the employee unions to stop the Trump Administration and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt from passing a budget that will virtually decimate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with what the EPA is and what it does, and how we would be harmed if it is eliminated.Kelly and John urge you to call your Senators and Reprsentative at (202) 224-3121 to ask them to protect the EPA's budget.

Toxicologist David J. Zaber comments on the efficacy of spraying mosquitoes. Kay McKeen from SCARCE promotes their Green Fair. Mike Mikulka from EPA Region 5 visits the Science Desk with Michele Hoffman and reports on efforts to gut the federal agency.

Region 7 OSHA gave the PSM update for 2016 @ GCAP’s 8th Annual Ammonia Safety Day this last month. Much emphasis was placed on; RAGAGEP (Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices) such as IIAR, ASHRAE, Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), and others. Retail Exemption Changes Re-write of 1910.119 Emergency Planning and Response View […]

Government Emergency Preparedness and Response: The Environmental Angle In the wake of Katrina, many of us are wondering whether government officials have prepared adequately to help the Bay Area escape the fate of New Orleans and protect the environment from toxic hazards if disaster strikes here. Tune in to Terra Verde to find out. Our three guests implement emergency preparedness and response from an environmental angle: Randy Sawyer, Director of the Hazardous Materials Program, Health Services Dept of Contra Costa County; Dan Meer, Chief, Response, Planning, and Assessment Branch, Superfund Division, EPA Region 9; and Carolyn Merritt, Chairman, US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The post Terra Verde – September 16, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.