Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. On Dec. 6, EPA announced the expansion of the Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT), a secure, online database

Read the online version. NEW ENERGY PACKAGE WILL TRANSFORM EUROPE’S RENEWABLES INDUSTRY, SAYS EC PRESIDENT EDINBURGH, Scotland, December 13, 2006 (Refocus Weekly) The renewable energy

Read the full story in Metal Finishing. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) last week adopted new regulations that, once implemented, will reduce cancer risks

Read the full story in the San Diego Union. HONOLULU – Hawaiian Electric Co. plans to rely exclusively on ethanol and other renewable fuels to

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. Illinois lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to new state rules requiring deep cuts in mercury pollution from

RE INSIDER The Basis of Sustainable Community Energy Policy by Christopher A. Simon, Associate Professor of Political Science Renewable energy policy and sustainable community issues