Veolia Inks $500M Wastewater Contract, Largest Wastewater Public-Private...
In what Veolia says is the largest wastewater public-private partnership in the US, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has extended its agreement with Veolia North America to continue...
View ArticleSpotlight on Award Winners: Domtar Plymouth K-Lime
“The Domtar K-Lime project epitomizes the practical application of technology to improve sustainability across environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Taking materials that were being sent to...
View ArticleIBM Researchers Develop New Plastics Recycling Process
IBM researchers say they have discovered a recycling process that converts BPA-leaching plastics into environmentally safe material for water purification and medical devices — a technological advance...
View ArticleObama Wants to Sign Out of Office with the Signing of Clean Power Pledge with...
The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico have agreed to produce half of their power by 2025 from hydropower, nuclear, wind, solar and energy storage, while the coal plants would count if...
View ArticleM&A: Intelex Acquires Ecocion, Sungevity Merges with Easterly Acquisition Corp.
Big mergers and acquisitions news today with environment, health, safety and quality management developer Intelex Technologies acquiring environmental management information systems (EMIS) provider...
View ArticleEPA Outlines Plan to Implement New Chemical Safety Rules
President Obama last week signed into law an overhaul to the Toxic Substances Control Act, requiring new testing and regulation of thousands of chemicals used in everything from cleaning products to...
View ArticleMars’ Global Factories Send Zero Waste to Landfill
Mars has achieved zero waste to landfill at all of its global factories, according to the company’s most recent sustainability report, published today.
View ArticleIndustrial Complex in Spain Delivers Fresh Take on Wastewater Reuse
Verónica García Molina, EMEA Technical Service and Development Manager, Tarragona Global Water Technology Center R&D Manager Alfred Arias, Dow Ibérica Innovation Support & Learning Leader Dow...
View Article81% of S&P 500 Companies Published Sustainability Reports in 2015
Eighty-one percent of S&P 500 companies published a corporate responsibility or sustainability report in 2015.
View ArticleThree Amigos Work to Cut Carbon while California’s Amigos Work to Cut...
While the "Three Amigos" are meeting in Ottawa to discuss ways to limit their carbon emissions, a different group of friends -- or shall we say 'adversaries' -- are meeting in California to ditch its...
View ArticleDehumidifier Standards Help Make Summer a Little Less Sticky
With summer now here, it’s a good time to be thinking about tips to keep your home cool while keeping your energy bills under control. Fortunately, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has been busy...
View ArticleClosed Loop Fund Investment Supports Single-Stream Recycling in Memphis
In the investment fund’s ongoing efforts to increase recycling rates and divert waste, the Closed Loop Fund has invested $3.25 million to support single-stream recycling in Memphis, Tennessee. The fund...
View ArticleIndustry Attacks San Francisco’s Styrofoam Ban
Some industry groups expressed concern over San Francisco's newly adopted Styrofoam ban, the most extensive in the US.
View ArticleWhy Your Business Needs a Robust E-Waste Management System
Pollution from e-waste poses a major environmental challenge — and a legal risk to businesses, as well. The EPA estimates e-waste is growing at a rate of two to three times faster than any other...
View ArticleSpotlight on Award Winners: Petro Canada Lubricants, Inc. HYDREX XV
“If diesel fuel usage is reduced by 5%, productivity increased by 6%, and fewer fluid changes required, this is a winner in the hydraulic fluid category. I would certainly pay a premium for these...
View ArticleExxon Will Push Hard for a Carbon Tax. What’s its Rationale?
ExxonMobil is saying that it now wants to lead a national effort to enact a carbon tax. While the oil giant has supported a carbon tax since 2009, its previous efforts have been tepid. The Wall Street...
View ArticleChief Sustainability Officers’ Role ‘Disappearing’
Spending by sustainability leaders on core areas of advice will shrink over the next five years, according to a study from Verdantix. The forecast predicts that spending by heads of sustainability on...
View ArticleIntroducing Call2Recycle’s Refreshed Brand Identity and Website
Earlier this month, Call2Recycle revealed a refreshed brand identity, including an updated redesign of its U.S. website. Following its 20 plus years since the organization was first launched in 1994,...
View ArticleVW Emissions Scandal: Will the Other (Criminal) Shoe Drop?
Volkswagen still may face criminal charges for cheating diesel emission air pollution tests after agreeing to an almost $15 billion settlement last week, according to California attorney general Kamala...
View ArticleGoogle Inching Closer to Fulfilling its Renewable Energy Goals
Google says that it is inching closer to energy and climate goals -- that its recent purchase of an additional 236 megawatts from two wind farms in Norway and Sweden will help it fully power its data...
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