News

Recent environmental news for California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands

EPA Region 9 Newsletter

Welcome to EPA’s Pacific Southwest Newsletter. EPA began producing this newsletter in September 2010 to keep people informed of EPA activities in the Pacific Southwest region (California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands) and other environmental stories that may be of interest.

WSPPN Newsletter

The quarterly WSPPN P2 Program News. Keeping you informed about P2 in EPA’s Pacific Southwest (Region 9)

5 of the coolest innovations found at VERGE 16 September 26, 2016
From virtual reality tours of the ocean to multifaceted microgrids, sustainable technologies took Silicon Valley by storm last week.
The circular economy as a $1 trillion opportunity September 26, 2016
Aided by the Internet of Things, circular flows use are being realized with growing speed. Here are stories from two of the world's largest companies.
Why we need a carbon tax — and why it won’t be enough September 26, 2016
Putting a price on carbon is an idea whose time has come, with even Big Oil signaling it may drop its long-standing opposition to a carbon tax. The question: has it come too late?