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CHICAGO — Columbia Public Schools (CPS) has been named the recipient of the 2011 Green Cleaning Award given by American School and University.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its 2011 list of top 10 states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified commercial and institutional green buildings.

CINCINNATI — Cintas Corporation announced it has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its ENERGY STAR program.

ANN ARBOR, MI — NSF International is now offering chemical reviews in accordance with Clean Production Action''s (CPA) GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals program.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Nichols Paper and Supply is offering sustainability classes to help companies make their facilities greener.

DAVIE, FL — In less than three weeks, the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Chemical Free Cleaning Expo will be the primary location to learn all about how modern science can safeguard the health of building occupants.

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Thanks to the Sustainability Management and Reporting Tool (SMART) officially launched this month by Sodexo Inc., more than 90 of the nation''s schools, college campuses, health care facilities and corporations are taking a new approach to measuring and improving sustainability and wellness efforts.

Sustainable innovation, from Orbio Technologies Orbio Technologies, a Tennant Company Group, is a leading innovator in sustainable technologies that clean, control, or kill harmful microorganisms without the use of traditional

BOWLING GREEN, KY — The public relations coordinator for Warren County Public Schools spoke in support of House Bill 146, which would encourage school districts to use green cleaning products.

As of late, the chemical-free cleaning movement has been gaining a lot of traction as a mainstream alternative to cleaning with harsh and potentially toxic chemicals. As more adopt the