House Committee Passes Combustible Dust Bill
An OSHA standard on combustible dust, House Democrats said, would help protect workers by requiring industries to better train employees about dust risks...
Coalition Works to Create Green Jobs, Solve Climate Crisis
The Blue Green Alliance (BGA), a partnership of the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club, joined the Alliance for Climate Protection as part of a coalition working to solve climate crises, create green jobs and encourage investment in a green economy...
Managing Nanotech Hazards with Green Chemistry
Hutchison, a professor of organic, organometallic and materials chemistry at the University of Oregon, explained in the American Chemical Society journal...
Survey: Businesses Owned by Women Go Green
Of the 1,200 women business owners who responded to the survey, 71 percent are working to make their businesses greener. They strive to make environmental...
New Center to Support Green Development
It's clear that embedding green principles into all facets of neighborhood revitalization leads directly to results consistent with LISC's mission of...
Dow Corning to Pay EPA $95,000 in Penalties
The agreement resolves EPA allegations that Dow Corning failed to meet several conditions that restrict emissions of volatile organic compounds and particulate...
Legislators Grill EPA Chief on FY 2009 Budget Cuts
Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chastised Johnson for being satisfied with President George W....
Toxic Chemical Report Shows Reduction in Industrial Releases
The 2006 TRI data shows that facilities in the mid-Atlantic region, which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington,...
Lawmaker: Bushs EPA Budget Cuts Drastic
Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md., chairman of the House Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, said Bushs $7.1 billion request for EPA is notably low...
Novelis to Reimburse EPA $1.9 Million for Superfund Cleanup
Novelis, previously known as the Alcan Aluminum Corporation, is the last of approximately 50 potential responsible parties to agree to reimburse the EPA...
EPA Grants Students $580,000 for Sustainability Projects
According to EPA, students, in addition to businesses and consumers, are aware that sustainable development or green technology can result in both environmental...
WDCEP Accepts Proposals for Green Collar Job Analysis
Washington, D.C. recently passed the Green Building Act, which requires all public buildings to be built to green standards such as incorporating solar...
Greening Offers Safety, Health Advantages for the Hospitality Industry
The white paper, Safety Implications of Greening: Hospitality Executive Leadership Opportunities, points out that greening reduces the use and production...
EPA Quits River Cleanup Talks With Dow
The targeted area, beginning upstream of Dows Midland, Mich., facility and extending downstream to the Saginaw River, contains dioxins and furans, byproducts...
EPA Proposes Improved Method for Farm Animal Waste Reporting
The rule could enable response authorities to better focus their attention on hazardous substance releases that require emergency response, and would...
International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy
The occupational health and safety conditions at the giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea, Mexico displayed how workplace safety in the global economy...
Few Job Hunters Consider Green Employment a Top Priority
Jobfox, a personal-branding site that connects candidates with career opportunities, surveyed 6,000 professionals to determine what they look for in a...
W.R. Grace to Pay Toward Cleanup of Hazardous Waste Sites
The company has corporate headquarters in Columbia, Md., and employees in nearly 40 countries. The company manufactures construction chemicals, building...
GAO: OMB Compelled EPA to Rush Toxic Release Rule
The EPA hurried through a series of steps to finalize the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Burden Reduction Final Rule in order to meet OMBs deadline in...
Protecting Workers From MRSA Infection
Approximately 25 to 30 percent of the healthy population carries the staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria on skin or in nasal passages, while 1 percent...
N.Y. Town Pays Damages and Back Wages to Whistleblower
Employees have a right to raise legitimate environmental and safety concerns without fear of retaliation, discrimination, harassment or being put in harm's...
Containing Spilled Liquids
Watching a spill spread kicks most people into high gear as everyone scrambles for supplies to get the mess cleaned up. Preparing spill response plans...
Internal Audit Finds Safety Issues at Interior Department
Commissioned by the department's own Bureau of Land Management, the audit identified 84 findings that posed concern for the safety and health of workers...
EPA Urged to Expedite Phase-Out of Pesticide
In November, EPA determined that the 10 remaining uses of AZM must be phased out by 2012. The agency also announced that the use of AZM will be increasingly...
Research: Carbon Nanotubes Could Disperse in Environment
When mixed with natural organic matter in water from the Suwannee River a relatively unpolluted waterway that originates in southern Georgia multi-walled...
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