Industry Trends


Twin Cities' Dry Cleaner Wins Award for Energy Upgrades

East Metro Clean’n’Press of West Saint Paul, Minn., has reduced the company’s carbon footprint and overall waste, saving $18,814 a year in energy costs.

DuPont's Holliday Wins Courage Award

The World Resources Institute presented its Courage to Lead Award to DuPont Chair Charles O. Holliday Jr., for advancing sustainability practices.

Web Tracking Tool Shows SO2 Reductions at Coal Plants

EPA says the Acid Rain Program has limited emissions to 7.6 million tons, well below the cap of 9.5 million tons.

S E A Consultants to Become Part of Kleinfelder

The firm will represent the New England region as Kleinfelder/SEA.



TIA to Develop Common Language for Smart Devices

The Telecommunications Industry Association hopes to fashion a common platform across healthcare, transportation, security, automation, and energy distribution industries.

Communication Is Focus of European Commission Publication

The European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment has made available a special issue of Science for Environment Policy focusing on environmental communication.

EPA Wants to Interview Past Santa Susana Field Lab Workers

Former Atomics International, Rocketdyne, and Rockwell employees are encouraged to contact EPA about its Santa Susana Field Lab radiological study.

Six Maryland Hospitals Win Trailblazer Awards

Performance contracting, conservation, and shutting down an incinerator are a few of the actions hospital facilities have taken to reduce their environmental footprints.

Missouri Gets $75K Grant for Anhydrous Ammonia RMPs

Agriculture and Emergency Management agencies in Missouri will assist with outreach, education and implementation of the Clean Air Act's Risk Management Program.

Portable Farms Claims It Can Solve Problems

The company says a single 10,000 square foot Aquaponics System can bring vegetables and fish to feed the hungry with a small environmental footprint.

Texas Clothes Cleaner Wins by Losing

In a competition recognizing environmental efforts, San Antonio-based Clothesline Cleaners discarded perchloroethylene and fossil fuels to stand out among other women-owned businesses.

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