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Trash best way to dispose of unused drugs
UPI.com
Flushing unused pills down the toilet is no longer advised, as the active ingredients in drugs have been found in drinking water and aquatic environments, but about 40 percent still flush unused medication down the toilet, Cook explained.

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Water Festival benefits from support
Battle Creek Enquirer
... the Michigan Water Environment Association; the Michigan Section of the American Water Works Association; Enbridge; Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering, Inc.; AECOM USA of Michigan, Inc.; Jones & Henry; Sweetwater's Donut Mill; and Waste Management ...

Dold keeping close eye on environment
Lake County News Sun
Dold's first bill in congress was HR 435, the Great Lakes Water Protection Act, which protects Lake Michigan from waste-water discharge. He was given the “America's Great Outdoors Congressional Champion” award by several environmental and conservation ...

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Study: Trash Old, Unused Drugs
WebMD
There are serious concerns that antibiotic and hormone medications pose a threat to the nation's lakes, rivers, and other water supplies. While most of these concerns involve flushed waste that contains residues of used medications, unused drugs may ...
Trash Can May Be Greenest Option For Unused DrugsNorth Country Public Radio

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Pontiac City Council seeks review of waste water agreement
Oakland Press
By DUSTIN BLITCHOK PONTIAC — The Pontiac City Council has unanimously voted to request independent legal counsel to give the council “guidance and understanding” of a pending contract that will restructure the city's wastewater treatment facility.

No need to choose between jobs, environment
Battle Creek Enquirer
The campaign season is bringing polemics and hypercharged political sound bites about environmental progress even though there is very strong public support for cleaner air that's healthier to breathe, cleaner water that's safer to drink and enjoy for ...

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No need to choose between jobs, environment
Battle Creek Enquirer
... cleaner water that's safer to drink and enjoy for recreation, and fewer dangerous toxics in our communities. The best news is that environmental progress is being achieved together with the growing green economy that is helping drive Michigan's and ...

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Water, grass, cash: HP struggles
Michigan Citizen
By T. Kelly HIGHLAND PARK — City water is safe to drink, officials say, but in this two-square-mile city surrounded by Detroit, the grass keeps growing as mowers break down, health insurance rates for city employees doubled and cash shortages remain a ...

Northern Michigan Events: Boyne's Zoo de Mac Bike Race
Traverse
Lisa and I alternate sips of coffee and water, then we remember that we're headed out onto a two-lane surrounded mostly by woods and open countryside for the entire day. We decide it's best to skip the liquids altogether. Okay, so maybe we aren't off ...

Peaceful start to NATO protests
Chicago Tribune
Protest organizers said they planned a demonstration training session in Grant Park at 7 pm With their numbers far smaller than they were a few hours earlier, some demonstrators used the down time to sun themselves or drink water.

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Can water change the way we eat?
Futurity: Research News
"If the drink on the table sets the odds against both adults and children eating their vegetables, then perhaps it is time to change that drink, and replace it with water." (Credit: iStockphoto) U. OREGON (US) — Serving water with meals could be a ...

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Well testing offered
Argus Press
OWOSSO — The Shiawassee Conservation District, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, will offer free drinking water well screening to ensure the safety of households that rely on private wells for drinking ...

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Trash Can May Be Greenest Option For Unused Drugs
North Country Public Radio
Flushing, for instance, has fallen out of favor for all but a handful of drugs because of concerns about water contamination. And researchers at the University of Michigan, writing this week in Environmental Science and Technology, ...

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Clean Water for Everyone
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — Nearly 80 percent of disease in developing countries is linked to bad water and sanitation. Now a scientist at Michigan Technological University has developed a simple, cheap way to make water safe to drink, even if it's muddy.
A gram of salt helps treat murky waterCBC.ca

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The Flint Journal - MLive.com
Michigan's air is cleaner, but watch out for Asian carp and other ...
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
The ranking is based on “The State of Michigan's Environment 2011” a comprehensive, 82-page report that assesses the condition of wildlife populations, water quality, forests and other natural resources. It also addresses the threats from pollution, ...

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Southeast Michigan fishing report and weekly fishing tip
Examiner.com
A few walleye were caught in 20 to 25 feet of water out from the Fermi Power Plant or in shallow waters (12-16 feet deep) in Brest Bay. Anglers did best when trolling or drifting bottom bouncers with crawlers harnesses. Purple and gold or pink and ...

New advice on medication disposal: Trash beats take-back, new study suggests
Science Daily (press release)
Flushing unused pills down the toilet is no longer advised, as the active ingredients in drugs have been found in drinking water and aquatic environments. If half of people threw away unused medications and half took them back to the drug store, ...

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DigitalJournal.com
New advice on medication disposal: Trash beats take-back, new study suggests
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (May 16, 2012) — Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a University of Michigan study that is the first to look at the net effects of ...
Best Disposal Method for Old Medications FoundLiveScience.com
Trashing old, unused medications best for reducing environmental impactEurekAlert (press release)

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CBC.ca
A gram of salt helps treat murky water
CBC.ca
They found that two grams of salt could remove up to 98 per cent of a particular type of clay called bentonite from a litre of water, though it was less effective with other kinds of clay. That level of salt is too high for human drinking, however.

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Gary loses appeal on Hobart wastewater plant
Post-Tribune
By Teresa Auch Schultz tauch@post-trib.com May 17, 2012 5:18PM Hobart has received the go-ahead from the Indiana Court of Appeals to move forward with a new wastewater treatment plant that was proposed more than a decade ago.