Putting environmental leadership into overdrive, Toyota has released a set of green guidelines the company says it wants its North American suppliers to implement by 2004. The plan affects approximately 500 suppliers who provide parts, materials, and components directly or indirectly to the automaker. Read More

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Petroleum-based wax paper, watch out: there's a slick new game in town, and it could be better for the environment. Researchers have developed a way to make an eco-friendly bio-based version of the kitchen and food-industry staple. Read More

With dealers now taking orders for Toyota's hybrid gasoline-electric Prius, North American consumers can purchase an environmentally friendly, affordable and practical sedan. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), publisher of the Green Book, announced Tuesday that the Prius received its highest rating for a gasoline-powered vehicle. Read More

New fears were raised today in the wake of last week’s garbage slide and fire at the Payatas garbage dump in the northern Manila suburb of Quezon City which has claimed 193 lives and left 760 others missing and presumed dead: According to health monitors, the rotting mountain of trash is polluting the reservoir behind La Mesa dam, the source of drinking water for Metro Manila's 10 million residents. Read More

Japan's Hitachi Ltd. has developed the world's first device capable of instantly measuring dioxin levels in waste gases from incinerators, the company announced last Tuesday. Read More

The European Commission has alerted its member states to 66 potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals that have been associated in at least one study with cancers and reproductive abnormalities. The list will form the basis of consultation with industry and NGOs before a final priority set of substances is adopted. Read More

Profiles environmental, civil rights, and legal groups that are working on environmental and economic justice issues. Read More

Good news is developing at Eastman Kodak Company, as the firm wraps its first year of a five-year plan to reduce emissions, preserve natural resources, and strengthen its environmental management system. Read More

A recently released survey on the public's understanding of science shows that while Americans' confidence and interest in science and technology is very high, their understanding of basic science facts and principles remains quite low. Read More