House Passes Anti-EPA Bill
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 910, which if approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama would prohibit the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. The bill passed the...
View ArticleEPA’s GHG Reporting Program Delayed
The EPA recently announced the postponement of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program deadline. The 2010 date deadline was originally set for March 31, 2011 for facilities emitting at least 25,000...
View ArticleTyson Foods Receives OSHA Safety Violations
Tyson Foods of Jefferson, Wisconsin received 10 safety violations from OSHA. While one was a minor violation, nine of the ten were categorized as serious citations. Tyson was cited following the...
View ArticleNew Air Quality Measuring Device Improves on Existing Technology
A new air quality measurement device has been licensed for commercial development by Droplet Measurement Technologies of Boulder, Co. The new instrument was invented by Pat Arnott and Ian Arnold of...
View ArticleEPA Requires Paperless Submissions
In a continued effort to increase transparency and decrease waste the EPA is now requiring all new chemical notices be submitted electronically. This is the second stage of the rule, which became...
View ArticleOSHA to Adopt New Hazardous Chemical Classification System
OSHA announced that by August of this year it will finalize a rule adopting the globally harmonized system (GHS) for the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals. As a result workers and...
View ArticleKey Industrial Material, Now Greener
Weijie Ji, Chak-Tong Au, and colleagues claim they discovered an environmentally friendly way to produce acrylic acid, which is used in the production of goods such as paint, diapers, adhesives and...
View ArticleOSHA and Job Creation
The Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently held a hearing investigating OSHA’s regulatory agenda and its impact on job creation. Dr. David...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Projects Save AT&T Millions
EES has posted a number of blogs regarding sustainability initiatives, and how quickly they can improve a company’s bottom line. Last year AT&T implemented 4,200 energy efficiency projects at its...
View ArticleEPA Decision on Offshore Drilling
Americans from coast to coast are suffering as a result of rising fuel prices, and with the summer months fast approaching, some estimate the U.S. average price per gallon will exceed five dollars. As...
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