Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 12, 2024

Little Village group wants the EPA to force action taken on a heavily polluted channel off the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Read the full story in the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ships plying US waters have recently been slapped with heavy penalties and this might be the shape of things to come for shipping, as an ever wider net of regulatory enforcement emerges to protect marine ecosystems.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 8, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to pause shipping any further waste to an Indiana landfill until further testing can confirm there are no harmful levels of … Continue reading EPA temporarily stops hazardous waste coming to Indiana landfill for additional testing

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. International shipping accounted for 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). What progress has the IMO made?

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3BL Media

AUGUST 8, 2022

Additionally in 2021, Tractor Supply became an EPA Green Power Partner to show our continued commitment to using green power. A Smarter Way to Ship. Since 2018, Tractor Supply has been recognized as a SmartWay High Performer, based on the sustainable performance of our shipping and freight operations.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 4, 2023

When you think about the industries that have evolved in response to sustainability and regulations, bath products were among the first going back to 2006 when the EPA’s WaterSense program was founded. Six months after the EPA launched the WaterSense program, the first labeled high-efficiency toilets entered the market in  January 2007.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Our emissions crisis is often defined in simplistic terms, often focusing on the more obvious carbon-intensive sectors of oil and gas production, shipping and aviation or the ‘carbon footprint’ of the individual. This figure the EPA says accounts for roughly 2.4% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ”. of total global emissions.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

With on-site generation, gone are the days of shipping, mixing, and batching harsh chemicals. In addition, SAO complies with regulations and standards slated by the EPA , FDA , NSF , and USDA NOP. Tersano’s SAO is created on-site and on-demand.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 26, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The transportation sector is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States, according to the EPA , having dislodged electricity generation from the top spot in 2017. Words by Phil Covington. SOURCE: TriplePundit.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 1, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the most stringent national greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles, including freight trucks and buses, for model years 2027 through 2032. Read the full story from Environment + Energy Leader. sets stringent GHG standards for heavy-duty vehicles

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Green Technology

JANUARY 30, 2023

With nationwide shipping centers delivering directly to your facility, Ferguson is your MRO supply source. CLICK HERE for more information Ferguson Facilities Supply Ferguson Facilities Supply helps you run your facility with innovative and reliable maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) and janitorial products, services and solutions.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Ferguson continues to implement new packaging solutions and shipping techniques within their operations by improving packaging efficiency rates resulting in reduced expenses associated with replacing and shipping products. This group brings broad and deep industry knowledge and a level of passion to help drive their strategy.

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Green Technology

MAY 1, 2023

With nationwide shipping centers delivering directly to your facility, Ferguson is your MRO supply source. CLICK HERE for more information Ferguson Facilities Supply Ferguson Facilities Supply helps you run your facility with innovative and reliable maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) and janitorial products, services and solutions.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 29, 2024

EPA estimates losses of close to 1% from transportation and distribution systems. Losses also occur in ocean tankers when LNG evaporates or “boils off” from storage tanks, particularly on older ships. Power plants and factories Roughly half of natural gas is sold to large power plants and factories in the U.S.

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3BL Media

JUNE 16, 2022

Donating these types of devices is more pressing these days, says Sally Tran, marketing and events coordinator with the Canada-based Electronic Recycling Association (ERA), since the high cost of goods combined with production and shipping delays means fewer companies are retiring older devices and donating them to organizations like hers. “We

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B the Change

JANUARY 3, 2023

Bellizzi: Fish get the highly bioactive omega-3s EPA and DHA from the algae they consume, bioaccumulating these important fats, along with environmental toxins, as we go up the food chain. Supplementing with omega-3s is a quick and easy way to ensure that you’re getting enough EPA and DHA in your daily regimen. Why vertical farming?

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3BL Media

JANUARY 14, 2025

Lenovo progressed its transition from air freight to road and sea freight including using the roll-on/roll-off shipping which replaced more than 50 percent emergent air delivery in Asia Pacific, and more than 96 percent of total Infrastructure Solutions Groups (ISG) shipments are transported by road in North America and China.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sure, as a result of EPA regulations, diesel engines manufactured today are. Diesel fuel economy has been on the minds of long-haul trucking industry leaders. A push to decarbonize trucking is largely due to the fact that more than 3% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions come from heavy trucks. continued] The post True Or False?

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. continued] The post Great Lakes Shipping Grants Will Finalize Before Trump Takes Office appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that investing in port infrastructure and operations is vital to US economic prosperity. continued] The post Creating Green Shipping Possibilities Through Digital Solutions appeared first on CleanTechnica. Because these investments provide not only economic but environmental.

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CleanTechnica

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD). Volvo Trucks North America has successfully delivered 70 Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a $21.5M funding initiative supported by the U.S.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 25, 2024

EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice DENVER — Yesterday, April 24, the U.S.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 12, 2024

Landmark Strategy Will Build on New National Electric Vehicle Freight Corridors Designated by the Federal Highway Administration and Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Goal to Decarbonize the Freight Sector to Improve Our Communities, the Environment, and the Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It has taken over 20 years, but EPA has finalized its next step in reducing pollution from new trucks. Unfortunately, it falls short of what states are already doing. On paper it may appear to align with aspects of the most stringent option considered by the agency in its proposal, but many of the finalized changes in […].

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 11, 2022

The EPA plans to set new rules to slash truck emissions by 60 percent by 2045.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 8, 2022

The Biden administration has proposed strict new limits on pollution from heavy trucks. The last time that tailpipe standards were tightened was over 20 years ago.

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CleanTechnica

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Volvo Trucks has gotten an award to supply 70 Class 8 VNR electric trucks to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) in Southern California.

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 22, 2020

EPA & South Coast AQMD spend $21.7M to put 70 Volvo electric trucks on the road and lay the groundwork for an EV revolution!

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CleanTechnica

JUNE 25, 2020

Public agencies and private businesses, ask your grant writers to get in motion and do the paperwork to submit your applications for zero-emission freight and marine projects.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 30, 2020

The Trump administration seems not to care that we are headed toward climate catastrophe with carbon dioxide pollution driving global average temperatures up some 6 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and rendering places that hundreds of millions of people call home virtually unlivable.

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