Industry Trends


Contest Seeks Videos to Explain Rulemaking Process

EPA and eRulemaking will give $2,500 to the best 60- to 90-second video on why Rulemaking Matters!

McIlvaine Puts Nuclear Control Market at $35 B in Next 10 Years

Valves and pumps make up the biggest portion of the total and are critical to nuclear safety.

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Economic Researcher: EU Biofuel Policy Not Based on Science

Gernot Pehnelt's report, which was presented in European Parliament last week, says the directive uses faulty greenhouse gas calculations and purposely discriminates against palm oil.

Pennsylvania Honors 16 for Environmental Innovation

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council will present the 2010 Governor's Award to businesses and organizations that have cleaned up watersheds, saved energy, and eliminated pollution.

Indiana Study Finds Antimony Properties Not Similar to Arsenic

Researchers are measuring antimony concentrations from water samples near the world's largest antimony mine in Xikuangshan, China.

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'Big Picture' Contest Sends Message on Nutrient Monitoring

Hach Co. will present thousands of dollars in equipment to municipal wastewater treatment plants in the United States that can explain creatively why they should receive the award.

WCD Capital Partners, ChemPro Systems Form Waste Alliance

The companies are collaborating on a fixed facility in New Jersey that will vitrify hexavalent chromium and other hazardous wastes.

Manufacturers Must Test Chemical Safety in New TSCA Bills

SOCMA calls the efforts of Congress to reform the Toxics Substance Control Act overreaching; Safer Chemicals group wants more teeth in the measure.



Homeland Security Funds R&D for Cell Phone Toxic Chemical Function

Cell-All initiative would equip cell phones with sensors capable of detecting such chemicals as carbon monoxide and fire.

Big Cat Energy Offers Recharge System to Coal Bed Methane Operators

The company may need additional working capital to manage potential projects from seven major coal bed methane operators representing $11 million.

Agency Soliciting for Lab Preparedness Services

EPA is seeking applications for technical assistance and support to coordinate preparedness activities of the environmental laboratory sector.

Agency Provides $2 M for Brownfields Job Training

Twelve entities in 10 states are receiving up to $200,000 each to train people in the cleanup of brownfields while also providing training in green building design, energy efficiency, weatherization, solar installation, green construction, and native plant revegetation.

Three Coal Ash Neighbors Tell Regulators to Quit Stalling

Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio residents want EPA to regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste.

Infrastructure Report Urges Changes in Land Development Patterns

Urban Land Institute-Ernst & Young study adds water infrastructure as a challenge that the United States needs to address in order to be competitive with China and the European Union.

Brownfields Workshops Set for 2011 Grant Competition

Region 7 invites government, nonprofit, coalition and land clearance representatives to learn how to submit a proposal for brownfields grants.

EPA Begins Dialogue on Open Government Plan

The agency is reaching out to disadvantaged communities, expanding public awareness of rulemaking, and improving access with mobile applications.

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Student-designed Wastewater Treatment Uses MBR with Advanced Oxidation

Award-winning project from four Ryerson University chemical engineering students claims to remove 90 percent of pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting compounds.

Coalition Scores Solar Companies on EH&S, Sustainability, and More

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition in California, using self-reported data, ranked German manufacturers highest of the 14 companies that responded.

IEER: French Nuclear Reprocessing Model Will Not Solve U.S. Issues

An Institute for Energy and Environment Research report notes that France uses less than 1 percent of the natural uranium resource and has higher waste volume.