Pollution

DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency ...

Chesapeake Energy Changes Natural Gas Drilling Over Water Concerns

Due to environmental concerns over safe drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed not to drill for natural gas within the New York City ...

EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants. The ...

EPA Orders Review of Air Pollution at BP Refinery

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Indiana to re-examine several sources of air pollution at BP's Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana, one of the ...

The Hidden Cost of Electric Vehicles

Although electric vehicles show higher non-climate damages than many other technologies, they will not be significantly cleaner than cars powered by fossil fuels until they rely ...

EPA Releases Bush Administration’s Endangerment Document

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a long-secret document on global warming that shows the George W. Bush administration had concluded in December 2007 ...

Timberland Cuts Emissions 19%

Timberland reduced its emissions by 4,426 metric tons from 2007 to 2008, or about 19 percent, according to the company's 2007-08 CSR ...

From Carbon Credits to Water Quality Trading

Similar to a carbon cap-and-trade scheme, a forthcoming water quality trading program will allow emitters to purchase pollution reduction credits from another source. The Electric Power ...

In Clean Water Act Violations, Chevron, SFO Fuel to Spend $1M at SF Airport

After Clean Water Act violations related to a jet fuel storage facility at the San Francisco International Airport, $1 million in improvements will be ...

Tracker Calculates Emissions from Diesel Equipment

For companies that rent a range of diesel-powered equipment, a new tracking service allows companies to track emissions from that equipment. With the federal government ...

Study Quantifies Carbon Mitigation of Green Roofs

Extensive adoption of green roofs in a million-person city could capture 55,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a two-year study from Michigan State University. Prior to ...

In Climate Row, Nike Gives Up Chamber Board Seat

While not yet willing to give up its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nike nonetheless sent a strong message by relinquishing ...

California Initiates Carbon Fee on Polluting Industries – Nation’s First

California has approved the nation's first carbon fee on polluting industries, as well as the country's most aggressive energy plan. In a whirlwind of new environmental ...

Google Earth Tool Tracks Climate Change

Multinational companies can track various climate change models through a new Google Earth tool. The tool, which is a series of layers and tours showing the effects ...

PG&E Quits U.S. Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Change, Nike Applies Pressure

Citing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "extreme position on climate change," Pacific Gas & Electric has quit the chamber, reports the New York Times. Nike ...

Groups Ask EPA to Regulate Air Pollution at Factory Farms

A group of environmental and public health organizations have filed a legal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for regulation of air pollution at factory ...

EPA’s Smog Scrutiny Could Cost Businesses

Concerned that the Bush-era smog controls were not effective enough, the Obama Administration has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to ...

Chamber, Car Dealers Contest California Tailpipe Emissions Rule

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Automobile Dealers Association have filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...

Air Pollution Weighs on Proposed BNSF Freight Center

A proposed BNSF freight hub would increase air pollution in the Kansas City area, causing doubt about the future of a $750 million intermodal facility ...

IEA To Cut 2030 CO2 Forecast Due to Recession

With the global recession slowing economic growth and the rate of energy use, the International Energy Association plans to reduce its forecast for 2030 CO2 emissions. ...