Waste
Plastic Bags Banned on All Hawaiian Islands
HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – Hawaii has just become the first U.S. state to enact a statewide ban on plastic bags. While no law has yet [...]
Waste
Oceans
Japanese Tsunami Debris Headed for U.S. Shores
HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 could reach the Hawaiian islands as early as this winter, according [...]
Waste
Certification for Electronic Waste Recycling Gathers Support
NEW YORK, New York, February 10, 2010 (ENS) – The Natural Resources Defense Council Tuesday announced its endorsement of the first certification program for electronics recycling. The new [...]
Energy
Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options
WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the formation of a blue ribbon commission to evaluate policy options for a safe, [...]
Air/Climate
Enviros in Court to Defend EPA Medical Waste Incinerator Rule
WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2010 (ENS) – Two environmental groups have come forward in federal court to defend the Obama administration’s new rule limiting air pollutants emitted by [...]
Waste
City of Akron Must Stop Discharging Sewage to Cuyahoga River
AKRON, Ohio, November 13, 2009 (ENS) – The City of Akron, Ohio, has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer system to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows that [...]
Oceans
Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced to Stop Raw Sewage Dumping
WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – Nearly identical bills to prevent cruise ships from discharging raw, untreated sewage in U.S. coastal waters were introduced Wednesday in both [...]