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Cow tax emits panic

You'd think the chemical industry has big problems when it comes to carbon emissions, but the US agriculture industry is said to be in a state of panic about the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. The EPA has been gathering comments ,...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-02-2008
Green powerless in chemicals

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Center for Resource Solutions awarded late last month their annual Green Power Leadership Awards to 25 organizations/companies who either purchase, supply or develop renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, low-impact...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-17-2008
EPA's E-cycling guidelines

The Environmental Protection Agency put out its voluntary Responsible Recycling Practices for electronic waste materials, which can be used as guidelines for accreditation programs to verify that electronic recyclers in the US and outside the US are handling, recycling and even refurbishing their materials...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-05-2008
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 that continued global warming could likely increase...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-07-2008
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 risks are of concern for all uses of carbofuran...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-28-2008
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 against the EPA to stop the use of organochlorine...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-24-2008
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) - development and commercialization of biobased...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-01-2008
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% of the market) this year, according to a new report...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-29-2008
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 Hilda Solis (D-Ca) and Henry Waxman (D-Ca...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-27-2008
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 Chemistry Council and urged the agency of her dismissal...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-22-2008

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