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EPA Issues Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements for Four Emissions Sources
June 29, 2010
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing requirements under its national mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for underground coal mines, industrial wastewater treatment systems, industrial waste landfills and magnesium production facilities. The data from these sectors will provide a better understanding of GHG emissions and will help EPA and businesses develop effective policies and programs to reduce them. Read More
EPA Announces Plans to Regulate Coal Ash
May 4, 2010
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today is proposing the first-ever national rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants.
Coal combustion residuals, commonly known as coal ash, are byproducts of the combustion of coal at power plants and are disposed of in liquid form at large surface impoundments and in solid form at landfills. The residuals contain contaminants like mercury, cadmium and arsenic, which are associated with cancer and various other serious health effects. EPA’s risk assessment and damage cases demonstrate that, without proper protections, these contaminants can leach into groundwater and can migrate to drinking water sources, posing significant health public concerns. Read More
EPA to Cut Mercury, Other Toxic Emissions from Boilers, Solid Waste Incinerators
April 30th
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing proposals that would cut U.S. mercury emissions by more than half and would significantly cut other pollutants from boilers, process heaters and solid waste incinerators. These pollutants include several air toxics which are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health problems and environmental damage. The proposed rules are estimated to yield more than 5 dollars in public health benefits for every dollar spent. Read More
EPA Requires Improvements at Coke Facility in Tonawanda, N.Y.
April 29, 2010)
New York, N.Y. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC) to find and fix deficiencies in the way that it operates its coke manufacturing facility in Tonawanda, New York. EPA is also requiring TCC to explain two incidents that took place at the facility in 2009 and 2010, apparently due to power and equipment failures. During the two incidents, coke oven gas was sent to a flare instead of being treated in the facility. Coke oven gas, which is generated when coal is heated at high temperatures, contains hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and other regulated substances. Excessive exposure to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide can cause irritation to the eyes, nose or throat, difficulty breathing or respiratory injuries. Under the EPA order, the company must determine how and why the equipment failed, fix the problems and take steps to prevent them from happening again. Read More
EPA awards $140,000 for technology development to small businesses in Bozeman, Missoula
April 13th
DENVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $140,000 to AdvR, Inc., of Bozeman and IntelliMet, LLC, of Missoula to develop innovative technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Innovation is the lifeline of progress -- and scientific and technological innovation are essential to the progress we seek to make in protecting people and the planet,” said Dr. Paul T. Anastas, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development. “These small businesses are key to helping us reach that goal.” Read More
Two Shell Chemical Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Emissions Under Comprehensive Clean Air Act Settlements - Agreements reduce more than 1,450 tons of harmful air emissions annually
April 5th 2010
WASHINGTON — Shell Chemical L.P. and Shell Chemical Yabucoa have agreed to install pollution reduction equipment on two petroleum refining facilities at an estimated cost of $6 million as part of two comprehensive Clean Air Act settlements, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department announced today. The two companies will also pay a combined $3.3 million civil penalty to the United States as well as to Alabama and Louisiana, and $200,000 to Louisiana organizations for environmental education and emergency operations...Read More
New Article Posted
March 30th 2010
The new article Wet Filters in HVAC Systems - Applying Air Filtration in a Humid or Saturated Environment is now available for viewing in our resources section.
