EPA is issuing a final New Source Review (NSR) rule that requires consistent accounting for air emissions that are not released through a stack, vent or other confined air stream, according to an agency press statement.

A new web tool is available to enlist the public and other law enforcement agencies in tracking down fugitives accused of violating environmental laws and evading arrest, according to an EPA press release.

A new report from the National Research Council finds serious weaknesses in the government’s plan for research on the potential health and environmental risks posed by nanomaterials, which are increasingly being used in consumer goods and industry, according to a press release from The National Academies.

December 10, 2008, marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following is the text of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the anniversary ceremony held yesterday in New York.

The achievements of the U.S. EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership have governments and other organizations around the globe sitting up and taking note, according to an agency press release.

Workers and employers in Oregon’s construction industry are invited to attend a full-day conference designed to highlight safety with hands-on training on Jan. 26, 2009.

Each week, you have your chance in the EPA blog, Greenversations, to pose a question eliciting an expert answer.

This week’s question:

What do you do with unused over-the-counter or prescription drugs?

When times get tough, people get stressed, and when faced with a crisis, many people seem suddenly skilled in the art of “Blamestorming,” a term used by author Bryn Meredith in his new article, “The Art of Blamestorming.”

According to a press release issued by Bluepoint Leadership Development promoting the article, “Blamestorming” is a meeting of like-minded people who decide who or what they are going to blame for their current plight.

The International Code Council and the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are teaming up to reduce the loss of life and property caused by natural disasters, according to an ICC press statement.

The United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board will conduct a full investigation of causes of a catastrophic fertilizer tank collapse at Allied Terminals in Chesapeake, Virginia, the CSB announced in a press statement.