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...
Health and Environmental Groups Plan to Sue Over Clean Air Act Violations
A coalition of Illinois health and environmental groups notified Midwest Generation LLC of their intent to sue the company because its coal plants release what the groups claim are illegally high amounts of particulate matter that lead to respiratory illnesses and premature deaths in nearby communities...
People Want Green Gains Now
People make environmental choices the same way they manage money, preferring smaller gains right away to bigger gains later, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association...
U.S.-EU Environmental Politics at a Crossroads, Professor Says
Although the United States and European Union face common environmental and energy challenges, they often have taken different approaches to solving them, according to Stacy VanDeveer, associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire...
EPA Proposes Stronger Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
For the first time in more than 35 years, EPA has proposed to strengthen the nation’s nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air quality standard that protects public health. The proposed changes reflect the latest science on the health effects of exposure to NO2, which is formed by emissions from cars, trucks, buses, power plants and industrial facilities and can lead to respiratory disease...
EPA Administrator Jackson Takes New Steps to Improve Water Quality
EPA is making available comprehensive reports and data on water enforcement in all 50 states...
Court Rejects Challenges to EPA’s More Stringent Air Pollution Standards
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 7 ruled that EPA complied with section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act when it designated 225 counties or partial counties as “nonattainment” for air quality standard applicable to fine particulate matter, also known as soot...
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...
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