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EPA, HUD, DOT Form Partnership For Sustainable Communities

June 16, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Using six guiding “livability principles,” federal efforts in transportation, environmental protection and housing investments will be coordinated under a new partnership. The Partnership for Sustainable Communities is a joint project of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to a press release. ... Read more »

EPA Investigates Electronics Recycling Fraud

June 11, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

After complaints that EarthEcycle LLC, an Oklahoma electronics recycling company, violated agreements with various charities to properly recycle the hazardous electronics, the Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint and opened an investigation, according to the Post-Gazette. Instead of properly recycling the electronics, EarthEcycle packed them into ocean-going containers and ... Read more »

Transportation Emissions Drop by 5.2% in 2008

June 1, 2009June 1, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that CO2 emissions from U.S. transportation dropped 5.2 percent in 2008, the largest annual decline since 1990. EIA says motor gasoline accounts for 58.7 percent of the transportation-related CO2 emissions followed by diesel fuel, which accounts for 23.2 percent of the sector’s emissions. ... Read more »

EPA, DOE Release Environmental and Energy Budgets

May 8, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have announced details of their fiscal year 2010 budget plans that focus on creating new “green” jobs, a clean energy economy, and a “green” environment. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the fiscal year 2010 budget request for the ... Read more »

EPA May Modify Recycling of Hazardous Materials

May 6, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is addressing the next steps on two hazardous waste rules — Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) and the Emission Comparable Fuels (ECF). In response to concerns raised by stakeholders that these rules are bad for the environment, the EPA may revise the DSW rule, ... Read more »

Energy Star Building Designs Jump 60%

May 4, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), together with American Institute of Architects (AIA), has recognized 75 new commercial building design projects for their energy efficiency under the Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR. These projects represent a 60 percent increase in the number of qualifying projects over last year. The ... Read more »

Intel Adds 100-kW Solar System at Oregon Campus

May 1, 2009May 1, 2009 by Gina Roos

SolarCity, a solar designer and installer, has unveiled a new 100-kilowatt (kW) solar installation at Intel’s Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. The DC solar electric system consists of 504 solar modules on the roof of Building Four at the Jones Farm Campus. Intel expects to offset more than 4 ... Read more »

EPA Reconsiders Three Rules Under Clean Permitting Program

April 28, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering portions of the three rules under its New Source Review (NSR) clean permitting program for industrial facilities. These rules determine when and how facilities are required to: account for air emissions that are not released through a stack, vent or other confined ... Read more »

ADC, LG Deliver Energy-Efficient Appliances

April 27, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

In the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement in April to set higher standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers to gain Energy Star certification, appliance makers and their suppliers are starting to introduce higher efficiency products. The Department of Energy is also expected to set tougher energy-efficient ... Read more »

Intel Leads Ranking of Top 50 Green Power Purchasers

April 27, 2009October 11, 2019 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its updated quarterly ranking of the Top 50 Green Power Purchasers in the United States. Intel comes in at number one for the second year in a row with PepsiCo, Kohl’s Department Stores, Dell Inc., and Whole Foods Market, rounding out the ... Read more »

EPA Reinstates Stricter Toxic Substances Reporting Requirements

April 23, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reinstated stricter reporting requirements, under the direction of President Obama, for industrial and federal facilities that release toxic substances that threaten human health and the environment. Reversing the Bush administration’s less stringent regulations, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed a final rule that restores ... Read more »

EPA to Begin Energy Star Ratings for Data Centers

April 21, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing an energy performance rating system for data centers, tentatively planned for early 2010, according to a ComputerWorld article written by Michael Zatz, manager of Energy Star commercial buildings at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. With the rating system, data center operators will be ... Read more »

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