Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When it comes to fighting fires, one must not only think about safety but also about being environmentally responsible as we need to work to leave the world in a better place than we found it.

Environmental Responsibility

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 8, 2024

Last year, one of Imperial Oil’s mines in the tar sands leaked toxic industrial waste into the surrounding environment. million litres of tailings waste spilled from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine in the tar sands into the surrounding environment. They have failed to put in place rules about how toxic waste should be managed.

Regulations

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency to require companies to disclose the chemicals discharged from waste incinerators and plants that claim to recycle plastic waste into fuel.

Waste

Environment Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

How much waste do you generate? Read more about recycling facts here. You can also ask the companies you already contract with what they could do differently to help you meet environmentally friendly standards or what they have already acheived. Make recycling the priority over simple disposal. Consider Consolidation.

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2022

Every day, the Olympus team works to produce natural gas in the most efficient and environmentally responsible manner possible. Major domestic and international utilities are seeking the premium Certified Responsibly Sourced Gas producers like Olympus are offering. Wolf, Don’t Give Money To The Oil Industry - By Rev.

Natural Gas

Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

ClientEarth, joined by Surfrider Foundation Europe and Zero Waste France, is taking Danone to court for its contribution to plastic pollution. Danone’s 2021 Vigilance Plan comprises of five pages within its 70-page Social, Societal, and Environmental Responsibility policy. But recycling is a false solution.

Law

Vermont Law

AUGUST 10, 2016

In fact, eco-labels illustrate powerful tools of consumer-driven environmental protection and show that green-washing can be stopped through soft law approaches. Another major German eco-label is Der Grüne Punkt, which stands “for a sustainable economy, one that keeps recyclables in closed circuits” with “the aim. ISO standards. ,

Recycling

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity. Filtration : Removing solid waste and material from water in the process of wastewater treatment. As it is a waste, it serves no purpose on its own. Often, measures will include a ban on government contracts.

Government

Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Green ports—environmentally conscious ports that use cutting-edge technologies and best practices to minimize their ecological footprint, reduce emissions, manage waste efficiently and conserve energy—are redefining how maritime operations impact marine ecosystems.

Ocean

Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Million tons/yr of waste: 7,600 industrial, 250 municipal, 25 hazardous. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste. 100 nuclear reactors; 2,000 tons/yr nuclear waste. For example, most states now have optional “lookup tables” to look up the action trigger concentrations for groundwater and soils related to hazardous waste sites.

Clean Water Act

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The recommended actions fall under four categories: (1) ensure drinking water is safe; (2) manage environmental PFAS contamination; (3) reduce PFAS in products; and (4) understand and manage PFAS in waste.

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