Sustainability


Obama to Cancel $52 M from Army Corps' 2011 Budget

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' budget would provide $4.9 billion for commercial navigation, flood and coastal storm damage reduction, and aquatic system restoration.

EPA's 2011 Budget Proposal Slightly Less than 2010 Funding

Agency would apply funds to its core priorities of cleaning the air, land and water while growing the green economy and strengthening enforcement.

University, CH2M Hill Create Sustainable Road Design Specs

Greenroads rating system seeks to recognize companies using sustainable methods and provide a catalog of ideas for greener practices.

Ethanol Demo Facility Opens in Vonore, Tenn.

DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, University of Tennessee, and Genera Energy facility will convert agricultural residue and bioenergy crops into ethanol.

ABI Research Forecasts $14.7 B in e-Waste Market by 2014

This worldwide market for electronic waste recovery growth represents money generated through reclamation of valuable materials from e-scrap.

MiserWare Gives Away Energy-saving Software

Company founders want to spread the impact of their technologies to reduce energy waste in personal use computers.



American Water, MWH to Study Disinfection for Water Recycling

The research will evaluate treatment technology and California and other state guidelines and try to determine methods of disinfection suitable for nonpotable water.

Virginia Engineers Say Algae-based Biofuel Has Bigger Footprint

Researchers suggest the environmental impact of algae production could be reduced by using wastewater in the process; the Algae Biomass Organization disagrees with some of the conclusions.

J. Michael Nicovich and Paul Wine, Georgia Tech researchers

3 Greenhouse Gas Reaction Rates Revealed in New Study

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are trying to establish the role of compounds that absorb infrared energy in global warming.

Utility Company to Pay $500 Million to Resolve Pollution Violations

“Today’s settlement sets the most stringent limit for sulfur dioxide emissions ever imposed on a coal-fired power plant in a federal settlement,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

Alfa Laval to Sponsor Great Lakes' Workshop in New York

The March 26 workshop will focus on best practices in water conservation for small- and medium-sized craft brewers and cheese companies.

WEF, Recycling Association Partner for Shared Vision

The Water Environment Federation and the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association will leverage resources to support integrated water resource management.

EPA Packages Potable Water Case Studies

Case studies highlight water system partnerships used to improve technical and financial capacity.

USDA Outlines Potential for Dairy-based Packaging

Strong, biodegradable dairy-based films are said to be better oxygen barriers than their petrochemical-based counterparts.

Smart Grid Success Depends on Engagement

GridWise Alliance president says it will take consumers, businesses, factories, and government to ensure that the smart grid lives up to our expectations.

Fort Eustis to Use Recycled Structural Composite for Bridges

Axion begins construction on high load capacity railroad bridges at Fort Eustis Army Transportation Corp. in Virginia.