Abstract We investigate two related questions about the trade-off between short-term pressures on managers to meet earnings targets and long-term environmental benefits of reduced pollution. Do firms release more toxins by cutting back pollution abatement costs boost in years they benchmarks? If so, is that relation weaker for with higher ratings? Using Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dat...

As CdTe PV modules reached commercialization, vocal opposition emerged based on concerns about potential emissions of cadmium from them. In this short article I discuss the pertinent technical issues and conclude that CdTe PV modules do not present any risks to health and the environment during their use, and recycling the modules at the end of their useful life completely resolves any environm...