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.
Agency would apply funds to its core priorities of cleaning the air, land and water while growing the green economy and strengthening enforcement.
Greenroads rating system seeks to recognize companies using sustainable methods and provide a catalog of ideas for greener practices.
DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, University of Tennessee, and Genera Energy facility will convert agricultural residue and bioenergy crops into ethanol.
This worldwide market for electronic waste recovery growth represents money generated through reclamation of valuable materials from e-scrap.
Company founders want to spread the impact of their technologies to reduce energy waste in personal use computers.
The research will evaluate treatment technology and California and other state guidelines and try to determine methods of disinfection suitable for nonpotable water.
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.
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are trying to establish the role of compounds that absorb infrared energy in global warming.
“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.
The March 26 workshop will focus on best practices in water conservation for small- and medium-sized craft brewers and cheese companies.
The Water Environment Federation and the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association will leverage resources to support integrated water resource management.
Case studies highlight water system partnerships used to improve technical and financial capacity.
Strong, biodegradable dairy-based films are said to be better oxygen barriers than their petrochemical-based counterparts.
GridWise Alliance president says it will take consumers, businesses, factories, and government to ensure that the smart grid lives up to our expectations.
Axion begins construction on high load capacity railroad bridges at Fort Eustis Army Transportation Corp. in Virginia.