The two agencies will explore opportunities to collaborate on a wide range of environmental issues – including efforts to bring cleaner cookstoves to millions in the developing world – while engaging young people, expanding the conversation on environmentalism, and supporting local solutions for communities here at home and around the world.
Slower-growing trees. More severe fires. More bark beetle outbreaks. A lot more dead trees. And big changes in where various tree species are dominant in southwestern U.S. forests.
289 defendants were charged for allegedly committing environmental crimes, 198 criminals were convicted, and $41 million were assessed in fines and restitution.
The U.S. government has proposed controls on large ships that operate in the waters off the coastlines of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the purpose of reducing air pollution.
The company also will install a baghouse for a furnace capture and collection system.
Report sponsors say that the economic benefits, including health benefits, will far outweigh the costs of complying with EPA's proposed Transport Rule.
Plug In Carolina and Eaton Corporation kicked off a statewide tour to commemorate its introduction, beginning at the state capitol building in Columbia with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks by Gov. Mark Sanford.
A printing company in Pittsfield, Mass., has agreed to pay a penalty of $80,000 and to spend $305,000 to help homeowners replace old, polluting wood stoves with new, cleaner models in order to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act.
The experts answer why the topic is so hot now and the best way you can protect your clients and yourself from liability.
Passage of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act is being supported by more than 500 environmental, health, industry and government organizations, according to the Diesel Technology Forum.
China says it will achieve its goal of a 20 percent reduction of energy intensity and a 10 percent cut in major pollutant emission against 2005 levels by the end of this year, according to official figures.
Wood may be cheaper but unless you have an upgraded heater, you may be adding more particle pollution into the air.
Pennsylvania’s Gov. Edward G. Rendell said his state is aiming to cut its oil consumption by more than a half-million gallons as it invests in 21 alternative fuel projects that will create 221 jobs and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 14.5 million pounds.
The affected states include Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.
Eco Expo Asia featured green transportation at its fifth annual conference and exhibition in Hong Kong.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
Company says its blendstock has a lower Reid Vapor Pressure and will help urban areas comply with state-level ozone attainment plans.
The government's peer-reviewed reports say the levels of dioxins created during controlled burns were below levels of concern.
Team says current models may underestimate ozone levels by between 5 and 10 percent; findings made by characterizing rates of key chemical reactions.