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- The big issues facing the next EPA chief
The Environmental Protection Agency has numerous pollution-related concerns awaiting action as part of enforcing the Clean Air Act, writes Brad Plumer. Utility-based carbon dioxide emissions, drilling-based methane emissions and EPA rules postponed during the past four years will all need to be addressed by nominee Gina McCarthy, Plumer writes. The Washington Post/Wonkblog
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- Sustainability: Stop taking the easy way out
It's time for CSR pros to stop picking "low-hanging fruit" and to start aiming for systemic solutions to sustainability problems, says Helen Clarkson, director of Forum for the Future US. "I think a lot of time has been wasted going after easy stuff, which doesn't have much impact, whereas we all need to push much more aggressively on the hard stuff," she says. GreenBiz.com
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Industrial demolition companies are looking to be more sustainable, including the proper reuse and recycling of solid waste such as scrap metal, writes J.D. Elder, president of Elder Demolition. Elder takes on myths about scrap metal recycling and lists its environmental benefits, including LEED credits and savings on resource and landfill use. 
