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EPA Proposes Fuel Economy Stickers

August 31, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

Beginning in 2012, new labels will help end the confusion caused by a new generation of electric and hybrid cars, fastcodesign.com reports. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation on Monday released two proposed window stickers designed to make it easier for consumers to compare vehicles. The ... Read more »

Walgreens, Gap, Levi Join Oil Sands Fuel Boycott

August 30, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

A campaign to boycott Alberta-sourced gasoline has gained momentum after several U.S clothing manufacturers and a major U.S. drugstore chain announced they would avoid oil sands-related fuels. The Gap, Timberland and Levi Strauss, as well as Walgreens, have joined a growing list of corporations choosing to avoid using gasoline refined from ... Read more »

Biomass Industry Seeks Revamp of Proposed Boiler Rules

August 27, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

The biomass industry is demanding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revamp newly proposed standards (pdf) that would impose strict emissions limits on boilers in wood-burning plants, claiming the new standards would require billions in equipment upgrades that would “endanger” the “entire renewable energy industry,” reports SolveClimate News. The Biomass ... Read more »

EPA Bans Big Ships from Dumping Sewage Near California Coast

August 26, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

Cruise ships and large commercial vessels will be banned from dumping any kind of sewage — even highly filtered wastewater — along California’s coast within three miles of shore, under new rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the San Jose Mercury reports. The rules, which were announced Wednesday at ... Read more »

U.S. Energy Use Fell 4.5% in 2009

August 25, 2010August 25, 2010 by Environmental Leader

Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources, according to a report released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). According to the report, the U.S. used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. There also was ... Read more »

EPA Delays Final Ozone Rule

August 24, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

U.S. Enivronmental Protection Agency (EPA) won’t meet its goal of releasing new nationwide standards for ground-level ozone this month, reports the New York Times. Finishing the standards has taken longer than expected, EPA said in a filing with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The agency ... Read more »

Australia May Boost Renewable Energy Projects

August 23, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

A surge in voter support for the Australian Greens, a political party that supports sustainable growth, has spurred optimism that the government may increase funding to renewable energy projects, Bloomberg News reports. The Greens garnered a record number of votes in the general election Aug. 21 after Australia’s ruling Labor ... Read more »

BPA Found in Majority of Canadians

August 20, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

Statistics Canada reports that 91 percent of the country’s population have a chemical known as Bisphenol A (BPA) in their urine. The agency said Monday’s report was the first time it has measured the level of Canadians’ exposure to BPA. “The real value in this is … for the very first ... Read more »

EPA to Take Action on Chemicals Used in Dyes, Flame Retardants, Industrial Detergents

August 19, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released action plans to address the potential health risks of benzidine dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and nonylphenol (NP) nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). The chemicals are widely used in both consumer and industrial applications, including dyes, flame retardants, and industrial laundry detergents. EPA’s plans identify a ... Read more »

EPA Chief Cites E-Waste as a Top Priority

August 18, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator Lisa Jackson said that the prevention and proper management of e-waste is one of the agency’s top six newly announced global priorities. The other five priorities were reducing carbon emissions, improving air quality, improving water quality, reducing toxics exposures and building stronger institutional frameworks. Her comments ... Read more »

EPA, DOT Submit Draft Rules to Curb Carbon Emissions from Heavy Trucks

August 17, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation sent draft rules to the White House that would for the first time cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heavy trucks and buses. It’s part of the Obama administration’s effort to curb tailpipe pollution. In a Rose Garden speech ... Read more »

US Chamber Sues EPA to Challenge GHG Endangerment Finding

August 16, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday filed a lawsuit that challenges EPA’s rejection of its petition for reconsideration of the agency’s 2009 endangerment finding that greenhouse gases threaten humans, E2 wire reports. The finding forms the foundation for upcoming EPA rules limiting emissions from power plants, factories and other ... Read more »

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