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.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
Using renewable energy certificates and power purchase agreements, the company uses energy from the sun, wind, and water flow to power its operations.
Research suggests that endotoxins, which attach to particulate matter, may play a role in chronic inflammation of the heart.
A Pacific Northwest storm system may pull the oil toward Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida coasts.
Scientists call for more risk-based facility design, improved prevention, and response planning.
University of Massachusetts and University of Minnesota researchers used methane and carbon dioxide in a single reactor to lower greenhouse gases and make more fuel.
Red dye from purple pokeberries help trap more sunlight in fiber-based solar cells.
Both environmental groups and corporations back the e-Stewards initiative, according to the Basel Action Network.
Sandia National Laboratories recycled 124,333 pounds of electronics scrap through permitted electronics scrap recycling facilities while Oak Ridge National Laboratory
developed net zero energy and sustainability initiatives.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences led the work on the federal report, which recommends that future research determines who will be most vulnerable to climate change and what efforts will be most beneficial.
Company lawsuit against U.S. EPA is still pending over a 2009 guidance that allows engines to operate with the NOx emission control SCR System turned off.
Companies take grassroots measures until ROI emerges, Consortium says.
Relief wells will be drilled. In Houma, La., where the field operations response is being coordinated, almost 500 workers have been deployed to coordinate the spill response.
The International Court of Justice ruled against Argentina, which had argued that Uruguay did not follow procedure of a bilateral treaty and the plant should be shut down.
Agency proposes removing the white crystalline sweetener from its hazardous listings.
Five years after achieving LEED certification, the Fannie Mae facility preserves nearly 13,000 gallons of water per day from consumption and waste.
Global Water Intelligence has released its 2011 market report, which covers infrastructure, water scarcity, desalination, and reuse.
The enhanced protections for the Anacostia River and Chesapeake Bay include low impact development, strict discharge limits, and monitoring total maximum daily loads.
Lorraine Bolsinger with GE Aviation Systems said the environmental benefits of NextGen are being delayed by cumbersome environmental impact studies.
The company's wastewater holding tanks will be part of a Reynolds, Ind., project that will replace an aging lagoon treatment system.