Environment News
Safety 2009: The Corporate Responsibility Revolution
During his keynote speech at ASSE Safety 2009, Tim Sanders, former Yahoo chief solutions officer, stressed that corporate social responsibility – which he defined in part as “do no harm, but do some good” – is a strategic component that influences a company’s success...
DOL Announces $500 Million in Grants for Green Job Training
On June 24, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced five grant competitions, totaling $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries...
Research Examines the Financial, Health Costs of Coal Mining
The costs of illness and premature deaths in Appalachia related to coal mining far outweigh economic benefits the industry brings to the region, said Michael Hendryx, Ph.D...
NIOSH Initiative Focuses on Worker Safety and Health in Green Jobs
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is launching a new initiative with its partners to highlight the importance of incorporating worker safety and health into green jobs and environmental sustainability...
AIHce: Sustainable Development Beyond Borders
Sustainable development is more than a greening trend and instead reflects the core ways of making decisions, according to keynote speaker Edward L. Quevedo, JD, at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Toronto....
House Energy Committee Passes Clean Energy Legislation
On May 21, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved The American Clean Energy and Security Act, legislation described as a comprehensive approach to America’s energy policy and a clean energy economy....
Air Quality Measures Consistently Cost Less than Predicted
In December 1970, the Clean Air Act became law. A triumph of bipartisanship, the statute has delivered cleaner, healthier air to millions of Americans and has proved to be one of the most cost-effective regulatory programs in American history...
Duke Energy Chief Participates in National Ad Campaign Supporting Carbon Cap
Duke Energy is joining the Environmental Defense Action Fund (EDAF) in a national advertising campaign that supports a "smart cap" on carbon emissions ...
EPA Settles with Stephenson Service Co. in Case Involving Chemical Spill Reporting
EPA Region 5 recently settled an administrative case involving hazardous chemical release and inventory reporting violations at Stephenson Service Co. in Freeport, Ill...
Former EPA Official Calls For New Environmental and Consumer Protection Agency
In a new report, former EPA official J. Clarence (Terry) Davies suggests existing health and safety agencies are unable to cope with the risk assessment, standard setting and oversight challenges of advancing nanotechnology...
CGA Announces 2008 Safety Award Winners
The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) recently announced its 2008 Safety Award winners...
States Leading on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a draft regulation to create a registry for reporting greenhouse gas emissions. This draft...
Company and Four Senior Managers Sentenced for Environmental, Worker Safety Crimes
On April 24, Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co. of Phillipsburg, N.J., was sentenced to pay a fine of $8 million for committing numerous environmental and worker safety crimes ...
DuPont, Lucite Agree to Pay $2 Million for Clean Air Violations
DuPont and Lucite International Inc. have agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to settle Clean Air Act violations at a sulfuric acid plant in Belle, W.Va., EPA, the U.S. Justice Department and the state of West Virginia announced....
Earth Day: Pelosi Advocates for Clean Energy Legislation
On April 21, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, several House chairmen and agriculture, business, faith and environmental leaders spoke about clean energy legislation, stressing that green job creation and clean energy is vital to the nation’s economic health. ...
Earth Day: EDF Recognizes Environmental Innovations
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently highlighted environmental innovations that can help companies cut costs, create business opportunities and carve out competitive advantages in a challenging economy....
CSPA Honors Earth Day With Commitment to Green Chemistry
In honor of Earth Day, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), representing the makers of household, institutional and industrial products, shares its commitment to the development of green chemical technology ...
Earth Day: Go Green and Save Green with These Tax Tips
Going green is not only environmentally friendly, but it also can be friendly to your wallet. The recently passed American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers many eco-friendly tax breaks for 2009 as part of the stimulus package, according to the Illinois CPA Society....
EPA Awards $197 Million to Clean Up Underground Storage Tank Leaks
EPA announced the distribution of $197 million appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks...
EPA Releases Administrator’s Earth Day Video Message
Like EPA, Earth Day is celebrating its 39th anniversary this year and, in an Earth Month video message, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson challenges all Americans to begin building the green economy that will define the next two decades....
National Coalition Launches Campaign to Restore Manufacturing Jobs
On April 15, the Apollo Alliance released a comprehensive roadmap for rebuilding U.S. manufacturing capacity to meet the clean energy needs of the future and to restore millions of American jobs....
Study Finds Environmental Education Programs Lead to Cleaner Air
A first of its kind study funded by EPA shows that environmental education programs are an effective tool in helping to improve air quality in North America. "This study shows a valuable connection between better environmental education and cleaner air in our communities," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "With the right information, people can make a real difference in the places where they live, work, play and learn." ...
April 6-12 is National Cell Phone Recycling Week
EPA is launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week April 6-12 in a joint effort between the agency’s Plug-In To eCycling program and leading cell phone manufacturers, retailers and service providers to increase national awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling....
Turning Brown to Green
What savvy EHS professionals need to know about dealing with today's soil and groundwater contamination issues to turn a problem site into a site. These...
Pennsylvania DEP Offers Energy Workshops for Small Businesses
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will provide free workshops this spring to help small- and medium-sized businesses across the state reduce energy costs and increase profits....
