EPA

NeoSan Labs' nontoxic broad-spectrum disinfectants have been placed on US EPA List N (#93672) for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

The tool from EPA aims to speed up the search for disinfectant products, and there’s also an expedited review process for List N updates.

This year's ENERGY STAR Award Winners have demonstrated national leadership in cost-saving energy efficient solutions.

The Center For Biocide Chemistries (CBC) has published a list of 100 ready-to-use, dilutable, and wipeable biocidal products that are approved by the EPA as effective at killing viruses like the 2019 novel coronavirus.

The move to ban R-22 refrigerant is nearly complete. What happens next?

The U.S. EPA has released a free booklet that facility managers at houses of worship can reference to identify and mitigate potential health threats, such as lead and radon exposure.

The EPA's GreenChill Partnership has recognized ALDI as the grocery retailer with the most GreenChill store certifications in the past year.

With national and regional winners, this challenge is an effort held under the EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program.

Last year, the Cardinals and concessionaire Delaware North diverted more than 226 tons of food from landfills and donated almost 10 tons of food equal to 13,000 meals to those in need.

The 10 winning organizations collectively prevented and diverted over 356,000 tons of waste from entering landfills, saving them over $19.6 million in landfill fees.

With sustainability in mind, here are two facility cleaning materials to look at anew.

The national competition engages college students in the design of on-campus green infrastructure solutions to address stormwater pollution.

Plants from the automotive, baking, cement, corn refining, food processing, glass manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and petroleum refining sectors qualified, 15 of them for the first time.

Marysville, East Liberty, and Anna auto manufacturing plants in Ohio, plus a fourth in Greensburg, IN achieved U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR certification for outstanding energy efficiency in 2018.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently highlighted facilities with reduced environmental impact during FY17 through the Federal Green Challenge.

Safer Play’s new products help lawn care professionals protect lawns and turf fields from weeds and insects, without the use of EPA-registered pesticides.

The EPA has chosen the winners of its 2017 Campus Rainworks Challenge. What stormwater management strategies have you implemented to reduce runoff from your facility sites?

In 2016, over 950 organizations participated in the program, diverting 740,000 tons of food from landfills or incinerators, and saving businesses up to $37 million in avoided waste disposal fees.

The University of Miami improves indoor air quality and saves energy by installing HVAC Load Reduction Technology.

Nouvex is an antimicrobial additive technology clinically proven to be effective against bacteria as well as select viruses and fungi.

Under the U.S. EPA Sustainable Materials Management Program, federal facilities managers track data in two of six categories for one year.

If this U.S. EPA program is eliminated in 2018, what would it mean to energy efficiency efforts at your facilities?

Pittsburgh leads North American cities with the most buildings committed to the 2030 District Network, an initiative that challenges buildings to reduce their environmental impact.

The EPA’s recommendations, which guide U.S. government procurement practices, now include The Carpet and Rug Institute’s GLP certification program.

January is National Radon Action Month, and this article from ALTA Environmental describes the basic elements of radon testing and remediation for facility management.

When it comes to: eliminating unhealthy sources; ventilation; and air filtration, which approaches are sound — and which should facility management filter out?

Participants in the most recent Challenge included grocers, restaurants, educational institutions, sports and entertainment venues and more.

More than 50 groups join with ACEEE to ask that the EPA treat energy efficiency as equal to renewable energy in the Clean Energy Incentive Program.

Several K-12 and higher education facilities are among the 22 organizations receiving up to $60,000 each for water quality initiatives.

Reducing consumption and improving quality of this natural resource calls for a holistic, if measured, approach.

Learn about the difference between various terms describing on-site generation of cleaning solutions.

Beginning October 2016, facilities using ammonia systems can expect more frequent EPA inspections due to the Agency's new National Enforcement Initiatives.

If you’re the facility manager at a stadium or arena, a new survey is seeking your input on your sports venue's energy and water performance.

The paper examines an array of Clean Power Plan strategies related to buildings, ranging from incremental to transformational.

Sodexo's Directors of Facilities in K-12 schools are now EPA-trained "masters of indoor air quality" after completing EPA's 10-course Masters of IAQ series.

Regularly scheduled and preventative maintenance regimens are crucial for maintaining the health of your facility’s power systems.

The challenge engages college and university students in reinventing the nation’s water infrastructure and developing green infrastructure systems to reduce stormwater pollution and build resilience to climate change.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is the first U.S. airport to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leadership Award for Greenhouse Gas Management.

Seven practical ways facility executives can make their landscapes even “greener” this Earth Day, and throughout the year.

The guide provides step-by-step instructions and resources to help workplaces divert organic matter from landfills through composting.