In the News Archive 2013-2015
New J&P Cleaners to Hold Grand Opening |
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Sept. 3, 2014- J&P Cleaners, which has made strides to eliminate toxic materials in its dry cleaning efforts, will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration URL: http://patch.com/massachusetts/jamaicaplain/new-jp-cleaners-hold-grand-opening-jamaica-plain#.VBHEk8stCAg |
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TURI funded UMass Lowell students receive EPA recognition |
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A UMass Lowell student team, wins EPA grant to build on green nanosolder paste research funded by a TURI academic grant. URL: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B7CABAB68AE3106685257D7400518392 |
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UMass Lowell institute awards $20,000 grant to Springfield for organic land care. |
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Oct. 28, 2014- Masslive's article on how the city of Springfield will launch organic land care practices at six parks and fields under a pilot program, aided by the UMass Lowell’s Toxics Use Reduction Institute.. URL: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/umass_lowell_institute_awards.html |
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Springfield City Parks Going Green |
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Oct. 28th, 2014- WGGB explores how Springfield is going green. The city received a 20-thousand dollar grant to start using organic fertilizer at city parks. URL: http://www.wggb.com/2014/10/28/springfield-city-parks-going-green/ |
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Can Jamaica Plain businesses go carcinogen free? |
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Oct. 31, 2014- Boston Globe Magazine article about a plan to get Boston area shop owners to give up on dangerous chemicals is just the kind of bold thinking we need. URL: http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2014/10/31/can-jamaica-plain-businesses-carcinogen-free/VRMxpgfJYxDXJCiAHtu86M/story.html |
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Faculty Receives TURI Grants to Research Green Materials |
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Dec. 17, 2014 -- UMass Lowell article about TURI awarding nearly $62,000 in grants to fund research that helps faculty and partner companies find safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. URL: http://www.uml.edu/News/stories/2014/TURIAcademicGrants.aspx |
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Neighbors Helped This Immigrant-Owned Dry Cleaner in Boston Go Nontoxic—and Stay in Business |
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Dec. 19, 2014 -- Yes Magazine article about J&P Cleaners in Jamaica Plain switching from using perc to professional wet cleaning. URL: http://www.yesmagazine.org/commonomics/neighbors-helped-immigrant-owned-dry-cleaner-boston-go-nontoxic |
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Canton Firm is a Game Changer on Supplies |
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Feb. 1, 2015 -- Boston Globe article about how H.T. Berry's focus on green products and practices has been good for business. Deputy Director Liz Harriman is quoted. URL: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/02/01/the-greening-supply-chain/ycLE4iK1UsKmHMnGNZ4T8I/story.html |
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TURI Promotes Wet Cleaning Through Grant Program |
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Feb 16, 2015 -- Rather than using perchloroethylene or hydrocarbons, Premier Cleaner & Tailor chooses to use professional wet cleaning in its shop located on a septic system in the Cornerstone Square Center in nearby Westford, Mass. URL: https://americandrycleaner.com/articles/turi-promotes-wet-cleaning-through-grant-program |
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Springfield organic lawn care efforts expand |
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Apr 21, 2015 -- The city, which has been using organic land care practices since last fall at six parks and fields under a pilot program, is encouraging residents to join in the effort with their own lawns. URL: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/springfield_organic_lawn_care.html |
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A Hard Nut to Crack: Reducing Chemical Migration in Food-Contact Materials |
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Jul 2015 -- Due primarily to consumer demand, health concerns represent the largest force driving innovation within the food-packaging industry today, Hotchkiss says. “I believe the safety issues will continue to grow, and those who can assure consumers that they are concerned about it and are doing what they can to address it will be rewarded in the marketplace,” he says. “Those that don’t will be punished in the marketplace.” URL: http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/123-A174/ |
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Green Wash: The Dry-Cleaning Guide |
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Jun. 4, 2015 -- More dry cleaners are claiming they use “eco-friendly” or “organic” solvents to get your shirts white, but most aren’t what they seem, according to a handy scorecard released by the Toronto Environmental Alliance. URL: https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/ecoholic/green-wash-the-dry-cleaning-guide/ |
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