Environment News
Survey: Improved Chemical Security Makes Millions Safer
A new survey by the Center for American Progress identified 554 drinking water and wastewater plants in 47 states that have replaced extremely hazardous substances with safer and more secure chemicals or processes...
EPA Takes Action Against California Meat Processing Facility Following Hazardous Chemical Air Releases
EPA is ordering Columbus Mfg., a meat processing company in South San Francisco, Calif., to address safety concerns in the facility’s ammonia refrigeration systems following a recent hazardous chemical release into the environment. Columbus has agreed to comply with the order...
Managing Environment: Sustainability: The Water Challenge
“…Water, water, everywhere. Nor any drop to drink.” These two famous lines are from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798). They summarize, in large part, the concern for water...
PureSafety and EHS Today Launch Future Leaders in EHS
PureSafety, a leading provider of results-driven software and information solutions for work force safety and health, and EHS Today announced the launch of Future Leaders in EHS. This program offers a $5,000 scholarship, resources and expertise to universities and students...
Feb 1-5 is Clean Energy Week
Nearly 100 organizations in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental arenas joined forces to turn February 1-5 into Clean Energy Week, an initiative advocating for comprehensive clean energy legislation, including provisions for energy efficiency, renewable efficiency and climate solutions...
ASSE Works to Align Safety with Green Initiatives
As businesses, schools and communities go green, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with green initiatives...
Chemical Safety Board Initiates Investigation of DuPont Facility in Belle, W.Va.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Accident Investigation Board (CSB) voted to initiate an investigation of recent accidents at the DuPont chemical complex in Belle, W.Va., following a release of highly toxic phosgene on Jan. 23 that fatally injured a veteran operator...
EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide
The first new NO2 standard in 35 years will improve air quality for millions, according to EPA, protecting millions of Americans from peak, short-term exposures that primarily occur near major roads. Short-term exposures to NO2 have been linked to impaired lung function and increased respiratory infections, especially in people with asthma...
EPA Strengthens Smog Standard
EPA has proposed the strictest health standards to date for smog, rolling back limits set by the Bush administration and proposing to set the “primary” standard, which protects public health, at a level between 0.060 and 0.070 parts per million (ppm) measured over 8 hours...
Managing Environment: Sustainability – The EHS Challenge
Sustainability has been defined as development that meets the needs of today without compromising the needs of the future. What does this mean to EHS professionals...
How to Make This Christmas a Green Christmas
This year, instead of wishing for a white Christmas, think green instead. Experts from Wake Forest University and Ryerson University offer tips to make this year’s Christmas a green one...
Coalition Calls for Improved Chemical Plant Safety
Corresponding with the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal, India, disaster, a coalition of labor and environment groups called for increased safety at U.S. chemical plants through improved processes and reduced onsite hazardous chemical storage...
Groups Worldwide Remember Bhopal Disaster, Urge Dow to Clean Up Site
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster, thousands of supporters around the world will participate in an International Day of Action on Dec. 3 to pressure Dow Chemical, the current owner of Union Carbide, to clean up the water in Bhopal and face criminal charges in India...
Report Finds Groundwater in Bhopal Communities Is Still Polluted
Nearly 25 years after an industrial tragedy killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new report from The Bhopal Medical Appeal (BMA) shows that the groundwater in surrounding Bhopal communities remains contaminated with toxic chemicals...
EPA Calls for Best Projects for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is looking for a few good projects to fulfill the goals of President Barack Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative...
EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits 1 Million Milestone
EPA has reached a milestone for the Energy Star program by passing the 1 millionth Energy Star qualified home mark. Houston, Dallas and Las Vegas top the list for the most Energy Start homes...
Going Green and Fighting Toxins at Home and at Work
A nurse with environmental health experience spoke to EHS Today about minimizing contact with everyday toxins and taking steps to create greener workplaces...
EPA’s Jackson Unveils Framework for Chemical Management Reform
In a recent speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced core principles that outline the Obama administration’s goals for legislative reform of this country’s chemical management law, the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...
Elgin Sweeper Keeps Ahead of The Indoor Air Quality Curve
Fume control practices increasingly have become a significant focus in welding shops nationwide as the enforcement date nears for the new, more stringent OSHA regulations...
EPA Finalizes the Nation’s First Greenhouse Gas Reporting System
On Jan. 1, 2010, EPA will require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas (GHG) data under a new reporting system. This new program will cover approximately 85 percent of the nation’s GHG emissions and apply to roughly 10,000 facilities...
Whirlpool Corp. Named One of the Greenest Big Companies in U.S.
Whirlpool Corp. been named to the Newsweek Green Rankings, a list of the 500 greenest big companies in America. Whirlpool ranked 78th on the list...
Rebuilding Together Joins United We Serve Initiative to Honor 9/11
Rebuilding Together, a nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership, has embraced the federal United We Serve Day of Service and Remembrance on Sept. 11 by taking part in major home rehabilitation projects around the country and distributing energy-savings education kits to 50,000 people...
EPA Makes Preliminary Toxics Release Data Available
EPA has published preliminary data on the release of toxic chemicals occurring in the United States between Jan.1 and Dec. 31, 2008, and the agency is taking the unprecedented step of releasing the raw data prior to the agency completing its analysis...
The TharpeRobbins Co. Reaches a New Plateau in Environmental Responsibility
Thanks to controlled spraying to reduce emissions and a closed-loop water system that allows for a tremendous reduction in water usage, TharpeRobbins...
Environmental Management Means More Green at Hospira
A smaller environmental footprint means greater benefits for the company and its customers...
