Air


Hearings Set on Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Ozone

The Transport Rule would cut power plant pollution, including fine particulates, which draft across the borders of 31 eastern states and the District of Columbia.

N.J. Landfill Gas to Energy Project Must Comply with CAA Rules, Too

The owners of Middlesex County and Edgeboro landfills in New Jersey agreed to enhance environmental controls and conduct regular monitoring in a settlement this week.

EPA Sets National Limits on HAPs from Cement Plants

Existing and new manufacturing facilities may need to install controls such as activated carbon injection to address mercury emissions and comply with Clean Air Act regulations.

CF Industries Will Pay $12 M to Manage Fertilizer Plant Wastes

In the first enforcement case concluded against the mining and mineral processing industry, EPA is requiring the company to implement comprehensive waste containment and spill prevention measures, reconfigure scrubbers and construct a treatment system for hazardous wastes generated in fertilizer operations.

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Excessive Idling Lands MBTA in $2 M Clean Air Act Settlement

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company will have to install anti-idling equipment at all of its end-of-line stations and maintenance facilities.

Silent Spring Study: Residential Indoor Air Has High Levels of EDCs

Samples from high- and low-income areas of San Francisco showed that 32 chemical compounds, some of them suspected or known endocrine disruptors, were more prevalent in indoor air than outdoor air.

EPA Proposes 1 Year's Grace for Some on Amended SPCC Rule

Exempt from the extension would be facilities involved in drilling, production or workover offshore, or onshore facilities that must submit facility response plans.

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Case Study: Aquatic Adopts RTO for Compliance and Power

Aquatic, which makes plastic composite bath products, invested in Dürr air emissions control technology that also provides energy from the collection and incineration of styrene.



'Aged' Biochar Lowers Nitrogen Emissions from Soil, Study Finds

Four months after application, biochars reduced nitrous oxide emissions by up to 73 percent and lowered ammonium leaching by up to 94 percent.

EPA Testing Says Corexit No More Toxic than Other Dispersants

The agency's second round of testing confirms that dispersants available for spill management have similar toxicities.

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A Re-think on Fly Ash Ponds in India

Bioremediation of ash ponds has the potential to reclaim the contaminated environment and return it to a more natural condition.

Calgon Carbon Plans Appeal of ADA-ES Case

District court jury awarded ADA-ES $12 million for damages related to unpaid commissions and a memorandum of understanding that Calgon Carbon says was terminated nearly a year earlier.

EPA to Update Air Rules for Oil and Gas Industry Monday

The agency is reviewing air toxics standards and two new source performance standards and invites the public to comment at an Arlington, Texas, meeting on Aug. 2.

Communities can find out about releases and transfers of chemicals at the local level.

Latest Industrial and Toxics Release Data Available Now

EPA has published industry information on 2009 emissions the same month that the information was collected.

Safer Siting Could Have Lessened Damage at Veolia Facility

The Chemical Safety Board completed its report on the 2009 explosion at Veolia ES Technical Solutions' plant in Ohio and recommended the Center for Chemical Process Safety revise control room siting guidelines.

Hoosier Energy Co-op Agrees to Fine, Will Install Pollution Controls

The rural electric cooperative, which will upgrade controls at two coal-fired plants in Indiana, will pay a $950,000 penalty and spend $5 million on environmental projects.

Beef Production More Sustainable Now, WSU Expert Says

Advances in productivity over the past 30 years have reduced the carbon footprint and overall environmental impact of U.S. beef production.

Mineta Report Says Car Sharing Does Lower GHG Emission Impacts

Net car sharing emissions are negative and statistically significant for both the observed impact and full impact, researchers say.

Diesel Technology Grants Announced; Forum Urges DERA Reauthorization

Los Angeles Harbor, University of Houston, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, University of Houston and South Coast Air Quality Management District are recipients.

Some SCR Systems Not Controlling NOx, Navistar Says

Selective catalytic reduction may not be working effectively, according to tests by EnSIGHT, an environmental consulting firm.

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