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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: TRAIN Act, Pa. Shale Ruling, Ethanol Cutbacks

September 26, 2011June 5, 2013 by Environmental Leader

The House of Representatives on Friday approved legislation that would establish an interagency committee to weigh the economic costs of any new EPA rules, and also delay for several years two EPA regulations on power plants that would limit mercury emissions and cross state pollution from ozone and particulate pollution, ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: GHG Rules Delay, BP to Blame, New Superfund Sites, $20m Northrop Cleanup

September 16, 2011June 23, 2013 by Environmental Leader

The EPA said on Tuesday that it would not meet a court-ordered Sept. 30 deadline for issuing rules governing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other large sources, The New York Times reported. An EPA official said that the decision to delay the proposed rule was driven by complex technical ... Read more »

Policy & Compliance Briefing: PNM Penalty, Efficient Refrigerators, Chemical Secrecy

August 29, 2011June 5, 2013 by Environmental Leader

A federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP alleging financial losses after last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday allowed most of the plaintiffs’ claims to go forward, Reuters reported. In a major victory for the more than 100,000 plaintiffs, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Nuclear Fears, Strange Bedfellows, EPA Review

August 24, 2011 by Environmental Leader

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a final version of its regulatory review plan on Tuesday to comply with President Barack Obama’s order that agency rules not overly burden business, The Hill reported. The EPA said it will review 35 regulations under the final plan with an eye toward “modifying, ... Read more »

Compliance & Standards Briefing: Bioplastics Symbol, Climate Bonds, Energy Efficiency Pact

July 26, 2011July 26, 2011 by Environmental Leader

The U.S. Department of Energy and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers have renewed their agreement to develop building energy standards and promote educational programs, according to a government announcement. The DOE will support the international standard called Standard 90.1, which sets the bar for energy efficiency ... Read more »

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: EPA and Interior Budgets, Capture Incentives, RGGI

July 25, 2011 by Environmental Leader

The House will debate this week the EPA and Department of Interior fiscal 2012 spending bill, the Hill said. The proposal would give the EPA $7.1 billion and the Interior $9.86 billion. Among its restrictions, the EPA spending bill would delay agency greenhouse gas emission regulations for power plants and ... Read more »

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Growing the Grid, Budget Veto Threat, Gulf Reparations

July 22, 2011 by Environmental Leader

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved guidelines for growing the nation’s electricity grid to accommodate renewable energy and market competition, The New York Times said. The guidelines say that costs should be paid by those who benefit. The agency also suggested that federal regulators will enable transmission line ... Read more »

Five Winds, PE Int’l Merge; Offer Combined Consulting and IT

June 9, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Sustainability consulting firms PE International and Five Winds International, which share clients including Kraft and Carnival Cruise Lines, have announced a merger aimed at enabling market penetration in North America. The new combined company will provide the North American market with strategic management advisory services as well as software from ... Read more »

UBS, Citi Outperform Their Reputations, Study Finds

June 8, 2011June 8, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Google, Apple and Honda have earned reputations that far exceed their actual environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, while UBS and Citi don’t get enough credit for their sustainability initiatives, according to a report by Brandlogic and CRD Analytics. The study (pdf) of 100 leading global brands across nine major ... Read more »

Maersk, BP, ABN Amro Call for Maximum Efficiency

May 17, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Rio Tinto, Maersk Line, Cargill and BP Shipping are among the maritime giants calling on the industry today to build and convert ships to the highest standards of energy efficiency. Members of the Sustainability Shipping Initiative launched a “case for action”, analyzing the global trends shaping the future of shipping ... Read more »

Environmental Enforcement: BP to Pay $85m for Alaska Spill

May 4, 2011May 4, 2011 by Leon Walker

BP Exploration Alaska is to pay $25 million in civil penalties and install around $60 million in pipeline improvements for spilling more than 5,000 barrels of crude oil on the North Slope of Alaska, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced. The EPA settlement – made in conjunction with the ... Read more »

24 Companies Agree to Publish Fracking Chemicals

April 12, 2011April 12, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

BP, Shell, ConocoPhillips and 21 other natural gas companies are participating in a national registry disclosing the chemical additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process. The website, www.FracFocus.org (pictured left), is being launched by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), with ... Read more »

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