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Accord reached in St. Croix wastewater lawsuit
Environmentalists and the V.I. Waste Management Authority filed an agreement in District Court last week that would ensure that wastewater is not discharged over marine wildlife off St. Croix's South Shore - instead using it to create water suitable for irrigation and agricultural purposes. The agreement - signed last month by Waste Management Authority General Counsel Iver Stridiron, Attorney General Vincent Frazer, and St. Croix attorney Edward Barry - ends a long dispute between the government and residents and groups that brought the suit. While the settlement has not yet been approved by Chief District Judge Curtis Gomez, Barry, who represents all of the people and groups who filed the lawsuit, said that is likely to happen soon. "The local government is making amends for a lot of bad history," Barry said.
Little things mean a lot more when switching to a greener lifestyle
Post a comment. View latest comments. The bag was a must-have item: sleek, stylish, in tune with the latest fashion, just the thing for spring. It also turned out to be sturdy and big enough to hold about $20 worth of groceries. At 99 cents, the bag was a bargain.
No, this carryall isn't the latest accessory from Fashion Week, but a reusable grocery bag. It's only the first to come home with us, but I suspect it won't be the last. We were making our once-monthly trip to Whole Foods Market; the light-Kermit-green bag was on a spindle at the checkout. Buy a bag; save the Earth (and save 10 cents). Plus, get a carabiner on a key fob. Makes sense to me. Whole Foods seems like the progressive kind of place that could get its customers to switch to reusable bags.
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