Business


Baltimore Wastewater Treatment Plant Contracts for Denitrification System

Severn Trent Services' system will dramatically reduce nutrient discharges from the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant into the Chesapeake Bay.

Small Businesses Get Funding to Develop Technologies

More than 15 companies received between $46,000 and $70,000 from EPA to apply toward innovative technologies.

Westlands Water District Funds Pilot Using Salt-CO2 Conversion

The project will provide farmers with a new source of clean water by concentrating and converting waste salts from drainage water into clean chemicals.

Shell Chemical Refineries to Install $6 M Worth of Equipment

Following a Clean Air Act settlement with EPA, Shell Chemical L.P. and Shell Chemical Yabucoa will install pollution reduction equipment and pay a combined $3.3 million civil penalty to the United States, Alabama, and Louisiana.



Arkansas, Maryland Teams Win ORNL Venture Challenge

The top energy entry replaced the top layer of solar cells with a thinner polysilicon at lower temperatures.

Brandon Shores Power Plant Installs New Scrubbers

Constellation Energy's nearly $1 billion investment helps the coal-fired power plant meet Maryland's emission requirements.

LA World Airports Expands Emissions Management

City department will use new program to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions.

Disney Expands Siemens Technology Agreement

Siemens Water Technologies will provide disinfection and onsite services to resort pools, fountains and theme parks in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

McIlvaine: Cement Industry Will Spend $3.5 B for Air Pollution Control

The company predicts that nearly half of the investment in air pollution control in 2010 will be for fabric filters.

Free BOD Guide Offers Tips for Eradicating High Blanks

Clean water, bottles, and improved oxygen measurement can help assure the elimination of blank failures.

DOE Selects NRG for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Demo

NRG will receive up to $154 million to build a demonstration unit near Houston, Texas.

Knoxville Utility Contracts with Insituform for Sewer Rehab

Hallsdale-Powell Utility District is using stimuls funds to help upgrade sewer pipelines and lower infiltration into its system.

Study Finds Governments Using Markets to Save Species

Ecosystem Marketplace says properly structured mitigation programs result in creating natural habitat that is larger than the area affected by development and potentially better integrated into the regional ecosystem.