The Columbia Regional Wastewater Treatment facility has received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to upgrade it facilities and make it more energy efficient.
John Brennan and colleagues from McMaster University tested food and beverage samples intentionally contaminated with pesticides and got results in less than 5 minutes.
Communities implementing Keep America Beautiful's prevention program have averaged a 48 percent reduction in cigarette litter.
Scientists are hoping for a meeting with "the Voice of Agriculture" to open a dialogue on its stance on global climate change.
The 294 kilowatts of solar power will provide abut 10 percent of the electricity needed to meet Washington, D.C., renewable electricity requirement in 2010.
Michael and Richard Gard of Professional Home Design have expressed their intent to restore Wind River wetlands near Dubois to their pre-impact condition and grade.
The Pier Avenue Improvement project includes a new storm drain system designed to address flooding and reduce stormwater pollution to the nearby beach.
NEI Corporation has developed nanoscale additives that are designed to increase energy efficiency of municipal sludge dewatering processes.
As part of its Climate Action Plan, the university's new combined heat and power plant is expected to help lower Cornell's carbon footprint by almost 30 percent.
University of Delaware economists analyzed the effect of refrigerator rebates and energy savings.
A new student center being built on the campus is using recycled industrial glass powder in place of 20 percent of Portland cement in its concrete blocks.
The memorandum of understanding establishes a process to develop a regional framework by 2011 and examine economic impacts of the transportation standard.
UL Environment says 90 percent of the materials and parts used to make the monitor can be reused or recycled at the end of its useful life.
EPA is offering up to $5 million to organizations to fund innovative, international methane reduction projects in Methane to Markets partner countries.
Oracle Utilities worked with O'Keeffe & Company to tap into the thinking of 1,210 adults and 302 water utility managers in the United States and Canada about water conservation.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
Communities across the nation have experienced sustained periods of subfreezing temperatures the past few weeks, so it's important that residents use some simple energy-saving tips for staying warm and saving money.
EPA continues to support beach water quality monitoring under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act.