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July 1 -- The U.S. EPA has awarded a $200,000 brownfields grant to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to start cleaning up the... MOREğ
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June 30 -- Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. posted a loss in its third quarter, but is seeing improvement on better overseas scrap... MOREğ
June 30 -- The U.S. EPA has identified 44 "high hazard potential" coal ash impoundments across the country, warning they... MOREğ
June 30 -- Seventh Generation, a maker of environmentally safe products, has been designated one of the 50 best small or medium-size... MOREğ
June 30 -- CSX Corp. is pledging to reduce carbon dioxide emissions associated with its train operations by 8% by 2011. The company... MOREğ
June 29 -- Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers has pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting a bribe for her favorable vote on... MOREğ
June 29 -- Boston and Green Bay, Wis., are kicking off single-stream curbside recycling programs. Green Bay started collecting... MOREğ
June 29 -- JMC Tire Recycling Inc. will merge into NanoSensors Inc., with NanoSensors being the surviving corporation. Houston-based... MOREğ
June 29 -- Canadians have more access to recycle plastics today than just four years ago, according to a report from the Environment... MOREğ
June 29 -- A Federal Court in Alaska has ordered Nancy and James Oliver, doing business as Safety Waste Incineration in Wasilla,... MOREğ
June 29 -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a global warming bill. The Senate... MOREğ
June 29 -- Republic Services Inc. has scheduled an investor conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time July 30 to discuss second... MOREğ
June 26 -- A Connecticut judge has sentenced the owner of American Crushing & Recycling LLC to six years in jail for his role in a... MOREğ
June 26 -- The Thermostat Recycling Corp. collected more than 135,000 mercury-switch thermostats in 2008, diverting nearly 1,300... MOREğ
June 26 -- President Barack Obama signed the Car Allowance Rebate System, or Cash for Clunkers, legislation June 24, and... MOREğ
June 26 -- Recycled packaging maker Caraustar Industries Inc. has received bankruptcy court permission to access all money available... MOREğ
June 26 -- Waste Management Inc. plans to release second-quarter earnings results before the market opens July 30 and then conduct an... MOREğ
June 26 -- Interstate Waste Services is launching a landfill gas-to-energy project at its Cumberland County landfill in Pennsylvania... MOREğ
June 25 -- A North Carolina textile company is offering fiber made from 100% recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate... MOREğ
June 25 -- Three companies have joined the Product Stewardship Institute to help address the environmental impacts of consumer... MOREğ
June 25 -- Mack Trucks Inc. is going ahead with previously announced plans to consolidate the company´s entire product line at... MOREğ
June 25 -- One of the most famous buildings in the world is getting a $350 million green makeover that its owners say is the... MOREğ
June 25 -- The EPA is making available as much as $10 million in Climate Showcase Communities grants to local and tribal... MOREğ
June 25 -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed legislation that would have required television manufacturers to fund a collection and... MOREğ
June 24 -- Commercial Metals Co. posted a third-quarter net loss brought on by sluggish revenue due to the weak global steel and scrap... MOREğ
June 24 -- Recycling at a Stockton, Calif., elementary school has garnered attention as students helped reduced the school´s... MOREğ
June 24 -- Residents in several Cleveland metropolitan-area communities will be rewarded for recycling, compliments of RecycleBank LLC... MOREğ
June 24 -- Waste Management Inc. is preparing to begin operations at what´s being called the world´s largest facility to... MOREğ
June 24 -- Gas from a Republic Services Inc. landfill will now help power operations at an Anheuser-Busch brewery in Houston. The... MOREğ
June 24 -- Maine Gov. John E. Baldacci has signed a bill requiring establishment of a program to recycle light bulbs containing... MOREğ
June 24 -- Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., wants the House to reconsider committee action to transfer $369 million in the fiscal 2010... MOREğ
June 23 -- The world´s largest plastic bag recycling facility is going to get even bigger. Hilex Poly Co. plans to double... MOREğ
June 23 -- Scrap tire recycling and reuse continues to grow in the United States, according to a new report by the Rubber... MOREğ
June 23 -- The Alameda County, Calif., Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board is launching a public education campaign today... MOREğ
June 23 -- Three Wisconsin counties are combining their recycling programs and will celebrate the opening of a $9.9 million regional... MOREğ
June 23 -- A company has been formed to market a system that can convert post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate into food-grade... MOREğ
June 23 -- PepsiCo Inc. has joined the Ceres coalition to further its sustainability efforts. The Purchase, N.Y.-based company´s... MOREğ
June 23 -- Catalyst Paper is temporarily shutting down its recycled newsprint mill in Snowflake, Ariz., for 10 more days in July as a... MOREğ
June 23 -- Fraser Papers Inc.´s stock is being delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange as a result of the company´s... MOREğ
