G&K Services Co. agreed to pay the money to Connecticut for laundering shop towels soiled with solvents, oils and grease in 2008.
University of Arizona scientists used a computer model to track distribution of contaminated soil and airborne particulates into residences from outdoors.
The theme of year's Air & Waste Management Association conference is Energy and Environment.
GE has received a contract to provide continuous emissions monitoring systems and data acquisition and handling systems for new, state-of-the-art power generating facility in Delta, Pa.
EPA notes the anniversary of the legislation with projects funded in New York, Missouri, and California.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
Attendees at the 2010 National Biodiesel Conference got an earful of good news for the industry.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
Gov. Paterson's budget proposal guts New York's environmental fund by one-third, jeopardizes water and air quality protection.
McIlvaine: Air Filters on the Rise; $6.6 B Worldwide this Year
The California Air Resources Board is offering $20 million in incentives for the purchase of heavy duty hybrids at CaliforniaHVIP.org.
Cascade Sierra Solutions says 59 truck owners have turned in pre-1994 trucks for a $5,000 scrap credit and about 85 percent of the trucks are being replaced.
The foundry coke manufacturer is being investigated for uncontrolled releases of ammonia and benezene, improper handling of coal tar sludge, and unpermitted discharges of its process and nonprocess wastewater.
Agency would apply funds to its core priorities of cleaning the air, land and water while growing the green economy and strengthening enforcement.
“Today’s settlement sets the most stringent limit for sulfur dioxide emissions ever imposed on a coal-fired power plant in a federal settlement,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
The agency set the new one-hour standard for nitrogen dioxide at 100 ppb and communities, depending on their population size, will have to locate monitors near roadways.
O-N Minerals Co. will install a continuous emissions monitoring system to help manage sulfur dioxide emissions from its rotary kiln at a lime production facility in Strasburg.