Europe
Standards & Compliance Briefing: GHS 90 Days Away, Green Code, NSF/ANSI Standard 60
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has submitted a final rule to revise its Hazard Communication Standard to align with GHS, MSDSonline reported. The Office ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Dealers Fight Fuel Rules, Utility MACT Rule, Fracking Disclosure
Auto dealers are fighting the Obama administration's tough new fuel economy standards, taking the place of car companies that agreed to adopt an average efficiency target ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Tablet Certifications, California Toxics Regulations, RoHS Recast
TCO Certified, a third party sustainability labeler for IT products, on Monday launched TCO Certified Tablets, a certification for tablet PCs that demonstrate minimal use of ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy Department Probe, Arizona Copper Mining, Cape Wind Setback
President Obama has promised House Republicans investigating the government's aid to to the now-bankrupt solar firm Solyndra that a former business executive will lead an independent ...
Environmental Consulting Falls for 2nd Year in UK
The U.K. environmental consulting market contracted by 8.4 percent in 2010, and prospects for 2011 are relatively flat, market research firm Environment Analyst ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Zones, Ozone Hearing, Carbon Tax
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (pictured left) on Thursday announced a revised plan to establish solar energy zones in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Airline Emissions Squabble, Wind Sector Grows, Air Toxics Rule
The House of Representatives has voted to shield U.S. passenger and cargo airlines from a European Union law that would make global carriers pay for their ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Oil Sustainability Certification, Prop. 65 'Dunks' Acrylamide, WEEE Trial
Equitable Origin on Monday announced the launch of a stakeholder-based sustainability certification for the oil and gas industry, the first of its kind, according to the ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Green Climate Fund, Basel Amendment, Roadless Rule
A United Nations committee has completed the draft design of a Green Climate Fund that would send $100 billion per year by 2020 to assist developing ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FERC Regulations, Wastewater Rules, Fines for ConocoPhillips and Sherwin-Williams
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced that it has published three final rules on Thursday, dramatically shaking up the payment method for transmission, particularly in the ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Ethanol Cuts, South Africa Carbon Fines, Cuba Offshore Drilling
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) introduced an amendment to the chamber's 2012 agriculture appropriations bill on Tuesday that would block the government from funding gas station "blender" ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Power Efficiency Standard, Dow Solar Certifications, NSF/ANSI 350
The Storage Networking Industry Association announced on Monday the release of a specification for measuring data storage systems for power efficiency, ZDNet reported. After three ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: EPA Appropriations, Dark Days for Solar, Germany's Renewable Boom
The Senate Appropriations Committee released a draft 2012 appropriations bill for the Interior Department and the EPA, The Hill reported. As expected, the $29.3 billion ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Penalties, Deepwater Wind, China Nuclear Push
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to postpone the EPA's so-called boiler MACT rules that would regulate emissions from commercial and industrial boilers, The ...
60% of Desso Tiles to Use Completely Recycled Yarn
Some 60 percent of carpet brand Desso's new floor tile range is to be made with a 100 percent recycled yarn, the company has announced.
A portion ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: China Gas Tax, EPA Lawsuits, California Recycling Law
China will impose a nationwide value-based sales tax on oil and natural gas beginning next month, Bloomberg reported. The country's Ministry of Finance said the ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Hilton ISO Certifications, Petroleum Standards, Gates LEED Honors
Kimberly-Clark Corp. announced on Monday that it has become the first national tissue maker certified as meeting the sustainable sourcing requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council. ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Conflict, Wisconsin Wind Rules, Coal Ash Pushback
The State Department allowed a company with close financial ties to TransCanada to perform a crucial environmental impact study of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Conflict Minerals, UL Certification, Kuwait's Green Airport
GREENGUARD announced the launch of a mobile Web site for its Product Guide, a database of low-emitting products certified by the company. The company said ...
Alleged Honduran Murders Cause More Controversy for ETS
Carbon credits from palm oil plantations in Honduras are still for sale in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme despite the reported murder of 23 farmers in ...
