U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron's $27 Billion Liability in Ecuador's Amazon Confirmed by Team...

QUITO, Ecuador----An increase in Chevron's potential environmental liability in Ecuador's Amazon to $27 billion is “reasonable” given new scientific data about groundwater contamination and hundreds of additional cancer...

U.S. Stimulates Global Market for Methane Recovery and Use as Fuel The Way to Go Clean, Green and...

Washington, D.C. — International leadership by the United States to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is highlighted in the third annual Methane to Markets (M2M) partnership report... [WebWire - Monday,...

AT&T to Assist EPA with Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

AT&T, in its filing with the EPA, told regulators that the company and the information and communications technology (ICT) industry are in position to develop and advance solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Enjoy the holidays while treading lightly on the planet

By Cynthia Sewell, Space & Earth science / Environment Have you been dreaming of a green Christmas? "Think about Christmas morning - you get done, and you have all these garbage bags full of trash," said Susan Angel, a green...

Water organizations renew MOU for decentralized wastewater management

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and thirteen water quality organizations in renewing a commitment to improving national decentralized wastewater treatment system...

Jeff takes over sewers

The Courier-Journal • December 1, 2008 Jeffersonville Mayor Tom Galligan took control of the city’s sewer system today, dismissing the private contractor that had been running the system since 1994. “We weren’t getting the...

New Law Ranks CRE by Efficiency

SAN FRANCISCO-A new law on the books means commercial building owners in California are about to see how they stack up against their peers in terms of energy consumption—and so, too, are the buildings’ prospective buyers,...

President George Bush's dark eco legacy for Barack Obama

Jimmy Lee Shreeve reports. When Barack Obama won the election on 4 November, the Bush administration got down to announcing a whole raft of so called "midnight regulations" which would drastically change America's environmental...

EPA proposes to add hazardous pharmaceutical waste to Universal Waste Rule

November 26, 2008—To help provide a streamlined system for disposing of hazardous pharmaceutical waste that is protective of public health and the environment, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add...

PCB removal dredges up work for local companies

River project has generated state, regional revenue By Tony Walter • twalter@greenbaypressgazette.com • December 1, 2008 The negative environmental impact of PCBs in the Fox River is providing a positive economic result for...

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