Daily Archives: March 28, 2008

Internet Reporting Now Available for All Facilities Reporting TRI Data

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

EPA continues to speed release of Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) information to the public and to enhance data quality. For the first time since TRI’s inception, all facilities that are required to submit data to TRI will be able to … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Drinking Water Regulation Proposed

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Aircraft passengers and crews will be able to drink safer water under new regulations proposed today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed Aircraft Drinking Water Rule (ADWR) will tailor existing health-based drinking water regulations … Continue reading →

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EPA Webcast Series: Energy Efficient Product Procurement

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

EPA’s Clean Energy-Environment Municipal Network is offering the second in series of free webcast trainings targeted to local governments. This webcast will focus on energy-efficient product procurement for local governments and will provide an overview of the benefits of energy-efficient … Continue reading →

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Class to use cooking oil to make biodiesel

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. What was once used to fry lunch for University of Illinois students is now being used to teach Unity High School students about renewable energy. Doug Bennett, an energy research scientist for … Continue reading →

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EPA chief bides time on court's emissions order

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Los Angeles Times. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson has shelved his agency’s findings that greenhouse gases are a danger to the public, and on Thursday told Congress that he will initiate a lengthy public … Continue reading →

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Navajos set to tap power of the wind

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Arizona Republic. Hundreds of windmills reaching nearly 400 feet into the sky could begin sprouting on the Navajo Reservation north of Flagstaff under a new agreement to harness wind energy for electrical use.

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Warming felt more in Western U.S.

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Los Angeles Times. The American West is heating up faster than any other region of the United States, and more than the Earth as a whole, according to a new analysis of 50 scientific … Continue reading →

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State deals blow to zero-emission vehicle supporters

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Los Angeles Times. California’s Air Resources Board voted to slash by 70 percent the number of emission-free vehicles that carmakers must sell in the state in coming years, a significant blow for environmentalists and … Continue reading →

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NPR Series: Getting Rid of Junk, Staying Green

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Listen to the whole series from National Public Radio. This week, we’re talking trash — things we throw away, and things we recycle. It’s time for spring cleaning, so we look around and wonder: What to do with all the … Continue reading →

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The latest from RenewableEnergyAccess.com

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: Solar Electric Light Fund Tackles Benin’s Arid Land Using LIDAR for Identification of Wind Parameters Inside Renewable Energy podcast: It’s Alive! How Living Organisms are Helping Create a … Continue reading →

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