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NSW celebrates recycling triumph

Sustainability Matters

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has reported that considerable progress has been made in the New South Wales recycling sector, with the state now capable of processing nearly 140,000 tonnes of additional material annually. million in funding from the EPA over the last five years under the Product Improvement Program.

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Case Study: Addressing PFAS in Drinking Water in Affected Communities in the State of New Jersey

3BL Media

In 2018, we began our partnership with the Borough of Bellmawr , sampling and testing for PFOA, PFOS and PFNA; in 2020, sample results indicated high levels of PFOS (max 32 ppt) and PFOA (max 23 ppt) were present, meaning treatment was required.

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Powering a Sustainable Future: Lenovo’s Energy Targets and Renewable Solutions Drive Emissions Reduction and Efficiency

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External partnerships Lenovo is an active partner to industry-wide coalitions, sustainable logistics initiatives, government organizations and NGOs, such as Global Logistics Emission Council (GLEC), Smart Freight Centre China and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay program.

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New Jersey seeks 1 GW of transmission-scale storage

Utiliity Dive

Phil Murphy, D, in 2018, which mandates 2 GW of new energy storage by 2030 and 100% “clean energy” by 2050. The board aims to procure 350 MW to 750 MW by Oct. 31 and the remaining capacity needed to reach the 1 GW target in a second solicitation in the first half of 2026, it said. in carbon capture, decarbonization awards Calpine, PPL Corp.,

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EPA: 11,000 facilities illegally discharged pollutants into nearby waters in 2018

Environmental News Bits

In a report released Monday, the Government Accountability Office said that the EPA found that in 2018, close to 11,000 facilities with National Pollutant Discharge… Read more → Nearly 11,000 U.S.

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Marathon Petroleum Earns Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award From EPA

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Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® program. The EPA chooses Sustained Excellence Award winners at its discretion from companies that earned ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year recognition for a minimum of two consecutive years and then continued to go above and beyond the criteria needed to qualify for the award.

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Household Hazardous Waste Removal: EPA Should Develop a Formal Lessons Learned Process for Its Disaster Response

Environmental News Bits

What GAO Found To remove household hazardous waste—some items that can catch fire, react, or explode under certain circumstances or that are corrosive or toxic—after the 2018 and 2020 California wildfires, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took steps that followed its emergency response policy.

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