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The Hawaii Department of Health has cited four companies for air pollution violations.

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) TGI Solar (PINKSHEETS: TSPG), a full turnkey supplier of vertically integrated systems for a variety of applications from Solar Parks (solar to grid) to commercial markets, announced today that it will divest its non strategic business to focus solely on growing its renewable energy business. Recently retained investment bank PHD Capital to assist with divestiture and strategic planning.

Voters’ economic worries have propelled Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain in Ohio and two other swing states, according to the latest results from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

Ohio State Sen. Eric Kearney will hold a public Small Business Forum Oct. 28 to educate small business owners on the current lending environment and what can be done to access credit.

The state Environmental Quality Commission on Thursday adopted a series of rules that will require certain businesses to report their greenhouse gas emissions starting next year.

A federal appeals court denied Thursday a request from environmental groups to review a 2007 decision that permits AmerenUE to rebuild its hydroelectric plant’s reservoir, which flooded Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park when it ruptured in 2005. (AEE)

Third quarter earnings for People’s Bank of Commerce dropped considerably, compared with the same period last year.

Wildlands Inc. of Rocklin has expanded a conservation bank in Sutter County that sells credits for giant garter snake habitat.

Hoku Scientific reported a net loss of $1.4 million in the second quarter, which ended Sept. 30.

The Purple Line could be ready to break ground in 2012 — except for one problem.