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HP

How HP Plans to Reach 100% Renewable Energy Across Global Operations

HP has committed to powering its global operations with 100 percent renewable energy — and says it plans to reach the 40 percent renewable electricity mark by 2020 — because, as Nate Hurst, HP’s chief sustainability and social impact officer says, “both cost-effective and low carbon sources of energy are essential ... Read more »

The End of the Road for LOS Analysis of Traffic Impacts

Automobile traffic congestion, and our collective behavior as automobile drivers, is front and center in environmental conversations and debates.  A primary reason being that traffic congestion can dramatically affect air quality, emitting pollutants including nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide and ozone.  These pollutants can have severe impacts on public ... Read more »

Will Hawaii’s Attempts to Elevate Energy Storage be Successful?

With all the hoopla over utility commission rulings regarding how rooftop solar gets treated in California and Nevada, we almost forgot to bring up Hawaii, which has enacted some quirky rules of its own. The state, consisting of several islands, has the highest retail electric rates in the country. At ... Read more »

Despite Supreme Court Ruling, States Won’t ‘Stay’ Clean Power Plan

Seventeen state governors, Republicans and Democrats both, have announced a new accord to move ahead together on clean energy solutions. This effort comes despite last week’s surprising Supreme Court ruling that puts a temporary pause on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. Saying that “we recognize that now is the time ... Read more »

Huge Gas Leak in Porter Ranch: A Sobering Reminder of the Health Threats from Oil and Gas in California

As the natural gas storage facility in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles continues to spew gas for nearly three months, the human face of this environmental disaster becomes even more pressing. As of today, close to 2,000 residents have been evacuated, two schools closed, and the health department has linked hundreds of ... Read more »
hori-susan

New ‘Waters of the US’ Rule on Hold: Enduring Debate Creates Uncertainty for Developers

In 1985, the US Supreme Court issued the first of three key decisions interpreting the phrase “waters of the US” to define the scope of federal permitting jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Thirty years, three Supreme Court decisions, and one million comments later, the US Army Corps of Engineers ... Read more »
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‘Toilet-to-Tap’ Wastewater Recycling Takes Off as Water Supplies Shrink

Recycled wastewater has been used for decades to irrigate crops, golf courses and landscapes. Now, with water scarcity affecting growing areas globally, more communities are looking to turn treated sewage into potable water — and this creates a huge opportunity for companies including Dow Chemical that provide toilet-to-tap technology. “Communities ... Read more »

EPA’s Proposed Rules Update the Federal Hazardous Waste Generator Program to Provide Real World Flexibility and Efficiencies

In 1980, the EPA launched perhaps the most comprehensive single environmental program under its jurisdiction in terms of the number of affected US businesses — the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C hazardous waste program. Central to the program was the regulation of generators of hazardous waste where the “cradle ... Read more »


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