Seventh Generation Leads Chemical Reform Coalition
Consumer brands including Seventh Generation, Patagonia and Stonyfield Farm have signed a letter to Congress urging chemical policy reform. The coalition, Companies for Safer Chemicals, says it will...
View ArticleEPA to Cut Inspections, Enforcement Cases
The EPA plans to cut federal inspections by one-third and reduce civil enforcement cases 23 percent, the Los Angeles Times reports. Citing the agency’s draft strategic plan, the newspaper says the EPA...
View ArticleDow, Cargill Win Green Chemistry Awards
Dow Chemical, Cargill and Life Technologies have won the 2013 President Green Chemistry Challenge award for developing chemicals safer for public health and the environment. The challenge awards are...
View ArticlePE International Launches Next-Generation LCA Software
PE International has launched the latest version of its GaBi sustainability software and its new GaBi Server. With 25 percent more data than in prior releases, the newest GaBi platform offers...
View ArticleWRI Ranks Countries’ Water Stress
Thirty-seven countries face “extremely high” levels of water stress, using more than 80 percent of their available water supply every year, according to the World Resources Institute’s water stress...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: GRI, Cardno, City of Palo Alto
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Global Reporting Initiative: The sustainability reporting organization has named Bastian Buck director,...
View ArticlePwC Integrated Reporting Assessment Shows ‘Opportunity for Change’
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) research on integrated reporting using the International Integrated Reporting Council’s (IIRC) framework shows the need for an evolved information set when it comes to the...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS Repeal Bill, Bayer Penalty, Superfund, PCBs
A bipartisan group of eight senators, led by Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) has introduced a bill to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard’s ethanol mandate. The Corn Ethanol Mandate...
View Article$8B Available for Carbon Capture, Other Advanced Fossil Energy Projects
The Department of Energy has made available $8 billion in loan guarantee authority to support advanced fossil energy projects that avoid, reduce or sequester greenhouse gases. Loan guarantees under...
View ArticleSustainable Materials, Chemicals ‘Top of Agenda’ in 2014, Frost & Sullivan Says
Materials market for energy efficient buildings, construction chemicals and flexible packaging will be the key growth areas in 2014 and beyond, according to Frost & Sullivan’s predictions for the...
View ArticleKB Home, Eden Housing Among Green Building Award Winners
KB Home has the highest volume of GreenPoint Rated projects — more than 1,000 in the pipeline, 600 of which are slated for 2014 — and for this has won Community Builder of the Year, one of seven...
View ArticleRFS in Limelight, but Cellulosics Hope to Steal the Show
As the Renewable Fuel Standard debate rages on in the halls of Congress, agencies are trying to stimulate the development of the fledgling advanced biofuels industry. Corn ethanol producers suffered a...
View ArticleDoes Bayer Care About Bees?
While beekeepers and environmental groups blame Bayer and other pesticide producers for harming honeybees, Bayer has funded research that blames varroa mites for the bee die-off and plans to open more...
View ArticleWestern Water First in US to Use New Fracking Solution
Water supplier Western Water is the first in the US to use Integrated Environmental Technologies’ fracking disinfectant solution designed to leave no lasting impact on the environment and create a...
View ArticleCARB Approves Another Round of Cap and Trade Amendments
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has held its most important meetings related to the Cap and Trade Regulation (Regulation) annually in October over the last few years, and 2013 was no...
View ArticleUSDA: Dairy Dust Not Harmful
Dust stirred up by wind and restless cattle at dairies does contain bacteria, fungi and small bacterial remnants such as endotoxins, but these potentially problematic particles are not found at high...
View ArticlePrivately Owned Desalination on the Uptick
Private ownership is expected to account for 51 percent of the 25 million cubic meters per day of large-scale desalination projects currently planned or under construction, according to a report from...
View ArticleStantec Acquires Two Firms, Expands Environmental Services
North American design firm Stantec is expanding its environmental services with two acquisitions: Virginia-based Williamsburg Environmental Group and British Columbia’s Cambria Gordon. Williamsburg...
View ArticlePlastic Bag Bans ‘Hurt the Environment,’ Study Says
Plastic bag bans don’t decrease costs for cities and hurt the environment, according to a study from the National Center for Policy Analysis. Do Bans on Plastic Grocery Bags Save Cities Money? says the...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Building Commissioning, Laptop Chargers,...
ASHRAE is requesting public input on ASHRAE Guideline 0.2P, The Commissioning Process for Existing Systems and Assemblies, which describes the procedures, methods, documentation, requirements and...
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