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Recent news reports have alerted many in Florida, particularly South Florida, of a phenomenon involving imported drywall from China and its unbecoming side effect: sulfur gas. The story begins during the post-Katrina rebuilding efforts and the lack of domestically- manufactured drywall as a result of a (then) strong construction boom compounded by the Gulf Coast…

CARE (http://www.epa.gov/care/) is a competitive grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment. Through CARE, a community creates a partnership that implements solutions to reduce releases of toxic pollutants and minimize people’s exposure to them. By providing financial and technical assistance,…

CHICAGO – August 24 – A widely used pesticide known to impact wildlife development and, potentially, human health has contaminated watersheds and drinking water throughout much of the United States, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Banned by the European Union, atrazine is the most commonly detected…

Financial Times, 13 February 2009 – In the wake of the deepening economic crisis, many commentators are warning of the demise of corporate sustainability, the practice of balancing profit with the social and environmental impact of doing business. Companies obsessed with their own short-term survival, they suggest, cannot possibly support long-term, “feel-good” initiatives to protect…

environmental Strategist, between the line: The EPA ECHO web site is a great source to generate new business leads. I can assure you companies and municipalities that are listed on the EPA ECHO web site will want to talk to you about pollution liability insurance. If you go to http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/ you will be able to…

by Ron Fonger | The Flint Journal Thursday September 03, 2009 FLINT — The city says vandalism appears to be behind a 14,000-gallon sewage spill into Swartz Creek Monday. Dawn Jones, a spokeswoman for Flint Mayor Dayne Walling, said today that city utility officials believe a person or persons took off a manhole cover from…

Source: MapCruzin Published Apr. 13, 2009 In 1997 MapCruzin.com created the first interactive maps for Environmental Defense’s Scorecard project. Since then Michael Meuser, founder of MapCruzin, has done many other map-based environmental projects on the internet. After the 911 terrorist attacks and the beginning of the War on Terror, many map-based sites like these became…

BY BLAKE MORRISON AND BRAD HEATH USA TODAY Outside 15 schools in eight states, government regulators have found elevated levels of a substance that — in a more potent form — was also used as a chemical weapon during . Those findings, based on samples collected for the , mark the first time the agency…

By LESLIE KAUFMAN Three manufacturers of a commonly used fire retardant have voluntarily agreed to phase out its production within three years in a pact with the Environmental Protection Agency. Environmentalists have long advocated a ban on the retardant decabromodiphenyl ether, or DecaBDE, which is used widely in consumer electronics, furniture and textiles, among other…

By Blake Morrison and Brad Heath, USA TODAY NATRONA HEIGHTS, Pa. — On crisp fall mornings in the Allegheny River valley, the fog that hangs over Highlands High School usually burns off by the first bell. What remains in the air is the question. ACROSS THE NATION: Controversies brew over possible toxic emissions Almost a…