Environmental Alternatives, Inc.

Posted: Saturday, August 6, 2011 12:00 am

Most people know about radon

Feasibility study to gauge local need, interest

Charlotte Burrous

The Daily Record

A long proposed question of bringing public transportation to the area is on the drawing board once again.

Recently, Environmental Alternatives began to work in conjunction with Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments on a feasibility study to see...

May 18, 2010, 2:18 PM ET.What New Lead-Paint Law Means for Homeowners

A lot of our readers have said, given the choice, they prefer old homes to newly built models.

But what about the lead paint issue?

In today’s Wall Street Journal, I report on how professionals who repair or renovate homes and other buildings constructed before 1978 are now required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adhere to strict lead-safe work practices.

Renovation...

New Lead-Paint Law Heavy on Budgets EPA Requires Workers on Older Building Sites to Adhere to Strict Safety Practices; By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN

A worker wears protective clothing while removing mold from a home built prior to 1978.

.Contractors and other professionals who work on building renovations are worried that a new government ruling aimed at protecting against the risks of lead-paint poisoning will add another financial burden to t...

Cancer, Cancer Everywhere

By Tiffany OCallaghan Monday, May. 24, 2010

Jill Greenberg for TIME

Was it hype or health care? on may 6, the President's Cancer Panel published an alarming 240-page report on the risk of cancer from chemicals and other substances in the environment. "The true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated," the report's authors concluded. "The American people — even before they are born ...