3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2024

What is e-waste and why it matters According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , e-waste is a term often used to describe used electronics that are nearing the end of their useful life, and are discarded, donated or given to a recycler.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Program. EPA, supported by U.S. In July 2020, Southwire announced its Carbon Zero goal to eliminate or offset all of the company’s Scope 1 – associated with fuel combustion – and Scope 2 – associated with electricity consumption – greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 30, 2025

SAN DIEGO, January 30, 2025 /3BL/ - My Green Lab, the global nonprofit organization advancing the sustainability of laboratory research, is proud to announce the launch of My Green Lab Certification 2.0. EPA, My Green Lab Certification is the worlds most trusted green lab certification.

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2024

The EPA's emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles will help the public leverage economic and climate benefits of expanded access to cleaner vehicles," said Abigail Campbell Singer, head of climate and infrastructure policy, government affairs, Siemens USA. “As Transportation is the largest source of [greenhouse gas] emissions in the U.S.

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3BL Media

MAY 6, 2022

The report, which showcases the Company’s progress towards achieving net zero emissions by 2040, also sets a new water conservation goal for 2025. Other accolades include: EPA Green Power Partner. Avoided landfill contributions with ongoing recycling efforts: 392,000 batteries. 99,900 gallons of used oil. 32,610 tons of cardboard.

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3BL Media

JUNE 20, 2025

June 20, 2025 /3BL/ - At a time when water is more vital than ever for public health and environmental protection, Veolia has built one of the largest PFAS treatment systems in the United States and the largest of its kind in the Northeast. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) PFAS regulations.

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3BL Media

MAY 8, 2025

SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2025 /3BL/ - My Green Lab today proudly launches the ACT Ecolabel 2.0 EPA and aligned with global regulations on green claims, supporting international sales and procurement strategies across the globe. program, an enhanced version of the only third-party verified ecolabel for laboratory products.

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3BL Media

MAY 5, 2022

Last year we announced a new vision - a 30x25 goal - to achieve 30x energy efficiency improvement by 2025 from a 2020 baseline for our accelerated data center compute nodes. The business-as-usual “baseline industry trend” estimates global energy use for 2020-2025 following the same historical trend observed in 2015-2020 data.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 22, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule establishing the biofuel volume requirements for 2023 to 2025.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Effective July 8, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) rolled out new and revised standards for hazardous air pollutants, specifically targeting gasoline distribution and bulk gasoline terminals and reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.

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Utiliity Dive

JUNE 16, 2025

The EIA expects wind, solar, and battery storage to account for 93% of all new generating capacity in 2025. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment concluded that extreme heat may result in supply shortfalls this summer. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.

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3BL Media

JULY 18, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) have made significant changes to legislation to collect chemical related data imported/exported and used within US based industry processes. May 5, 2025: Distributing methylene chloride for consumer use will be prohibited.

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Utiliity Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

Published June 20, 2025 Mary Salmonsen Reporter post share post print email license Justin Sullivan via Getty Images First published on In early May, sources from within the U.S. By Diana DiGangi • June 4, 2025 Keep up with the story. It is a public good that cannot be replicated in the same way outside of government.”

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or ​“the Agency”) has announced that it is delaying the reporting period for its controversial per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) disclosure rule eight months, with the submission period fort the one-time report now beginning July 2025.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A new EPA rule will effectively ban the current standard refrigerant for home air conditioners and heat pumps starting New Year’s Day 2025. That refrigerant is being banned because of its excessive contribution to climate change, and It will be replaced with two new climate-friendlier refrigerants.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to release several reports and studies that showcase the positive aspects of compost use and community composting. At Compost 2025, Lana Suarez, Associate Manager, Materials Management Branch, US EPA, presented some of the research and resources the EPA is making available.

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3BL Media

JUNE 3, 2024

With its final rules on carbon pollution standards for power plants, the EPA gave with one hand and took away with the other. In a nod to environmental groups, the EPA also brought forward the required date of retirement for unabated coal plants by a year, to 2039.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 9, 2024

EPA has issued Draft FY 2025 – 2026 National Program Guidances (NPGs) for comment by June 4, 2024, for eight of EPA’s National Program Offices: The NPGs communicate operational planning priorities, strategies, and key activities for advancing EPA’s Strategic Plan and guide grant work planning with states, Tribes, and territories.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Our continued ambitions are reflected in the AMD goal of a 30x increase by 2025 in energy efficiency for AMD processors and accelerators powering servers for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence training. In 2021, AMD achieved a 3.9x Results may vary. Virtualization software pricing sourced online as of 09/14/2021.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2023, EPA finalized regulations that increase the reporting requirements for some of the PFAS under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The changes to TRI are fast approaching with an effective date beginning with the 2024 Reporting Year, where reports are due July 1, 2025.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 24, 2025

2025 promises to be a busy year for companies that use or previously used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their supply chains. Read the full story from Warner Norcross + Judd.

