Kansas

  • EPA Adds 12 Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund

    March 19th, 2008


    EPA’s Superfund program has identified 12 new hazardous waste sites throughout the U.S. to add to its list of locations that need to be cleaned up, in addition to six other sites that have been proposed as additions.


  • Recycle Electronics at Emporia Collection Event on April 5

    March 11th, 2008


    Residents and small businesses in Emporia, Kansas can recycle their obsolete electronics at a collection event at the Lyon County Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 5.


  • Oregon Partners to Reduce Energy Consumption

    January 31st, 2008


    The state of Oregon has committed to increase the number of energy-efficient computers and servers in state offices and agencies to reduce energy consumption by up to 50 percent in the next four years.


  • Kansas Plant Permit Denied for CO2 Emissions

    October 19th, 2007


    The Kansas Department of Health and Environment became the first U.S. government agency to reject an air permit because of carbon dioxide emissions levels.


  • Schwegler Going Environmentally Friendly in Fundraiser for PTA

    October 9th, 2007


    Schweiger School in Kansas is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a fundraiser selling energy-efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) and compost bags to raise money for PTA-sponsored events.


  • Campus Group Finds Ways to Reuse Items Creatively

    September 28th, 2007


    Kansas State University celebrated Green Consumer Day by promoting the idea of reuse, with the University’s Students for Environmental Action club proposing the reuse of everyday items as magnets and purses.


  • EPA Adds Seven Waste Sites to the Superfund List

    September 19th, 2007


    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding seven new hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the list for investigation and clean-up.


  • Asset LifeCycle to Open First E-Waste Facility in Kansas

    September 18th, 2007


    Asset LifeCycle has obtained the required permit approval from the State of Kansas Bureau of Waste Management Division to operate an e-waste recycling and reclamation facility in Kansas.


  • Eco-City Plans Developed in Several Countries

    July 27th, 2007


    Countries including China and the United Arab Emirates are proposing “Eco-cities” to be developed in the next few years, which will save water and energy, produce few carbon emissions and not require landfills.


  • Yahoo! Names Hastings, Nebraska Greenest City

    June 26th, 2007


    Yahoo! Inc. today announced that Hastings, Nebraska, has won its “Be a Better Planet” Greenest City in America challenge. The birthplace of Kool-Aid, Hastings will receive a grand prize of $250,000 to be dedicated toward city greening projects, developed in conjunction with Global Green USA. More than 350 cities participated in the “Be a Better Planet” program, which challenged Americans continue …