Latest news from Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/register-for-the-food-waste-webinar/?sc=rsin /articles/register-for-the-food-waste-webinar/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:05:59 EST ver one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce, transport, process and distribute it - and much of it is sent to landfills, where it breaks down and generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. EPA recently released two new reports quantifying methane emissions from landfilled food waste and updating recommendations for managing wasted food: From Field to Bin: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste Management Pathways and Quantifying Methane Emissions from Landfilled Food Waste. Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/lettuce-not-waste-new-epa-research-highlights-food-waste-contributions-to-climate-change/?sc=rsin /articles/lettuce-not-waste-new-epa-research-highlights-food-waste-contributions-to-climate-change/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:05:00 EST EPA researchers released two new reports to provide more details about the story of food waste in the United States Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/new-epa-research-highlights-food-waste-contributions-to-climate-change/?sc=rsin /articles/new-epa-research-highlights-food-waste-contributions-to-climate-change/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:05:39 EST The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that over one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce, transport, process, and distribute it - and much of it is sent to landfills, where it breaks down and generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/epa-releases-new-food-waste-reports/?sc=rsin /articles/epa-releases-new-food-waste-reports/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:05:44 EST Reports reveal the impacts of food waste on landfill methane emissions and provide updated recommendations for managing food waste. Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/epa-researcher-katherine-ratliff-on-aerosol-treatment-technologies/?sc=rsin /articles/epa-researcher-katherine-ratliff-on-aerosol-treatment-technologies/?sc=rsin Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:30:43 EST Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/epa-researchers-evaluate-potential-aerosol-treatment-technologies-to-reduce-virus-in-the-air/?sc=rsin /articles/epa-researchers-evaluate-potential-aerosol-treatment-technologies-to-reduce-virus-in-the-air/?sc=rsin Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:15:31 EST EPA researchers have been evaluating different types of aerosol treatment technologies that could potentially be used to reduce the amount of virus (or other pathogens) in the air in occupied spaces, for example in an office or school. Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/decon-conference-2021/?sc=rsin /articles/decon-conference-2021/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:40:29 EST The 2021 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency International Decontamination Research and Development Conference will be held virtually November 1-5, 2021. Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/controlled-fire-can-reduce-the-overall-size-of-a-wildfire-and-the-corresponding-smoke-emissions-and-smoke-related-public-health-impacts-federal-report-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/controlled-fire-can-reduce-the-overall-size-of-a-wildfire-and-the-corresponding-smoke-emissions-and-smoke-related-public-health-impacts-federal-report-finds/?sc=rsin Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:50:00 EST Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/using-new-approaches-to-screen-chemicals-for-potential-thyroid-effects/?sc=rsin /articles/using-new-approaches-to-screen-chemicals-for-potential-thyroid-effects/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:00:03 EST Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/research-results-double-masking-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin /articles/research-results-double-masking-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:20:06 EST EPA, along with their co-authors at UNC, recently published an article titled "Fitted Filtration Efficiency of Double Masking During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/assessing-impacts-of-green-infrastructure-on-groundwater-quality/?sc=rsin /articles/assessing-impacts-of-green-infrastructure-on-groundwater-quality/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:05:51 EST Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) /articles/research-update-cleaning-disinfecting-ppe-for-reuse/?sc=rsin /articles/research-update-cleaning-disinfecting-ppe-for-reuse/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:40:43 EST Environmental Protection Agency - Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER)