http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/brazil-sends-hospital-waste-back-to-us/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/brazil-sends-hospital-waste-back-to-us/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68814 Brazil has sent 46.6 tons of contraband waste from American hospitals back to the U.S., Fox News reports. Customs agents intercepted the container of waste along with 14 other containers of “suspicious” materials in October at the port of Suape in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, Fox reports. The hospital waste consists of used syringes, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/brazil-sends-hospital-waste-back-to-us/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/policy-enforcement-deepwater-horizon-wind-tower-imports-in-review-rio20-thai-flood-plan/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/policy-enforcement-deepwater-horizon-wind-tower-imports-in-review-rio20-thai-flood-plan/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:59:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68714 The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a U.S. District Judge to declare BP, Anadarko and Transocean, as Deepwater Horizon owners and operators of vessels or offshore facilities, liable for penalties under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The Clean Water Act allows for penalties of $1,100 per barrel of oil spilled, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/policy-enforcement-deepwater-horizon-wind-tower-imports-in-review-rio20-thai-flood-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/worlds-largest-metal-recycler-ordered-to-stop-discharges/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/worlds-largest-metal-recycler-ordered-to-stop-discharges/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:37:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68182 The world’s largest metals and electronics recycler, Sims Metal Management, has been illegally discharging PCBs, mercury, lead, copper and zinc into San Francisco Bay, the EPA charged on Tuesday. The EPA ordered Sims, located at the Port of Redwood City, Calif., to comply with federal Clean Water Act laws. It also ordered Sims to submit [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/worlds-largest-metal-recycler-ordered-to-stop-discharges/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/refiners-fined-for-failing-to-use-non-existent-fuel/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/refiners-fined-for-failing-to-use-non-existent-fuel/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:31:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68191 Refiners expect to pay about $6.8 million in government penalties for failing to mix cellulosic biofuel into their gasoline and diesel – even though the supplies don’t exist, the New York Times has reported. The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act requires the use of three types of fuel: diesel fuel made from biomass; biofuel [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/refiners-fined-for-failing-to-use-non-existent-fuel/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/policy-enforcement-briefing-2/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/policy-enforcement-briefing-2/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68164 The elders of the Haisla First Nation voiced their opposition at the opening of a regulatory joint review hearing in Kitamaat Village, British Columbia, on Enbridge’s proposed $5.4 billion Northern Gateway oil sands pipeline for its potential impact on fishing and traditional life on the Pacific Coast. The pipeline would move 525,000 barrels of oil [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/policy-enforcement-briefing-2/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/09/recyclers-arrested-charged-with-stealing-plastic/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/09/recyclers-arrested-charged-with-stealing-plastic/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:01:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68016 Los Angeles police made three arrests at two recycling businesses after discovering over $250,000 worth of stolen plastic containers, according to the county sheriff’s department. Deputies with the department’s Industrial Plastic Theft Task Force made the discovery Dec. 19 as part of an ongoing investigation into trademarked plastic theft and grinding operations. The task force [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/09/recyclers-arrested-charged-with-stealing-plastic/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/what-delay-new-light-bulbs-hitting-shelves-in-2012/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/what-delay-new-light-bulbs-hitting-shelves-in-2012/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:13:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67673 We’ve been covering the impending 2012 light bulb regulations since they were first voted into law. Earlier this month, however, Congress passed a last-minute budget deal that included a block on enforcement of the standards until October – leaving some to wonder what’s changed. The short answer is “not much.” Originally, the standards would have [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/what-delay-new-light-bulbs-hitting-shelves-in-2012/feed/ 17 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/most-read-sustainable-business-stories-of-2011/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/most-read-sustainable-business-stories-of-2011/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:07:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67657 Every day this week we’ve been looking at a different aspect of environmental and sustainability management and counting down the top stories that grabbed your attention this year. Today we look at the most popular sustainable business stories that didn’t fall into the previous categories of energy management, paper and packaging or finance and reporting. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/most-read-sustainable-business-stories-of-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/epa-to-finalize-power-plant-mercury-rules-this-week/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/epa-to-finalize-power-plant-mercury-rules-this-week/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:15:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67154 The EPA finished writing mercury-control rules for utilities on Friday, according to the Washington Post. Several sources told the paper that the White House and EPA have wrapped up last-minute talks on the rules, which the agency is planning to announce this week. Friday was the deadline for the EPA to finalize the rules, to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/epa-to-finalize-power-plant-mercury-rules-this-week/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/policy-keystone-xl-hydropower-bill/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/policy-keystone-xl-hydropower-bill/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67139 The House has voted to delay enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards until at least Oct. 1 as part of a last-minute budget deal to keep the government operating through the rest of the fiscal year, and the Senate is expected to follow suit. Republicans have vowed to press for a full repeal of the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/policy-keystone-xl-hydropower-bill/feed/ 3