Raley’s Dumps Hazardous Waste, Pays $1.6M
Raley’s has agreed to pay about $1.6 million to settle a hazardous waste disposal lawsuit. The judgment is the result of a civil enforcement lawsuit filed in San Joaquin County to stop the supermarket...
View ArticleKW Plastics’ FDA Resin Receives Expanded Approval
KW Plastics has received its second non-objection letter from the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for KWR621 FDA, a food-grade post-consumer resin approved...
View ArticleBoeing to Recycle Dreamliner Carbon Fiber
Boeing and Russell Brands are teaming up to recycle excess carbon fiber from 787 Dreamliner production into protective athletic gear. The companies are expanding on a previous collaboration where 787...
View ArticleLawsuit Says Kroger Bread Contains Carcinogen
Supermarket chain Kroger is allegedly selling wheat bread containing high levels of urethane without a required warning on the packaging, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior...
View ArticleClean-Tech Companies Among 2015 Tech Pioneers
Clean-tech companies including Cambrian Innovations, Genomatica and Autogrid are among the 24 Technology Pioneers selected by the World Economic Forum as companies at the forefront of their industries...
View ArticleNespresso Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2020
Nestle’s Nespresso coffee brand has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2020. The commitment is one of several new sustainability initiatives, part of a 500 million Swiss francs ($547 million) program...
View ArticleNovelis Partners with Brewery on Recycled Beer Can
Novelis partners with Red Hare Brewing Company to introduce the first certified high-content recycled beverage can.
View ArticleHoneywell’s UOP Launches Wastewater Treatment System
Honeywell has launched an integrated bioreactor system to remove organic and inorganic contaminants from a wide range of industrial wastewater streams. Honeywell’s UOP XCeed bioreactor system, based on...
View ArticleClimate Change Boosts Some Arctic Industries
Shipping, fishing and tourism in the Arctic are getting a boost from climate change — but at a price, says Reuters, adding the economic benefits aren’t a “cold rush.” Temperatures in the Arctic are...
View ArticleFarmers Generate Energy from Coffee Wastewater
It is possible to generate energy, tackle climate change and protect water resources by treating discharges from coffee mills, according to project findings by UTZ Certified. The Energy from Coffee...
View ArticleTenneco Unveils Tier 3 Emission Control Technologies
Tenneco has exhibited a demonstration vehicle equipped with several emission control technologies designed to meet upcoming US EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations. In addition to meeting the Tier 3...
View ArticleFood Companies to Report Chemicals to FDA
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, whose 300-plus members include the Coca-Cola Company, General Mills and Kraft Foods, has launched an initiative that will, among other things, give the FDA access...
View ArticleHyatt Sets 2020 Environmental Goals
Hyatt Hotels has committed to reducing water use per guest night by 25 percent by 2020 — one of the hotel chain’s new environmental goals announced yesterday. The Hyatt 2020 Vision sets targets across...
View ArticleNSF International Launches Sustainability Reporting Software
NSF Sustainability has launched a sustainability reporting software tool, NSF Performance Plus. An alternative to manual spreadsheet entry, the NSF Performance Plus sustainability reporting tool helps...
View ArticleStudy: Calculating the True Cost of CO2 Emissions
Taking into account the full amount of carbon dioxide that power plants generate during their lifetime instead of tracking annual emissions could be a more helpful way to look at the impact of power...
View ArticleTop 25 Green Football Schools Ranked
The University of Washington is the no. 1 green football school, according to SaveOnEnergy.com’s ranking of the top 25 NCAA football schools this season. SaveOnEnergy.com compared the 25 universities...
View ArticleConAgra Pledges Deforestation-Free Palm Oil
ConAgra Foods is the latest food giant to agree to eliminate any palm oil supplier engaged in deforestation. The company made the commitment in response to a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century...
View ArticleFuelCell Energy’s Carbon Capture Advances
FuelCell Energy says it’s moving forward with its carbon capture project that uses Direct FuelCell (DFC) technology to separate CO2 from the emissions of coal-fired power plants. The $3 million project...
View ArticleChiquita Fights Back Against Lawsuit
Chiquita Brands International tells Environmental Leader that it’s considering filing a counter suit against a nonprofit group that has sued Chiquita for deceptive advertising, alleging that the...
View Article‘Green Bonds’ and What Makes Them Green
There’s been a surge of interest among companies in issuing green bonds to raise capital to invest in renewable energy and other environmental improvement projects, helping them to achieve their...
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