Earthworms are proving to be great detectives when it comes to identifying what pollutants are present in our soils. They are helping scientists to build up a detailed picture of how toxic chemicals and metals in soils interact with living organisms, by demonstrating the effects these toxins have on their genes.
Lafarge today announced that its Aggregates SE business unit, based in Douglasville, Georgia, has been named one of only four winners nationwide of the 2008 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Performance Track award for "environmental achievements above and beyond legal requirements," and the only winner in the Small Facility award category.
A new report released today by Javelin Strategy + Research examines green banking issues, including consumer habits, green banking behaviors and recommendations for financial institutions seeking to attract environmentally conscious consumers.
Going green can add green to the bottom line. That's the experience of LTC Financial Partners LLC (known in the industry as LTCFP), one of the nation's most experienced long term care insurance agencies. As a result of pro-environment steps now being taken, the organization plans to double or even triple the productivity of its agents within two to four years -- this on top of huge savings in gasoline.
State legislators, environmental officials and community leaders joined PPL on Thursday (5/29) to mark the completion of a $600 million environmental improvement project at PPL's Montour power plant north of Danville, Pa.
BetaLED offers a new patent-pending design option within THE EDGE family of products -- the round Light Emitting Diode (LED) direct and post-top spider-mount fixtures. The sleek architectural form delivers unparalleled performance in efficiency, uniformity and longevity.
Today, as Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law the historic legislation to develop a comprehensive ocean management plan, Ocean Conservancy applauds the progress and urges Congress to follow suit by passing federal legislation.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's TAGA bus (Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer), a specialized mobile air quality laboratory, visits the Countywide Landfill in East Sparta, Ohio, today.
Using data from instruments in a constellation of NASA satellites, scientists have discovered that they can see deep inside of clouds. The satellites are taking first-of-a-kind measurements, shedding new light on the link between clouds, pollution and rainfall.
As oil and gasoline prices reach ever higher levels, the price of fuel at one North Dakota service station is going down -- at least for a couple of hours.
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