June 22 -- EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson visited Kansas June 22 to mark the kickoff of the Obama administrations United We Serve... MOREğ
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June 22 -- The U.S. EPA today commemorated the 40th anniversary of the infamous Cuyahoga River fire that is credited with galvanizing... MOREğ
June 22 -- Solo Cup Co. deli containers and lids made with 20% post-consumer recycled plastic are now available nationwide. The Bare... MOREğ
June 22 -- Liberty Tire Recycling has acquired Texas tire recycler Able Tire Co. LLC for an undisclosed amount, according to The March... MOREğ
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June 19 -- Three environmental groups have written to the Department of Homeland Security, the Army Corps of Engineers and the... MOREğ
June 19 -- Amusement park company Six Flags Inc. is undertaking a company-wide initiative to cut waste as well as fuel and electricity... MOREğ
June 18 -- Waste Management Inc. is opening a new 63,000-square-foot recycling center in Detroit, a facility that will handle 150 tons... MOREğ
June 18 -- Greenstar North America has opened what it´s touting as the largest recycling plant in Texas. The 180,000-square-foot San... MOREğ
June 18 -- The U.S. EPA has determined that a public health emergency exists at the Libby asbestos site in northwest... MOREğ
June 18 -- The Basel Action Network plans to offer an accredited certification program for electronic recyclers that will not allow... MOREğ
June 17 -- The U.S. EPA, the Transportation Department and the Housing and Urban Development Department are launching the Interagency... MOREğ
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June 17 -- California has sued Target Corp. to stop the retailer from illegally dumping hazardous into landfills, while another... MOREğ
June 17 -- Boeing says a new study shows that biofuels "performed favorably" when compared to the use of petroleum-based... MOREğ
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June 16 -- Nearly $30,000 in grant money will help promote the reuse of building materials in Oregon through the creation of an... MOREğ
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June 16 -- Reverse vending machines, which take back empty beverage containers, could begin appearing in some unusual... MOREğ
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June 12 -- Waste Management Inc. is getting into the solar-powered trash compactor business. The Houston-based solid waste management... MOREğ
June 11 -- The U.S Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether EarthEcycle LLC improperly exported cathode-ray tube... MOREğ
June 11 -- Five southern California municipalities have begun converting biosolids into fuel to replace coal in cement... MOREğ
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June 11 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on June 10 approved the nominations of Peter Silva as assistant... MOREğ
June 10 -- The National Recycling Coalition board of directors has accepted a proposal from Keep America Beautiful to combine the two... MOREğ
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June 10 -- LGE MobileComm USA, a unit of LG Electronics Inc., is teaming up with San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit to provide... MOREğ
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June 10 -- Georgia-Pacific has agreed on a new cleanup phase to address Michigan´s Allied Paper/Kalamazoo River Superfund... MOREğ
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June 9 -- Maven Media Holdings Inc. has completed a reverse-merger with Waste2Energy Inc. Waste2Energy shareholders received nearly... MOREğ
June 9 -- Clear Path Recycling LLC and Peninsula Packaging Co. have joined the National Association for PET Container... MOREğ
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June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportations Maritime Administration has sold a ship for recycling to International Shipbreaking... MOREğ
June 8 -- IESI-BFC Ltd. has priced its upcoming U.S. stock offering at $10 per share, the Toronto-based solid waste management company... MOREğ
June 8 -- The U.S. EPA is examining whether shredded tires are safe to use on playgrounds. The agency for years has recommended the... MOREğ
June 8 -- Dell and Goodwill Industries International are expanding a free drop-off program for consumers to recycle any brand of... MOREğ
June 8 -- The U.S. EPA has transferred personal protective suits, multi-gas meters and related hazardous materials response equipment... MOREğ
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June 5 -- The Obama administration has named Cameron Davis as a special advisor to the U.S. EPA overseeing its Great Lakes restoration... MOREğ
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June 4 -- Caraustar Industries Inc. has received bankruptcy court approval on so-called "first day motions" allowing the... MOREğ
June 4 -- Boise, Idaho, Mayor David Bieter has formally launched the city´s new single-stream recycling program, called... MOREğ
June 4 -- Mead Johnson & Co. is using landfill gas to power a portion of its manufacturing operations in Evansville, Ind. The baby... MOREğ
June 3 -- The U.S. Energy Department has awarded more than $2.2 billion in stimulus funding to Washington state, with most of the... MOREğ
June 3 -- Gas is now flowing from the Conestoga landfill to areas businesses as part of the largest landfill gas-to-energy effort in... MOREğ
June 3 -- Durham, N.C. will launch a new curbside recycling program, July 13. The city´s Department of Solid Waste Management... MOREğ
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