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3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Taking a Consistent Approach to Risk and Resilience Assessments Although the EPA does not require the use of specific standards, methods or tools for completing RRAs, it has recommended the use of available standards and tools from the Agency and the American Water Works Association (AWWA).

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Environment Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2027 emission standards in North America is expected to be a significant milestone in this ongoing endeavor, drastically lowering nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission limits by over 80%. The target for 2025 is a 15% reduction in CO2 at the vehicle level. The implementation of U.S.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Attained zero-waste-to-landfill status in over half of its facilities and 80 percent of its plants and reached 88 percent of the company's goal to have 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025. The full list of Barron's Top Sustainable Companies of 2024 can be found here.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 14, 2025

By FY 2025/26, 90% of our global operations electricity will be obtained from renewable sources. Since decreased energy use or increased renewable energy use impacts emissions, these energy-related targets are related to Lenovos Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction targets and similar actions are taken to achieve all three types of targets.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

What does it mean to be an EPA Safer Choice partner, and how does it reflect Clorox’s overall commitment to safer product innovation? This marks Clorox’s seventh year as a Safer Choice partner, building upon 17 years of partnership with the EPA’s Design for the Environment/Safer Choice Product Labeling program since we first participated.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In its own operations, Walmart has set a goal to be powered 50% by renewable energy by 2025 and 100% by 2035. The company has its own ambitious commitment to reduce the emissions of its top 1,000 suppliers 50% by 2025. “It

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first tranche of testing data for PFAS in drinking water, on 17 August, which seemed to find that hundreds of water systems are contaminated with these “forever chemicals”, as the Natural Resources Defence Council reported.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

On February 21, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment deadline for the January 17, 2025, proposed rule to clarify the timeframe for when companies must first notify a customer that one of its mixtures or trade name products contains a per- or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) listed…

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3BL Media

MAY 31, 2022

CBRE has committed to achieving 100% renewable electricity by the end of 2025. In addition, we require property managers to register and benchmark office buildings using the EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager program. Achieving our aspirations will include a continued focus on: Emissions and Energy. million sq.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2025

This latest testing was conducted using the EPAs most current guidance, and Veolia said it “advances the scientific understanding of PFAS disposal and gives cities and industries more options for management of these compounds.” The test results were recently announced at the 2025 PFAS Forum V in Tampa, Florida.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Amex GBT Commits to Reach Net Zero Emissions Across Value Chain by 2050 Oxy’s 1PointFive Awarded up to $500 Million by DOE for Texas-based DAC Carbon Removal Hub Microsoft Buys 234,000 Rainforest Restoration Carbon (..)

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With the US EPA advancing its PFAS Road Map and states launching their own initiatives, businesses need to be vigilant about compliance and risk management to stay ahead. The EPA has proposed adding over 100 new PFAS chemicals to the list, with mandatory reporting for small emissions (100 lbs. Second, the TSCA Deadline Extension.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that there are more than 450,000 brownfields in the U.S., which is an emerging opportunity for solar energy projects.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 5, 2024

5-8, 2025, Chicago, IL ICMA and U.S. EPA invite you to submit your ideas for dynamic educational sessions that encourage conversation and participation from fellow attendees at the at the 2025 National Brownfields Training Conference. Save the date: Aug.

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ESG Today

JUNE 10, 2025

Notably, in April 2025, the EPA announced a broad suite of actions to combat PFAS contamination, including new testing strategies, industrial discharge guidelines, and efforts to strengthen enforcement.

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ESG Today

MAY 12, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Climeworks Starts Up Largest-Ever DAC Carbon Removal Plant PepsiCo to Achieve its First Net Zero Plant by 2025 Mars Launches Initiative to Tackle Carbon Footprint of Dairy Supply Chain Amazon Launches Electric Heavy (..)

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