Massachusetts Mandates First Statewide Drug Take-Back Program
Pharmaceutical manufacturers in Massachusetts will be required to finance and manage safe disposal of unwanted medications under a drug abuse prevention bill signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker. The...
View ArticleVeolia Partnership Puts $8M-$12M Savings on Tap for Water Utility
A maintenance and productivity program at water supply agency Washington Aqueduct has increased worker productivity, cut costs and improved maintenance and management. Through the partnership with...
View ArticleLockheed Martin, Concord Blue Waste-to-Energy Plant Moves Forward
A waste-to-energy facility, expected to be online next year, will process 50,000 tons of raw waste annually, reducing the need for landfill use and powering 5,000 homes and businesses in Herten,...
View ArticleHow to Manage Environmental Risk in a Complex Organization: Tips from DIA
[Editor’s note: This is the second 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 ArticleOnline Green Building Tool Helps Industry Choose Safer, Sustainable Materials
A new online building tool provides architects, material specifiers, interior designers and other building and construction professionals with information about green building codes and standards,...
View ArticleLakeshore Recycling Systems Receives $1.5M Closed Loop Fund Investment
As it moves forward with its plan to invest more than $500 million in US recycling projects by 2020, the Closed Loop Fund yesterday announced its latest investment: $1.5 million in Lakeshore Recycling...
View ArticleEvoqua Inks Deal to Buy Water Filtration Company
Water treatment technology company Evoqua Water Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Neptune Benson, a manufacturer of water filtration and disinfection products for the recreational,...
View ArticleCan Your Company Consume Clean Energy and Still Compete Globally?
Is there is a correlation between economic growth and the rate of growth in greenhouse gas emissions? If the current presidential campaign is the benchmark, one would suspect a close link. But, at...
View ArticleIDT Deploys ‘Wet and Dry’ Waste Management Program, Achieves Zero Waste
Technology firm Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has achieved zero waste after deploying a “wet and dry” waste management program to increase recycling and composting at its San Jose, California,...
View ArticleFoamRecycle Offers ‘Efficient, Cost-Effective’ Foam Recycling Services
FoamRecycle, a company offering foam recycling programs and services, has set up shop in the San Francisco Bay area. The company accepts foam drop off at its warehouse facility in San Pablo,...
View ArticleMicrosoft, Mars, Ingersoll Rand on How to Profit from Climate Leadership
The EPA recently announced its climate leadership awards, recognizing companies, organizations and partnerships for managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in internal operations and throughout...
View ArticleGRI, CDP Guidance Helps Companies Report Climate Impacts
The Global Reporting Initiative and CDP have released their latest linkage guidance to help companies report on their climate-related impacts and avoid duplicating their disclosure efforts. Thousands...
View ArticleMore Onsite Power Means Less Revenues for Utilities. What’s Next?
With an increasing number of both business and residential customers expected to generate their power using rooftop solar panels, the renewable revolution could cost utilities big dollars. The extent...
View ArticleCargill, WRI Partner to Manage Forests, Water Risk Across Supply Chains
Cargill and the World Resources Institute (WRI) are teaming up to work across value chains to better manage deforestation and water risk. Under the 2-year partnership, Cargill will use WRI’s...
View ArticleGRI Maps the Future of Sustainability Reporting
The Global Reporting Initiative’s latest reporting tool is a digital publication that maps out the future of sustainability reporting and disclosure. The Next Era of Corporate Disclosure: Digital,...
View ArticleThe End of the Road for LOS Analysis of Traffic Impacts
Automobile traffic congestion, and our collective behavior as automobile drivers, is front and center in environmental conversations and debates. A primary reason being that traffic congestion can...
View ArticleAmerican Energy Policy Over Time Favors Renewables. But Natural Gas is the...
When Hillary Clinton commented that coal was losing its position in the American energy portfolio, she was exactly right. It is losing its status as the pinnacle of national energy policy — a fact...
View ArticleTetra Tech Buys INDUS, Expands Water Data Management Services
In a move to expand its water data management services, Tetra Tech has acquired information technology firm INDUS. The companies did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. Tetra Tech is the no. 3...
View ArticleCircular Economy: What Businesses Should Know
Businesses and cities in the circular economy approach production as a “closed loop system” rather than a linear system, and regenerate waste, like an ecosystem in nature. This Veolia video highlights...
View ArticleWorld Water Day 2016: Companies Pledge $1 Billion for Water R&D
Today is World Water Day, an annual event started by the United Nations to raise awareness about global water scarcity and water safety. Both issues have affected the US this year as some regions...
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