Energy and Climate Change


No Health Concerns to Report Yet in School Air Monitoring Initiative

EPA and 22 states have completed air quality testing and are now examining data from 65 schools near large industrial facilities and in urban areas.

Reflecting Light Wavelengths Reveal Oil in Contaminated Soils

Researchers from several organizations tested visible near infrared light with diffuse reflectance spectroscopy to determine the presence and amount of oil in Louisiana soils.

ORNL: Fish Exposed to TVA Fly Ash in 2008 Seem to be Healthy

Working for TVA, the lab is continuing its research to determine if selenium and other contaminants will have a long-term effect on fish populations.

DOE Completes Vallecitos Nuclear Center Cleanup

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds helped to speed DOE's project to remove about 2,300 cubic feet of radioactive waste from California.

Free, Online Energy Conference Features Federal Authorities

Clinton Climate Initiative’s Magaziner, FERC Chair Wellinghoff and Secretary of Commerce Locke to speak at Virtual Energy Forum.

China to Build Largest Coal Mine Methane Emissions Abatement System

The Datong mine ventilation air methane abatement system will use MEGTEC's Vocsidizer technology.

Gulf Specimen Lab Plans Noah's Ark Operation

The Florida-based marine lab is seeking volunteers and donations to protect Gulf of Mexico sea life.



SEC Gets DOE Cleanup. Demolition Work

Safety and Ecology Corporation will earn $2.5 million for remediating a nuclear laboratory in Argonne and demolishing a DOE complex in Oak Ridge.

Judge Hands Down $850,000 Penalty, 5 Years' Probation in APPS Case

Employees of Cooperative Success Maritime, a ship management company, were falsifying record book logs and discharging oily bilge water into the ocean.

A&WMA Symposium Focuses on Power Plant Air Emissions

MEGA conference features 100 presentations on state-of-the-art methods and more than 60 exhibitors

Coast Guard Panel to Screen, Evaluate Oil Spill Technologies

Vendors and scientists are invited to submit white papers for consideration.

$10 M Available to Combat Climate Change

In its second round of funding, EPA will accept proposals for the Climate Showcase Communities program until July 26.

New Jersey Orders Exelon to Check Oyster Creek's Tritium Leak

Exelon Corporation must drill new test wells and more to investigate the 2009 leak of radioactive tritium into aquifers below the plant.

Data Centers Can Now Earn Energy Star Label

Data centers account for 1.5 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption at a cost of $4.5 billion annually.

Marine Biologist Notes Devastation, Gulf Spill's Silver Lining

Now everyone will know that offshore drilling is the No. 2 cause of oil spills, says John Morrissey.

Hearings Set on Mercury Emissions Cuts

EPA will hold three public hearings on rules cutting toxic emissions from boilers and solid waste incinerators in Virginia, Texas, and California.