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Yale is publishing “Yale Environment 360” a new online magazine that aims to become a leading website for commentary and reporting on crucial environmental issues of the day

The American Institute of Architects’ Committee on Architecture for Education (AIA), the New York Times Knowledge Network, and the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) would like to know about your most pressing needs in sustainable design in higher education.

The U.S. EPA has awarded 2008 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards to researchers and organizations in five categories.

IBM has released a software and service called Carbon Tradeoff Modeler” that is designed to give businesses an idea of how to lower the carbon footprint of their network of suppliers.

The Princeton Review will add a “green rating” to 600 college profiles in its annual college guides beginning this summer.

EPA granted a site-specific variance to Energy Solutions LLC in Clive, Utah for the treatment of certain P- and U-listed hazardous wastes containing radioactive contamination.

The Ivy League was recognized by EPA as the overall conference champion in the Agency’s 2007-2008 College & University Green Power Challenge.

The new pamphlet gives information on lead-based paint hazards, lead testing, how to select a contractor, what precautions to take during the renovation, and proper cleanup activities.

The University of Florida recently published its annual Financial Report (covering 2006-2007), which includes, for the first time, the University’s progress towards becoming a more sustainable university.

New federal standards for ground level ozone announced March 12th will strengthen air quality programs in Kansas, according to EPA Region 7 officials.

New federal standards for ground level ozone announced March 12th will strengthen air quality programs in Missouri, according to EPA Region 7 officials.

Princeton released its new campus Sustainability Plan which calls for new programs, initiatives and policies, and a commitment to reduce carbon emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020.

The National Association of College and University Business Officers' February Business Officer Magazine features an article encouraging college and university presidents to sign the American College and University President's Climate Commitment.

Electricity purchases and on-campus natural gas heating are the single greatest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions at the University at Buffalo, according to the first quantitative study on how UB impacts the environment.

In conjunction with the NCSU Industrial Extension Service, North Carolina State University is offering the following courses of interest to Environmental Managers.

Virginia may not be exporting its radioactive waste much longer.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology agreed to promote green chemistry in school laboratory experiments, as part of a settlement with the Region 2 office of U.S. EPA.

The Los Angeles Community College District received a 2007 Governor’s award for their use of bond money to modernize all nine community college campuses and support the renovation projects with a commitment to meet national green building standards.

Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma received a $25,000 grant from the U.S. EPA to support the Oklahoma Wastewater Training Center.

University of Vermont president Daniel Mark Fogel announced that he has formed a new President’s Commission on Sustainability that will make strategic recommendations about policies and activities necessary to achieve the University’s climate change and environmental responsibility goals.

The California Environmental Protection Agency released a compilation of policy options to reduce the impacts of toxic chemicals on public health and the environment.

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In yet another rating scheme, the Green League 2008 will be published in the London Times Higher Education Supplement on May 22.

Fourteen universities and colleges are winners or highly commended for the prestigious 2007-2008 Green Gown Awards in the United Kingdom.

How green are British universities? Listen to a BBC report on Greening Spires, a new report from the vice-chancellors' group, Universities UK.

Laboratory workers at the University of British Columbia saved an estimated $74,500 in disposal and purchasing costs by exchanging chemicals from other labs, rather than purchasing new chemicals.

A new report reviews the status of sustainable development in higher education in England.