Will Hawaii’s Attempts to Elevate Energy Storage be Successful?
With all the hoopla over utility commission rulings regarding how rooftop solar gets treated in California and Nevada, we almost forgot to bring up Hawaii, which has enacted some quirky rules of its...
View ArticleWith More Ambitious Carbon Pollution Cuts, RGGI Can Continue to Lead on Climate
While the Supreme Court has temporarily delayed implementation of the federal Clean Power Plan, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the nation’s first cap-and-trade program designed to cut...
View ArticlePowering Fuel Cells with Wastewater
As companies and facility managers are increasingly recognizing the benefits of monetizing wastewater, two Virginia Tech researchers say they have found a way to maximize the amount of electricity that...
View ArticleHow to Best Manage Corporate Water Risk
Water has a place on the risk agenda for every business, either as a direct operational issue or in the supply chain. And the risks continue to grow, be it too much or too little water, or water that’s...
View ArticleEPA Chief: Methane Emissions ‘Substantially Higher Than We Thought’
Energy markets may now be awash in natural gas but the fuel has, well, fueled an economic boom in the United States. Not only has it changed the way electricity is generated but it has also given the...
View ArticleKurion System Gives Nuclear Site Operators ‘New Tool’ to Manage Tritium
Nuclear waste cleanup firm Kurion today announced it has completed construction and testing of a prototype system that removes tritium from contaminated water. Kurion says the Modular Detritiation...
View ArticleSustainability Programs Mature, Focus on Intended Outcomes
This article is sponsored by Dakota Software. The corporate sustainability programs of many companies saw 2015 marking the beginning of a new set of goals, which would seem to suggest that such...
View ArticleCalifornia Water Bond Funding Will Begin to Flow
Two years ago, Californians voted to pass Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion general obligation bond, also known as the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. As part of...
View ArticleWashington State Considers First Carbon Tax in US
Washington state is considering the first carbon tax in the US, which would require energy-intensive manufacturing operations — steel mills and food processers, natural gas power plants, refineries...
View ArticleEllen MacArthur Foundation Launches US Circular Economy Program
In an effort to promote the circular economy in the US and eliminate waste, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a US chapter of its Circular Economy 100 (CE100) program. The international...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Chemical Safety Rule Changes
The EPA is proposing changes to its chemical safety rules that will require companies in three industries — paper manufacturing, petroleum and coal products, and chemical manufacturing — to assess...
View ArticleUpdated ISO 14004 Environmental Management Guidance Standard Published
Following the revision of the ISO 14001 environmental management systems standard, the International Organization for Standardization today released the updated version of its complementary standard,...
View ArticleWater Scarcity is Making for Some Scary Conditions
In a study published in Science Advances, Mesfin M. Mekonnen and Arjen Y. Hoekstra estimate that over 4 billion people, approximately two-thirds of the world’s population, face severe water scarcity...
View ArticleTop Smart City Technology Suppliers Announced
IBM and Cisco are the top two smart city technology suppliers — the two companies have held the no. 1 and no. 2 places on the list since 2013 — according to Navigant Research’s Leaderboard Report....
View ArticleUtility-Scale Solar Continues to Generate Good Vibes Among Utilities
Is utility-scale solar that feeds into the grid worth the money? A new report says that it is becoming cost competitive with other fuels and that it will become a fast-growing segment of the green...
View ArticlePractical Tips for Fostering a Committed and Environmentally Conscious Workforce
[Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles based on interviews from experts in the field who will be speaking at the Environmental Leader 2016 Conference in June.] Environmental...
View ArticleHow Facility Managers Can Prevent, Manage Legionella
O’Brien & Gere’s environmental compliance practice works with facility to inspect, test, and implement effective solutions to prevent or manage the risk to the public associated with the threat of...
View ArticleHow to Achieve Zero Waste in Plastics Manufacturing
Plastics industry trade association Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) has launched a tool for plastics manufacturers to evaluate waste reduction opportunities and maximize landfill diversion. SPI...
View ArticleWill COP21 Spur Big Oil to Invest in Low-Carbon Technology?
The Paris climate deal — and the actions it will require to keep global temperature rise to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius — can go one of two ways for big oil. Either it’s a nail in the coffin of the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rejects Attempt to Block Air Pollution Rule
Chief Justice John Roberts today denied an attempt to block, or “stay,” a contentious air pollution rule for power plants. Roberts’s order represents a big win for the Obama administration’s climate...
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