WASHINGTON, D.C. -- About one-third of all government printing is wasted, and federal employees lack incentives and guidelines to reduce printing waste, according to a new report from Lexmark.

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Nestle Waters North America and Keep America Beautiful have partnered to provide grants of $10,000 to 12 communities to spur recycling in public areas including sports venues and parks.

MOUNTAIN VIEW and SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Eight utilities in the U.S., Canada and India are teaming up with Google in smart meter projects that will enable customers to monitor their energy use online and better manage their power consumption, the Internet giant announced.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sky-high fuel prices, declining energy use and a slumping economy gave the U.S. its largest annual decline in fossil fuel-based carbon dioxide emissions since 1982, when emissions fell 5.3 percent.

CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Coca-Cola, Toyota, France Telecom, ABB and Stora Enso are among the highest ranked companies for sustainability reporting based on a series of analyses from the Roberts Environmental Center, which announced the release of several reports studying sectors such as motor vehicles, energy, telecommunications, and food and beverage.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama puts to rest today a long-running feud between the auto industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and more than a dozen states over the right to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The networking giant yesterday outlined a new IT solution to make the country's electrical infrastructure more energy efficient and responsive while creating thousands of new jobs.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- A new survey of Chinese recyclers has found that demand for UK waste paper and plastic has bounced back after last year's collapse in prices.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- McDonald's 2009 Global Best of Green compiles more than 80 practices instituted by McDonald's locations and operations from around the world, covering all business aspects including energy, packaging, restaurants, food and transportation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A competition sponsored by Steelcase, Net Impact, and GreenBiz.com asked students to submit socially and/or environmentally beneficial product or business ideas to win admission to this week's event. Here are the winning ideas.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- A $300 million facility that can process up to 50 million gallons of drinking water every day has been approved for construction in San Diego, despite objections from environmental groups.

-- In theory, free money in the form of grants, rebates and incentives to help businesses become more efficient is everywhere. But in reality, how do you get your piece of the pie?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) formally introduced H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act, today in an effort to have the bill ready for a full vote next week. The bill would reduce emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and give away as many as 85 percent of the cap-and-trade pollution permits for free.