Particulate Compliance Battles Loom in Next Few Months
EPA slightly strengthened its fine particulate standard in 2006. Since then, the agency has been working with states and tribes to determine which counties don't meet the new standard.
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Single Stream: Is Simpler Recycling Better Recycling?
For the last couple of years, more and more cities throughout North America have been switching to "single stream" recycling programs (SSR).
"Red, White, and...Green?" Eco Wine Tastes Like a Good Story
For many reporters, eco wine can be an intensely local story. While not every state has vineyards, viticulture has spread way beyond California in recent decades.
National Trails System Continues to Grow
The National Trails System is in its hiking prime, celebrating its 40th birthday on Oct. 2, 2008. The network of 26 trails traverses about 60,000 miles throughout the country.
FEDS Set Stage for Geothermal Development
The Dept. of Interior released its final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for geothermal energy on Oct. 22, 2008
Congress May Approve Major Lands Bill in November
It's possible that the US Congress will give final approval during its lame duck session to an omnibus bill that contains more than 150 individual bills targeted at protecting, improving, or revising management of various public lands all over the country
Eco-Packaging for Wine: Bottles and Beyond
Eco-friendly wine isn't just about what's in the bottle. It also IS the bottle — or, increasingly the box — plus the cork (or, increasingly screwtop), and more.
SEJournal Fall 2008, Vol. 18 No. 3
In this issue: Bringing Rachel Carson to the Silver Screen; The Environment Plays in the Prez Campaign; The Roots of Conservatives' E-view; Click the title for a hotlinked table of contents.
Can "Smart Grids" Really Help?
"Smart grids" are packages of technologies and services that allow two-way communication between homes and utilities, as well as between various parts of regional power distribution systems.
Supreme Court Case Could Affect Nearly 550 Power Plants
On Dec. 2, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could decide whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) allows EPA to weigh costs and benefits when determining the best technology available for the cooling water intake structures at existing power plants.
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