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• Next decade's weather forecast: BAD

  Summer this year in New York has seen several weeks of downpours and continuous heat and humidity, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said you ain't seen nothin' yet. The EPA released its climate change report last month and noted... Posted Aug 07 2008, 11:33 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Environment, General, studies and reports, EPA, Government, climate change, report, weather

• EPA to ban carbofuran pesticide

  Then US Environmental Protection Agency said last week that it has identified risks associated with the pesticide carbofuran and is proceeding toward cancelling the pesticide's registration. "EPA has concluded that dietary, worker, and ecological... Posted Jul 28 2008, 12:16 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Regulation, Products, EPA, Government, ban, pesticide, Health and safety, carbofuran, FMC

• Cosmetic safety in question. Again.

  No matter how safe or thoroughly tested cosmetic ingredients are, there's always one (or two or more) that will always be put into question. Just in time for the summer, the Environmental Working Group claimed that out of nearly 1,000 sunscreen products... Posted Jul 28 2008, 10:59 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Regulation, Products, General, EPA, sunscreen, safety, Health and safety, FDA, Triclosan, antibacterial

• EPA gets pesticide lawsuit

  I wonder how many lawsuits the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gets each week? I just got this press release from the group Earthjustice, and they, among a coalition of farmworkers, public health, and environmental groups, filed a lawsuit today... Posted Jul 24 2008, 05:06 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Environment, Regulation, Products, EPA, Government, lawsuit, pesticide, Health and safety, endosulfan

• EPA to rule on Texas' exit from biofuel mandate on 24 July

  A piece on B loombergg today goes into some detail behind Texas' Governors' plan to try and get out of the national requirement to make 9bn gallons of ethanol . The story says that there will have to be a decision by Friday. You may remember,... Posted Jul 22 2008, 04:30 PM by The Big Biofuels Blog Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, biofuels, Texas, EPA, Bioethanol

• And this year's EPA green chemistry awards go to...

  The visit of advanced materials company, SiGNa Chemistry, today in our office reminded me to post this year's recipients of the Presidential Green Chemistry Awards by the Environmental Protection Agency. 1. Battelle (Greener Synthetic Pathways Award... Posted Jul 01 2008, 07:12 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: green, Products, General, R&D, EPA, Government, Award, chemistry

• Texas' cattle ranchers oppose ethanol

  A story in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago says that Texas is now opposed to corn-based ethanol . Why? Because it is making corn, used to feed cattle, and Texas is big in the world of cattle, more expensive. Texas is asking the EPA to grant... Posted Jun 02 2008, 03:01 PM by The Big Biofuels Blog Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Corn, Texas, EPA, cattle, timeout

• Constructing a booming market

  Whether green buildings will be voluntary or mandated in New Jersey , the overall green construction trend is booming despite the US housing slump. Green home building has already gone mainstream and is expected to be worth $12 to $20 billion (6%-10%... Posted May 29 2008, 09:30 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: construction, Regulation, Company initiatives, green, Products, Investments, General, R&D, EPA, Government, building, paint

• US officials introduced kid-safe chemical bill

  Proliferating news on leaching chemicals in kids' mattresses, bottles, toys, and electronics have driven three government officials to introduce a new US chemical regulatory proposal targeting kid safety. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and representatives... Posted May 27 2008, 12:28 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: US, Regulation, EPA, Government, ACC, kids, safety, SOCMA, ban, Health and safety, policies

• Earth's wonders

  The US Environmental Protection Agency celebrated Earth Day with a photo contest, and most of the photos are really amazing to behold. Here are this year's winners. You can also check out the finalists at the EPA website . Category: Enjoying the environment... Posted Apr 24 2008, 12:39 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Environment, General, EPA, photos

• EPA probes scientist dismissal

  An interesting article from the Royal Society of Chemistry reported an ongoing internal investigation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the dismissal of one of its scientist Deborah Rice. Rice was accused of bias by the American... Posted Apr 22 2008, 05:11 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: EPA, Government, ACC, flame retardants

• PFOA be gone

  Producers of PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) also known as C8, are peeling themselves away from the chemical thanks to the US Environmental Protection Agency's PFOA Stewardship program. PFOA is used as a processing aid in the manufacture of fluoropolymers... Posted Feb 09 2008, 10:08 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Environment, Regulation, Company initiatives, emission, EPA, PFOA