WASHINGTON (May 17, 2016) – A Dix Hills, New York, high school senior has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award for a project currently providing clean drinking water affordably to a community in Kenya.
The world is facing a water crisis. Population is growing, droughts are lasting longer and access to clean water is scarce or non-existent for hundreds of millions of people.
WASHINGTON (May 12, 2016) – As a further step in the Obama Administration’s commitment to take action on climate change and protect public health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing comprehensive steps to address methane emissions from both new and existing sources in the oil and gas sector.
HOUSTON (May 12, 2016) – Hoover Container Solutions Norway AS, a subsidiary of Hoover Group Inc. and Consult Supply, a Hoover company, have appointed Tor Olav Schibevaag as managing director for Europe and Kjetil Skaaren as general manager for Norway. Jan Sekse, vice president global procurement, will continue to support the efforts of the Hoover Norway management team.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (May 11, 2016) -- The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has announced a partnership with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) to provide an expanded selection of peer-reviewed technical and specialized courses for their members through the EduMine online training platform.