The Business Environmental Program provides free and confidential environmental management assistance to business and government operations in Nevada. The Program specializes in cost effective strategies to reduce hazardous materials and waste generation, conserve water and energy, minimize air emissions, and maintain compliance with environmental requirements. The program provides training, on-site consultation, assistance over the phone and through its website and publications.
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA–Video To promote the release of the NRC’s Sustainability and the U.S. EPA report, a video has been produced summarizing the report and describing the sustainability framework the report recommends. It can be found on the STS website.
It’s a broadly accepted fact that engaged employees are a major benefit to businesses of all types. The Gallup organization dubbed employee engagement “a leading indicator of financial performance” and backed it up with research showing that “engaged organizations have 3.9 times the earnings per share (EPS) growth rate compared to organizations with lower engagement...
The Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) has developed an online repository to enable P2 and environmental assistance programs to share their P2 data collection tools so that they can learn from each other. Users can search for P2 data collection tools based on the relevant sector or topic, type of P2 activity, or type...
Cleaning restrooms within LEED guidelines presents unique challenges. Author: Pat McClure Business thought leaders like Peter Senge tell us that today’s successful organizations strive not just for profitability but also sustainability — meaning wisely using and re-using resources, as well as minimizing waste and negative environmental impacts. Janitorial practices and procedures that protect personal health and...
Researchers with the U.S Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a potential new advanced biofuel that could replace today’s standard fuel for diesel engines but would be clean, green, renewable and produced in the United States. Using the tools of synthetic biology, a JBEI research team engineered strains of two microbes,...
“The Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing” session at the 2011-2012 Conference Series on Urban Sustainability. Moderator: Ophelia Basgal, US HUD Panelists: Steven Raphael, UC Berkeley Matthew Schwartz, California Housing Partnership Corporation Ann Silverberg, BRIDGE Housing Wayne Waite, US HUD
Join RPN for a free kickoff-webinar that will demonstrate how purchasing decisions can lead to greener buildings. The webinar will highlight practical strategies for evaluating the sustainability attributes, performance and cost of environmentally preferable building maintenance products. REGISTER TODAY! Webinar attendees in EPA Regions 1, 4, 7, and 9 FREE technical assistance to help advance...
Walmart plans to complete rooftop solar arrays on more than three quarters of its California stores, with projects planned for up to 60 locations. The planned projects will bring Walmart’s total number of solar installations in California to 130. Each array will provide 20 to 30 percent of the store’s electric needs, the company says....
EPA Recycling Water Science