Environment of the United States

EPA Awards ICF $30 Million in Environmental Services

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Monday, March 15, 2021
Environment of the United States, Natural environment, Environmental issues in the United States, Hazardous waste, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 96th United States Congress, Environment, Superfund, Articles, Quality assurance, Laboratory

The scope of work includes continued services to Regions 3 and 9 and was expanded by $5 million from the previous contract to include services to Region 5.

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  • The scope of work includes continued services to Regions 3 and 9 and was expanded by $5 million from the previous contract to include services to Region 5.
  • ICF will provide laboratory, field and quality assurance support to help EPA identify, assess, regulate and remediate environmental hazards for various agency programs such as Superfund, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, air and water, among others.
  • This includes performing analytical and field support services, data review and validation, technical information and electronic data transfers and other support functions.
  • ICF is a global consulting services company with over 7,000 full- and part-time employees, but we are not your typical consultants.

Tupperware Brands Supports National Park Foundation in the Diversion of Nearly 10 Million Single-Use Plastic Bottles from Landfills Annually

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Monday, March 15, 2021
Articles, Environment of the United States, Brands, Direct marketing, Tupperware Brands, Sustainability, Will Shafroth, Tupperware, National Park Foundation, National Park Service, Psychological resilience, Refill

In October 2020 , Tupperware, with a pledge of $1 million, became a premier partner of the National Park Foundation's Resilience & Sustainability program .

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  • In October 2020 , Tupperware, with a pledge of $1 million, became a premier partner of the National Park Foundation's Resilience & Sustainability program .
  • Tupperware's support will focus on critical waste reduction and diversion needs across some of the National Park System's most visited sites.
  • These priority projects include:
    Water refill stations:Single-use plastic bottles are a significant source of waste in parks across the nation.
  • "Tupperware Brands' support is central to our commitment to keep our national parks green," said Will Shafroth, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation.

Horizon Engineering Associates Announces Greg Longo, PE as Engineering Manager

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Building engineering, Building energy rating, Energy in the United States, Environment of the United States, Environmental design, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Longo, Mechanical engineering, HEA, Regulation and licensure in engineering, Articles, Design

NEW YORK, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Horizon Engineering Associates (HEA), a professional engineering firm specializing in commissioning, energy consulting and LEED services, has announced the hiring of Greg Longo, PE as an Engineering Manager to lead their Southern New England and Lower Hudson Valley activities.

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  • NEW YORK, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Horizon Engineering Associates (HEA), a professional engineering firm specializing in commissioning, energy consulting and LEED services, has announced the hiring of Greg Longo, PE as an Engineering Manager to lead their Southern New England and Lower Hudson Valley activities.
  • "It is a great pleasure to welcome Greg to HEA," said Michael C. English, Senior Partner.
  • "Greg brings a wealth of experience with project management, commissioning, lab design and process controls.
  • Mr. Longo is a licensed professional engineer and earned his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

MYCON General Contractors, Inc. Names Vice President Ryan Stoll as Partner

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Articles, Building energy rating, Building engineering, Energy in the United States, Environment of the United States, Environmental design, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Stoll, Corporate title, LEED Professional Exams, Myers, Economy

DALLAS, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MYCON General Contractors, Inc. (MYCON) recently announced that Ryan Stoll, LEED AP BD+C, vice president of the firm, has been named a partner, according to Charles R. Myers, MYCON's president and CEO.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MYCON General Contractors, Inc. (MYCON) recently announced that Ryan Stoll, LEED AP BD+C, vice president of the firm, has been named a partner, according to Charles R. Myers, MYCON's president and CEO.
  • I am honored to have Ryan as a new partner at MYCON."
  • Myers noted that Stoll would continue his responsibilities as vice president overseeing multiple project managers in the industrial and manufacturing division.
  • MYCON General Contractors, Inc. (MYCON) is an award-winning, industry-leading commercial contractor based in Dallas, Texas.

SVA Architects Welcomes Naomi Horowitz, AIA, LEED AP, as Sr. Project Manager

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Building energy rating, Building engineering, Energy in the United States, Environment of the United States, Environmental design, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Natural environment, Design, Articles

OAKLAND, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Naomi Horowitz, AIA, LEED AP, has joined SVA Architects' Oakland office as a new Sr. Project Manager.

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  • OAKLAND, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Naomi Horowitz, AIA, LEED AP, has joined SVA Architects' Oakland office as a new Sr. Project Manager.
  • Ms. Horowitz's project resume includes senior housing, medical facilities, and affordable housing, as well as housing for adults with developmental disabilities.
  • Founded in 2003, SVA Architects has become one of the Country's most innovative and respected design and planning organizations.
  • SVA Architects values institutional and public environments as the foundation of a community and the backdrop against which we live, learn, work, worship, and play.

