Glass Testing Recommendations Made
The Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) reported that testing glass containers for compliance with state toxics in packaging laws was most effective when an external heat source was used. A report...
View ArticleTracking Tool for Waterway Nutrient Enrichment Available
The US Geological Survey has introduced an online tracking tool for nutrient enrichment of the nation’s streams, lakes, and estuaries. Widespread nutrient enrichment can contribute to harmful algal...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: GHG Rules, EU ETS, Lightweight Metals
The EPA is issuing a notice of data availability in support of its proposed greenhouse gas rules for new power plants. The NODA asks for comment on the EPA’s interpretation of the provisions in the...
View ArticleDoE Funding Leads to New Hexagon Lincoln Hydrogen Trailer
As the demand for hydrogen-powered vehicles increases, Nebraska-based Hexagon Lincoln, a company that creates carbon fiber composite fuel tanks used to transport hydrogen, has developed a new trailer...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Programs May Have Caused Decline in US Electricity Sales,...
US electricity sales have been on the decline since 2007 even as the economy has recovered, according to a white paper by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The white paper “Why is...
View ArticleClimate Leadership Awards Given
Fifteen organizations and two individuals were recognized as the 2014 winners of Climate Leadership Awards. The awards are given by the EPA’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership, in collaboration...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Backs Stricter Vehicle Emissions Standards
The European Parliament passed tougher carbon dioxide standards for new cars with a one-year phase-in through 2020. The rules set an average limit of 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer (g/km) for...
View ArticleIkea Suspended by Forest Stewardship Council
Ikea has reportedly had its certificate suspended by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) after the discovery that the furniture chain has been cutting 600-year-old trees in Russia. The FSC alleged...
View ArticleSupreme Court Judges Question EPA’s GHG Justification
Supreme Court swing judge Anthony Kennedy (pictured) joined the four conservative justices to voice skepticism of the EPA’s arguments in its greenhouse gas regulation case. “I couldn’t find a single...
View ArticleWho Will Pay for Climate Change Consequences?
A number of initiatives, including the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Recovery and the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, have been developing models to assess...
View ArticleCall for Contributors
There’s still time to contribute your success story for Environmental Leader’s Insider Knowledge Report. Environmental Leader invites you to share the results of a sustainability initiative,...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Fibers, REACH, OpenADR, ISO 14001
SCS Global Services has released the final version of the Responsible Source Standard for Chip, Pellets and Manufactured Fibers. The standard applies to synthetic polymers, such as nylon and polyester,...
View ArticleSurePure Trials Successful
Liquid photopurification company SurePure said that trials using its patented photopurification system to microbiologically purify potato rinse water had proven successful. According to SurePure,...
View ArticleREACH Launches Updated Tracking Tool
The REACH Centre has launched chemtrac3, the latest version of its comprehensive online chemicals management and regulatory reference tool. The European Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and...
View ArticleRecycling Platform Reaches Milestone
The European Recycling Platform (ERP) has hit a milestone of 2 million metric tons of recycled electronics since it began operations. ERP says this is the equivalent of removing 8 million cars from...
View ArticleFood Institute Examines Agricultural Technologies
Climate change, population, and income growth will drive food demand in the coming decades as the world’s population may reach 9 billion by 2050. Food prices for corn, rice, and wheat would...
View ArticleWireless Charging Market Grows
Wireless charging for electric vehicles until recently appeared to have limited market potential. But major changes have occurred over the past 12 months as several major automakers are planning to...
View ArticleVoluntary Financial Guidelines Released
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) released voluntary guidelines to help the financial sector report on sustainability issues in annual filings with the US Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleLubricant Market to Reach $178 Billion by 2020
Driven by the enforcement of eco-friendly policies, rising vehicle production and manufacturing output, the global lubricants market will earn an estimated $178.87 billion in revenues in 2020, up from...
View ArticleUS Emissions Dropped 3.3% in 2012
Greenhouse gas emissions in the US totaled 6,501,000 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2012, a 3.3 percent reduction from the previous year, according to an annual draft report by the...
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