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Trinity Consultants and Sierra Research Announce Intent to Merge

International environmental consulting firm Trinity Consultants and Sacramento-based Sierra Research have agreed in principle to merge, to provide enhanced air quality consulting and pollution control...

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United Nations Foundation Mobilizes Critical Support for the Millennium...

With 500 days until the target date for the MDGs, UN Foundation highlights work to transform lives and support the UN on global goals. Washington D.C. (PRWEB) August 18, 2014 Today marks 500 days until...

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China's National Effort in Oil and Gas Fracking Fails

China’s “economic miracle” faces an existential threat now that the nation is the world’s largest importer of oil. The Chinese central authorities mandated a $275-billion crash investment in fracking...

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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Awards PowerMundo $100,000 as a Winner...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that PowerMundo, a Colorado-based international social enterprise, was selected as 1 of 10 winners in a field of 563 applicants in the latest IDEAS...

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The Next-Generation Supercar: Wireless EV

In light of the inaugural Beijing Formula E Grand Prix, scheduled for September 13, 2014, Bryan Solstin at Solstin.org comments on industry trends, saying Formula 1 and Formula E are paving the way for...

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Pledge 2 Protect, NYCHA For NYCHA and Elected Officials Demand Reevaluation...

4,000 Letters Highlighting Air Quality Issues and Hazards from Post-Sandy Delivered to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation New York, NY (PRWEB) August 19, 2014 In a press conference...

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Big Coal's Plans For The Pacific Northwest Take A Major Hit

Doctors, tribal leaders, business owners and concerned parents are among those cheering a potentially major blow to Big Coal. On Monday, an Oregon state agency announced its rejection of a permit for a...

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Moses Lake plant building car charging station

The carbon fiber plant at Moses Lake has agreed to spend $125,000 on an electric car charging station to settle a fine from the state Ecology Department for air pollution. Reported by MyNorthwest.com 2...

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CECO Environmental Expands Global Fluid Handling Portfolio With New Product...

CINCINNATI, Aug. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CECO Environmental Corp. (NasdaqGM: CECE), a leading global environmental technology company focused on critical solutions in the air pollution control (APC),...

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Urban Heat Islands Cooking U.S. Cities, Report Shows

This story originally appeared on Climate Central. Cities are almost always hotter than the surrounding rural area but global warming takes that heat and makes it worse. In the future, this combination...

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Few residents near Exide plant undergo testing for lead levels

Los Angeles County's attempt to test lead levels in the blood of people living near a Vernon battery recycling plant has not drawn enough participants to be of use in measuring the effects of its air...

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DirtyDenier$ Day 14: Pat Toomey

One look at Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey's voting record in 2013 explains why he is the winner of our next Dirty Denier$ award. He voted against every piece of environmental legislation except one....

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Few near LA-area recycler undergo lead testing

A program seeking to measure air pollution from a Los Angeles-area battery recycler is ineffective because too few nearby residents volunteered to have their blood tested for lead. Reported by...

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Criticism of EPA's Economic Analysis Sorely Misplaced

A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should improve the way it analyzes regulations. Critics have been quick to...

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China's Coal Gas Boom Holds Climate Change Risks

HEXIGTEN, China (AP) — Deep in the hilly grasslands of remote Inner Mongolia, twin smoke stacks rise more than 200 feet into the sky, their steam and sulfur billowing over herds of sheep and cattle....

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Saving Lives with Fossil Fuels

What is the biggest global environment problem? Many believe it is global warming, after all, the issue gets the lion’s share of headlines and accounts for much of the hell-in-a-hand-basket...

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Scientists Searching For Alien Air Pollution

Looking for extraterrestrial smog may be a good way to search for alien intelligence, according to a Harvard researcher. Reported by NPR 2 hours ago.

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Coal Exports from West Coast Running Out of Time

The U.S. is burning coal at a slower rate, due to cheap natural gas and environmental restrictions on air pollution. With utilities unable to justify weighty investments in pollution control...

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In Search Of Alien Life? Seek Out The Smog

One of the worst byproducts of our industrial society is air pollution. It's a global problem that humans have yet to get under control. One scientist thinks we might not be alone, though. Alien...

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Advent Air Conditioning, Inc. Receives 2014 Best of Lewisville Award

Advent Air Conditioning, Inc. has been selected for the 2014 Best of Lewisville Award in the HVAC Contractor category by the Lewisville Award Program. Lewisville, TX (PRWEB) August 22, 2014 Advent Air...

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