The floral and the classical
Whether or not you’re a fan of Coronation Chicken, it’s hard not to admire the woman credited with inventing it. With ‘Constance Spry and the Fashion for Flowers’ (17 May–26 September), the
Garden Museum celebrates a figure with as many unexpected facets as that curious dish has ingredients. I’m looking forward to seeing some of Spry’s exuberant and unusual floral arrangements recreated (kale and artichoke extravaganzas, Instagrammers? Spry got there first), and discovering more about this one-time Hackney headmistress who provided blooms for the Queen’s coronation and inspiration for the floral paintings of her romantic partner, Gluck.
3M pays $80,000 over handling of hazardous waste in Cottage Grove Leaking of extremely toxic hydrofluoric acid cited among problems. May 12, 2021 5:43pm Text size Copy shortlink:
3M Co. paid $80,000 for numerous alleged hazardous waste violations at its Cottage Grove plant and incinerator, according to an enforcement action the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced Wednesday.
At issue was a release of extremely toxic hydrofluoric acid, a regulated hazardous waste, from corroded barrels in 2019, and many alleged violations regarding how 3M was handling and storing hazardous waste at its Cottage Grove complex.
Hydrogen fluoride is a particularly risky chemical. It has long been used at oil refineries, and the tanks of it were a major concern during the explosion at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wis., in 2018.
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Isaac Julien’s film installation recalling the life of Douglass, a freed slave and freedom fighter who spent two years living in Edinburgh in the 1840s while he was in the UK campaigning against slavery, will be shown at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Lessons of the Hour, which was filmed at sites across Edinburgh, other locations in Scotland and London, and Douglass’s former home in Washington, will remain on display from the festival’s launch in July until Black History Month in October.
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, in Newhaven, will be playing host to an exhibition by Sean Lynch which will turn the spotlight on the city’s public monuments and sculptures, the future of which is being reviewed by the council in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Daughter of West Lothian mum buried on her birthday thanks people for their generosity
Laura Mcaloon died last month leaving behind three children Tiegan (20), Demileigh (13) and Connor (2)
three children Tiegan (20), Demileigh (13) and Connor (2) (Image: Daily Record)
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A young woman who buried her mum on what would have been her birthday has thanked everyone who supported her family as they face up to life without her.
Credit Michigan Department of Environmental Quality / Flickr http://bit.ly/1xMszCg
Minnesota-based company 3M is suing the state of Michigan over its regulations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or the PFAS family of chemicals. Michigan s regulations on PFAS in drinking water were finalized in August 2020, and are among the most stringent in the country.
Exposure to some kinds of PFAS has been linked to increased cholesterol, impaired reproductive and immune systems, impaired growth in children, and heightened risk of kidney and testicular cancers. Currently, there are no federal standards from the Environmental Protection Agency for the PFAS family of chemicals in drinking water.