White House Opposes Bill to Delay Ground Level Ozone Standards
The White House is opposing a bill that it says would undermine the ground level ozone standards, which help reduce smog. It says that the measure, submitted in the US House, would delay implementation...
View ArticleTurning Paris Promises into Action: Obama-Modi Leadership on Climate Change
Redoubling their pledge to act on climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama vowed to early ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement this year during the U.S.-India...
View ArticleToyota Headquarters Will Use 100% Renewable Energy
Toyota says it will use 100 percent renewable energy at is new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas.
View ArticleCompanies will Pay $746 Million to Clean Up Superfund Site
The EPA will ask more than 150 companies and other groups to foot the $746 million bill to clean up the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. The proposed plan to remove 65 contaminants along the 10-mile...
View ArticleWhy GE, Other Energy Giants Are Investing Billions in Battery Storage
General Electric has invested millions of dollars into German batter storage provider Sonnen — the latest move by an energy services giant to buy into the growing energy storage market.
View ArticleNatural Gas Passes Coal in the Race for Electric Generation
For the first quarter of 2016, natural gas provided 32 percent of the total US electricity at utility-scale plants, and coal supplied nearly 29 percent, says the Energy Information Administration.
View ArticleUnpacking The Toxic Substances Control Act Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have passed the long-pending Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform legislation, which will bolster the government’s power to regulate a wide variety of...
View Article3 Stops on the Journey to Enabling EHS
Improving – and even transforming – business critical functions like Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS), by using technology to unlock elusive information and insight, is critical to reaching...
View ArticleWhich Companies Lead at Integrating Sustainability into Business Strategies?
Unilever does the best job integrating sustainability into its business strategy, a position the company has held for the past six years, according to a survey by global consultancies GlobeScan and...
View ArticleDupont on Trial over C8s Tied to Cancers. But is the Replacement C6 Safer?
Dupont started to phase-out C8 from the market in 2014 after it was determined that it caused a number of cancers linked thyroid and testicular issues. It has replaced it with C6, which is supposed to...
View ArticleEL Conference Brings Sustainability to Denver Next Week
The Environmental Leader 2016 Conference, June 21-23 in Denver, is all about current and emerging real-world challenges and the practical tools and solutions to help companies meet them. Commercial and...
View ArticleSponsored Content: Q&A with a Leader – Altenex
Blaine Collison will be a panelist at the Environmental Leader Conference on June 21-23 in Denver. His panel, Corporate & Industrial Renewable Energy Procurement Strategies, will be at 2:30 on June...
View ArticleNestlé Waters Opens Switzerland’s Largest Anaerobic Digestion Plant
Nestlé Waters and Swiss renewable energy developer Groupe E GreenWatt have opened Switzerland’s largest agricultural biogas plant, which will recycle agricultural waste and produce renewable energy.
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Ten K Solar, Novelis, thinkstep, Axion...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Ten K Solar: The commercial rooftop solar technology has appointed Jeffrey J. Hohn (pictured) as chief...
View ArticlePowering iPhones with iEnergy: Apple Enters the Energy Sector
Apple has formed a subsidiary, Apple Energy, to sell surplus solar power generated by its California and Nevada farms across the US and has also received approval to build a landfill-gas-to-energy...
View ArticleSponsored Content: Q&A with a Leader – UL EHS Sustainability Team
Robert Polito will be a panelist at the Environmental Leader Conference on June 21-23 in Denver. His panel, ISO Standards and your Sustainability & EHS Programs, will be at 2 pm on June 23. We were...
View ArticleMercury Rule Looks Like It Will Take Effect Now that the High Court Won’t...
The Obama administration racked up a key victory over its mercury rule after the US Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on Monday. It”s an indication that the high court will remain sympathetic to...
View ArticleNissan Develops Ethanol Fuel Cell for Vehicles
Nissan has developed an ethanol fuel cell for cars — a world first for automotive use, according to the company.
View ArticleCongress Looks to Slash EPA Funding, Block Environmental Regulations
US Senate Republicans are looking to slash EPA funding and block some of the agency’s climate rules and environmental regulations that would manufacturers and other industries.
View ArticleRepublic Services Opens Landfill Ash Metal Recovery Facility
Recycling and waste management company Republic Services and environmental technology firm Lab USA have opened an ash metal recovery facility at a Washington landfill. The facility, at Roosevelt...
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