Solis to Visit Oil Spill Site in Louisiana
At the direction of President Obama, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will travel to Houma, La., June 9 to receive briefings from Unified Command officials about the administration’s ongoing response to the BP oil spill and to inspect efforts to ensure the health, safety and well-being of workers affected by the spill and engaged in the spill response...
Study: Americans Are in the Dark on Green Jobs
The vast majority of Americans have yet to understand how to access green job opportunities created by billions of dollars invested in such programs through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a new survey shows...
AIHce 2010: Investing in Our Future with Clean Energy
Inside a packed theater in the Colorado Convention Center, the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) kicked off in Denver on May 24 with an opening session that featured Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who stressed that investing in clean energy is the key to protecting our communities and our future...
EPA Challenges Manufacturing Industry to Improve Energy Efficiency
On May 6, EPA recognized the first group of manufacturing sites that have met the Energy Star Challenge for Industry by reducing their energy intensity by 10 percent within 5 years or less. The agency encourages others within the manufacturing industry to strive for this goal to fight climate change and save money through improvements in energy efficiency...
EPA Announces Plans to Regulate Coal Ash
On May 4, EPA announced it is proposing national rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants...
OSHA Focuses on Safety of Oil Spill Responders
On May 3, OSHA Administrator David Michaels was on site in Louisiana with a team of hazardous materials professionals to lead an effort ensuring that cleanup workers responding to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico receive necessary protections...
EPA Launches BP Oil Spill Web Site
As part of the ongoing federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA established a Web site on April 30 to inform the public about the spill’s impact on the environment and the health of nearby residents...
Leveraging EHS Data and Tools for a Safer and Greener Supply Chain
Environmental health and safety (EHS) regulatory compliance programs and strategies, by definition, traditionally have been aimed at preventing violations, fostering safety and reducing risk...
Earth Day 2010: 40 Years and Going Strong
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, organizations and communities across the nation will come together to celebrate, honor and protect the earth while promoting sustainability and environmental awareness...
Congress Introduces Safe Chemicals Act to Reform U.S. Chemical Management
On April 15, both houses of Congress introduced legislation that would overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) and the way the federal government protects the public from toxic chemicals...
Why “Health” is the New “Green”
According to the 2010 Edelman Health Engagement Barometer, the general public expects businesses to be involved in health in ways that go well beyond the health of their employees. The study shows that 72 percent of respondents trust companies that are effectively engaged in health, while 65 percent either recommend or buy products from these companies – indicating that a focus on health is a smart business strategy...
EPA Issues Mountaintop Mining Guidance to Reduce Environmental Impact
EPA has announced a set of actions to clarify and strengthen environmental permitting requirements for Appalachian mountaintop removal and other surface coal mining projects to prevent significant and irreversible damage to watersheds...
Managing Environment: Sustainability: The Challenge of Waste
The subject of waste is the last installment of this three-part series on sustainability and the big environmental challenges. Earlier articles discussed the other two big environmental issues: energy (and global warming) and water...
Report: U.S. Must Do More to Prevent Loss of Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs
According to a new report, the United States must commit to developing a domestic manufacturing sector capable of meeting heightened demand for the parts, systems and components of the growing clean energy economy to ensure that federal clean energy investments create quality, high-paying jobs here in the United States...
Researchers: Mountaintop Mining Poison Fish
According to a Wake Forest University biologist, dead and deformed fish indicate selenium pollution from mountaintop coal mining, which causes damage to the environment and poses public health risks...
EPA Releases Public Database on Risk Assessments
On March 24, EPA released the Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database to provide access to the scientific studies used in making key regulatory decisions, including EPA’s periodic review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six major pollutants...
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...
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