Industrial hemp, which grows in infertile soils, is attractive as a potential source of sustainable diesel fuel.
Brown University researchers were able to convert waste vegetable oil to biodiesel in a single reaction vessel using environmentally friendly catalysts. Their process is also six times faster than current methods for converting waste vegetable oil to biodiesel, so it consumes less energy.
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin announced the state is suing the Environmental Protection Agency for holding up the permitting process for coal mining operations in West Virginia.
Obama administration announces plans to install new solar panels on the White House residence.
On the high end, cars will be expected to achieve 60 miles per gallon by the year 2025.
To help people find an appropriate pesticide for use on bed bugs, EPA has created a new database listing all pesticides registered for this purpose.
This is the first federal court action brought by the government under the marine diesel engine rules.
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the law would add a new category of "restricted electronic waste" that cannot be exported from the United States to developing nations, such as Ghana.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, formerly MMS, has developed rules for offshore oil and gas operations in federal waters that require operators to develop and follow a 13-point Safety and Environmental Management System.
The proposed rules apply to both multiple hearth and fluidized bed incinerators.
Our judges chose OMI Industries, Excal Visual, KriStar, Calgon Carbon, and Hach as companies having this year's most helpful products among those entered in the first Environmental Protection New Product of the Year awards.
New disposal regulations may prevent pharmaceuticals from reaching drinking water sources.
The Center for Progressive Reform's new study recommends regulators apply the "precautionary principle" to assess risks and needed safeguards.
EPA and the Justice Department announced the penalty and posted the consent decree that has been filed in a Houston federal court. It is a record civil penalty for Clean Air Act violations at an single facility.
An atomically dispersed platinum catalyst could replace a copper-based catalyst currently being studied for use in on-board hydrogen production in fuel cells.
Faster development of the promising field of cellulosic biofuels -- the renewable energy produced from grasses and trees -- is being significantly hampered by a "deep and thorny regulatory thicket" that makes almost impossible the use of advanced gene modification methods, researchers say.