The Net: A Climate and Human Health-focused Office Building Moves Forward

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Monday, March 8, 2021
Interior design, Architecture, Environment, Other Construction & Property, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Building Systems, Environmentalism, Sustainability, Articles, Building engineering, Natural environment, Environmental design, Sustainable building, Environment of the United States

Environmental sustainability and human health are at the heart of a new downtown high-rise office building that could open as early as 2024.

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  • Environmental sustainability and human health are at the heart of a new downtown high-rise office building that could open as early as 2024.
  • The Net will be a next-generation office building, benefiting from the latest design and technology focused on human health and wellness, said Urban Visions Founder and CEO Greg Smith.
  • Led by the International WELL Building Institute, WELL is part of a global movement to transform buildings into healthy spaces.
  • WELL certification applies rigorous building guidelines backed by the latest scientific research that aim to advance human health and wellbeing.

Breaking News: Dinosaurs Escape Dinosphere® and Take Over The Children's Museum to Welcome SUE!

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Monday, March 8, 2021
Paleontology in South Dakota, Environment of the United States, Paleontology in Montana, States of the United States, Paleontology in Wyoming, Paleontology in the United States, Tyrannosaurus, Paleontology in Indiana, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Pachycephalosaurus, Sue, T. Rex

SUE, a world famous T. rex is spending Spring Break and summer vacation at the world's biggest and best children's museum.

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  • SUE, a world famous T. rex is spending Spring Break and summer vacation at the world's biggest and best children's museum.
  • The more than 40-foot-long, 13-foot high full-sized cast will be on display at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis from March 6July 25, 2021.
  • Bucky, the first juvenile T. rex ever put on display in a museum, was also the first T. rex to be identified with a furcula (collar bone).
  • Several others including Dracorex hogwartsia are on display throughout the museum while Dinosphere is closed to the public from March 8, 2021 March 2022.

Verde Bio Holdings, Inc. (OTC: VBHI) Announces Corporate Update

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Friday, March 5, 2021
Geology of the United States, Geography of the United States, Environment of the United States, Anadarko, Frisco

Frisco, Texas, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Verde Bio Holdings, Inc. (OTC: VBHI) is pleased to provide the following corporate update.

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  • Frisco, Texas, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Verde Bio Holdings, Inc. (OTC: VBHI) is pleased to provide the following corporate update.
  • Operators of the properties include Apache, SEM Operating, Indigo Natural Resources and others.
  • Currently, the Company is now in pay status on all properties and receiving monthly revenue.
  • This acquisition includes mineral and royalty interests in the Eagleford Shale of Texas and the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma with ~25 wells producing.

SYNLawn® Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Sustainable agriculture, Biobased product, Environment of the United States

The following SYNLawn products have earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label:

Key Points: 
  • The following SYNLawn products have earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label:
    Third-party verification for a product's biobased content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, an initiative created by the 2002 Farm Bill (and recently reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Bill).
  • The USDA Certified Biobased Product label displays a product's biobased content, which is the portion of a product that comes from a renewable source, such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks.
  • "We applaud SYNLawn for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product label," said Vernell Thompson, USDA BioPreferred Program.
  • The USDA Certified Biobased Product label communicates a product's biobased content.

Derby Energy, LLC Affiliate Acquires Non-Op Oklahoma Oil and Gas Production

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Oil, Gas, Energy, Anadarko, Williston Basin, Geology of the United States, Geography of the United States, Environment of the United States

Derby Energy, LLC, an Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas company, reported today that, on February 19, 2021, Beta Shale, LLC, one of its affiliated companies, closed on the acquisition of certain Arkoma Basin producing properties from an undisclosed non-operating entity for $5,100,000.

Key Points: 
  • Derby Energy, LLC, an Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas company, reported today that, on February 19, 2021, Beta Shale, LLC, one of its affiliated companies, closed on the acquisition of certain Arkoma Basin producing properties from an undisclosed non-operating entity for $5,100,000.
  • Derby Energy, LLC is the administrative management company for the following six entities: Derby Exploration, LLC (Operated - Anadarko Basin E&P); Thoroughbred Gathering, LLC (Operated - Anadarko Basin Midstream); Bakken HBT, LP (Non-Operated Williston Basin); Bakken HBT II, LP (Non-Operated Williston Basin); SCOOP I, LP (Non-Operated Anadarko Basin); and Beta Shale, LLC (Non-Operated Arkoma Basin).
  • Beta Shale, LLC, established in 2007, is a non-operated E&P company with working interests throughout the Arkoma Basin, and is a privately held affiliate of Derby Energy, LLC.
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