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TCEQ Has Grants for Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicles

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has $12 million in grants available; the deadline for application is June 30.

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Maryland Professor to Study Soot Chemistry

Research by National Science Foundation award winner Peter Sunderland may help engine designers improve the way fuel is injected and burned.

EPA Report: Indicators Show Effects of Climate Change

Agency cites increases in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, rising average temperatures, and intense tropical cyclone activity.

UMass Study Sorts Protons Faster to Improve Hydrogen Fuel Cells

By combining conducting and nonconducting domains in the membrane’s nanostructured assembly, researchers improved conductivity performance.

BP Promises 'Major Protection and Cleaning Effort' Onshore

Oil from the offshore well reached Louisiana coastal areas today. The state's governor, Bobby Jindal, declared a state of emergency on Thursday and asked the Defense Department to send up to 6,000 troops to aid in the cleanup.

Solutions Labs to Try Open Format for Big Ideas

Participants can create their own agenda using a wiki page.

Chemical, Hazard Exposure and Toxicity Data Now Available

EPA is sharing 30 years of testing results through an online searchable database called ToxRedDB.



DOE to Decommission, Clean Up West Valley Demo Project

Phase 1 of process includes the removal of several facilities, lagoon areas, and contaminated soils.

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Wireless Spread Spectrum Radio SCADA for Water Facilities

Think of the monitoring possibilities: cathodic integrity for corrosion, pump station efficiency, and tank status.

14 Buildings Compete for Energy Efficiency Bragging Rights

EPA hosts first national building competition to improve energy efficiency

BIM Plug-in Opens Green Product Libraries

1st Pricing has developed a technology for architects and other designers who use CAD programs.

EPA to Pay for Town Water during PCB Dredging in Hudson River

The agency is erring on the side of caution by paying for water from the Troy system for Halfmoon and Waterford, N.Y.

Haworth Achieves LEED-NC Gold Status Using Carbon Credits

The U.S. Green Building Council recognizes that there's more than one way to win the gold.

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University of Michigan Pressure Cooks Algae Soup for Bio-oil

The $2-million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded research combines hydrothermal, catalytic, and biological approaches to make biofuel.

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U.S. Air Quality Somewhat Better in 2006-2008, ALA Says

The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report attributes gains to emissions control equipment for coal-fired power plants and cleaner diesel fuel and engines.

Herman Miller Reaches 100% Green Energy Use Goal

Using renewable energy certificates and power purchase agreements, the company uses energy from the sun, wind, and water flow to power its operations.

Mexico City Air Pollution Shows Adverse Effects at Young Age

Research suggests that endotoxins, which attach to particulate matter, may play a role in chronic inflammation of the heart.

AccuWeather Predicts Storm May Spread Deepwater Oil Spill to Coast

A Pacific Northwest storm system may pull the oil toward Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida coasts.

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