US Dominates World’s Most Sustainable Companies List
BMW is the world’s most sustainable company, according to the Corporate Knight’s 12th annual Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations list. The automaker is followed by software company Dassault...
View ArticleMethane Emissions Rule Targets Oil & Gas Flaring
A new rule to reduce methane emissions and wasted gas has been proposed by the US Interior Department today. The methane emissions proposal would limit venting, flaring and leaking from oil and gas...
View ArticleCut Operating Expenses, Improve Employee Health, Safety with Advanced Sensors
Advanced sensors enable a host of smart technologies and are driving efficiency and environment, health and safety improvements across industries, from plastics recycling to water management and...
View ArticleManufacturers Move to Intervene in Ozone Standard Lawsuit
The National Association of Manufacturers has moved to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges the Obama administration’s ozone standard. The new rule, issued in the fall, limits ground-level ozone to...
View ArticleWhy Did the NFL Reject Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Disposal Site?
Lost amid all of the hoopla of the NFL’s triumphant billion-dollar return to Los Angeles is a hazardous waste cleanup story featuring the former toxic waste dumpsite that almost won the bid to be a...
View ArticleFacilities’ Toxic Chemical Releases Declined 6% in 2014
Industrial facilities’ toxic chemical disposal or other releases to the environment decreased 6 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to the EPA’s latest Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report. The...
View ArticleWhy Companies Must Set Science-Based Targets
Setting science-based targets to tackle climate change “will drive innovation inside the companies; it will be a signal of leadership, it will bring cost reductions, it will bring disrupting technology...
View ArticlePortable Emissions Analyzer Features Automatic Data Logging
E Instruments International has introduced its new E8500 PLUS emissions analyzer, which the company says is a “complete portable tool for EPA compliance level emissions monitoring and testing.” The...
View ArticleLiquid Gold: Save, Make Money from Wastewater Resource Recovery
There’s money to be saved — and made — in industrial wastewater. A growing number of organizations are recognizing this, and saving on water and energy bills by treating wastewater to produce...
View ArticleWaste Connections, Progressive Waste Solutions Merge, Form $4.1B Company
Waste Connections, Inc. and Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction, creating a $4.1 billion company with a network of solid waste operations across North...
View ArticleSustainability Trends in Recycling for 2016
The worldwide evolution toward recycling has made significant progress during the past few decades. Municipalities, businesses and government agencies have tried various strategies to balance current...
View ArticleDuPont’s 6 Corporate Water Stewardship Lessons
Corporate water stewardship efforts must look beyond a company’s fenceline and consider its operations in water-stressed areas, says DuPont’s Bob Reich, global environmental stewardship manager, in a...
View ArticleStates to Feds: Don’t Wreck States’ Chemical Rules with TSCA Reform
As the bill that will reform the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 moves closer to final passage, 12 state attorneys general are urging US lawmakers to protect states’ efforts to regulate toxic...
View ArticleIllinois Retains Top Position in LEED Top 10 List; Utah Makes 1st Appearance
Illinois has retained its top national position in the list of Top 10 States for LEED; a newcomer to the Top 10 list is Utah, while Texas, Washington and Nevada are back on the list after a three-year...
View ArticleWalmart, Coke, Nestle, Pepsi Support Flint Crisis with Water Donations
Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo will add their support to Flint, Michigan, by contributing about 176 truckloads of water to help people affected by the Flint drinking water crisis, including...
View ArticleHow to Better Manage Supply Chain Climate Risks
Supply chains are responsible for up to four times the greenhouse gas emissions of a company’s direct operations and yet half of major companies’ key suppliers don’t provide requested climate data to...
View ArticleMercedes Coupe, SUV Earn Best, Worst Environmental Vehicle Ranking
Mercedes-Benz manufactures the “greenest” and the “meanest” vehicles, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 19th annual environmental ratings for vehicles. This is...
View ArticleWhat Is Environmental Leadership?
What is environmental leadership? The answer would almost certainly vary over time and across audiences, but there are some common themes. In my view, environmental leadership can be described in five...
View ArticleStates, Industry Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan
In another attempt to block the Clean Power Plan, 29 states and state agencies are urging the US Supreme Court to stop the carbon emissions rule for power plants from taking effect. The have been...
View ArticleCNG Hoses Feature Market-Leading Certifications, Reduced Delivery Times, Says...
Power management company Eaton has launched the high pressure 35NG hose and low pressure NG-TW hose for compressed natural gas (CNG) applications. Tested by TÜV Rheinland, the hoses are among the first...
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