: About Me

Professional Experience: Thirty years as an environmental science and public health professional in local, state and federal agencies and adjunct instructor for local universities and community colleges. Currently environmental and emergency planner for a major water utility in southwest Texas.

Writing Experience: Everything You Must Know When Building Your Country Home; a guide to water, waste disposal and other environmental issues for homebuilders in rural areas, 262 pages, published by Hanley-Wood, LLC, 2000. Articles published in Waste Age, Dog Fancy, The Pumper, The Cleaner, Housekeeping Today, Pet Health, Texas Gardener, Bird Talk, Meat Business, Cleaning Management, Catering Today, Hospital Topics and Occupational Health and Safety. Monthly columns written for the Journal of Dairy, Food, and Environmental Sanitation, and Meat Business.

Education:
Ph. D. Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1979.
Masters of Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, 1972.
Master of Public Administration, University of Oklahoma, 1978.
B.S. Major Biology, Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1968.

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Is EPA doing an adequate job to protect us from harmful chemicals?

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EPA is Asked to do More On July 10, the EPA announced that the Sierra Club and other environmental groups have petitioned the Agency to limit the use of nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE). NP and NPE are chemical substances used to manufacture a variety of commonly used household and commercial cleaning products. Past reports about toxicity and persistence in the environment have raised concerns about the safety of both chemicals. In addition, recent studies in fish and laboratory animals have indicated that NP acts as an endocrine disrupter having harmful effects on reprod...

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