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The public voting period now is open for the 10 finalists of the fourth Green America "People & Planet" award, which recognizes America's best green small businesses. Each of three winners will receive $5,000. Voting ends on May 31.
The process of extracting gas through hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has raised questions of potential health and safety implications, including the possibility of groundwater contamination. At the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Montreal, Heather Avens, Ph.D., a health scientist with ChemRisk LLC, shared what she and her colleagues uncovered about surface spills in hydraulic fracturing....More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and EPA on May 2 released a comprehensive scientific report on honey bee health. The report states that there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure....More
The public voting period now is open for the 10 finalists of the fourth Green America "People & Planet" award, which recognizes America's best green small businesses. Each of three winners will receive $5,000. Voting ends on May 31....More
In November 2011, the International Standards Organization (ISO) started a 3-year procedure to revise the ISO 14001 environmental management system standard. The revision is intended to better align the standard with current and future environmental and business conditions and practices....More
In honor of Earth Day this April 22 and beyond, EPA urges the public to make simple steps to help protect our environment. The “Pick 5” initiative highlights the actions citizen can take in the categories of water, air, land, energy, waste and advocacy....More
What better way to celebrate Earth Day this year than to banish the top 10 indoor environmental hazards from your home? The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)’s top 10 list of indoor environmental hazards provides a practical starting point for making your indoor environment safer and healthier....More
EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Tyson Foods, Inc. and several of its affiliate corporations to address threats of accidental chemical releases after anhydrous ammonia was released during incidents at facilities in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska, resulting in multiple injuries, property damage and one fatality....More
Despite cuts proposed by the Obama administration, “EPA’s FY 2014 budget reflects our firm commitment to keeping American communities across our country healthy and clean, while also taking into consideration the difficult fiscal situation and the declining resources of state, local and tribal programs,” said EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe. “Our request takes a balanced approach to funding the agency, including increased investments in more efficient technologies as well as necessary program eliminations or reductions.”...More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed wat its calling “sensible” standards for cars and gasoline that significantly will reduce pollution and prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency improvements in our cars and trucks....More
Should OSHA spend time editing out references to obsolete equipment (that companies don't have to worry about) or should OSHA get out a rule like Silica that causes a lot of lung disease? I trust the business community to know when to skip obsolete sections of a rule. Jim should, too.
The public voting period now is open for the 10 finalists of the fourth 
Should OSHA spend time editing out references to obsolete equipment (that companies don't have to worry about) or should OSHA get out a rule like Silica that causes a lot of lung disease? I trust the business community to know when to skip obsolete sections of a rule. Jim should, too.
By Edwardx on Jan. 9, 2013