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EPA extends power plant emissions deadline...slightly
While its ambitious agenda to curb greenhouse gases (GHG) has been delayed, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is still moving ahead in full force to have power plants – one of the biggest contributors of GHGs – cut emissions drastically. The EPA announced late last year it would move to push new, strict emissions performance standards on plants and refineries. The move faced ...
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McCarthy Touts Collaborative Effort In Developing Power Plant Emissions Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has written its proposed rule to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants with collaboration in mind and will continue listening to interested parties, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said May 22 in Seattle. Speaking in advance of the June 2 release of the proposed rule, McCarthy told a round table of public officials, venture capitalists and ...
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Power Plant Emissions Ranked as a Climate Action Tool
For the first time, the carbon dioxide emissions of the world's 50,000 power plants, the most concentrated source of greenhouse gases, have been compiled into a massive new database called CARMA - Carbon Monitoring for Action. Power sector emissions account for 25 percent of the global total of carbon dioxide, 40 percent of carbon emissions in the United States, and are a primary cause of ...
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Thermo Scientific awarded the J. Deane Sensenbaugh Environmental Technology Award
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced it was recently awarded the 2008-2009 J. Deane Sensenbaugh Environmental Technology Award for outstanding achievements in the field of air pollution control.Thermo Fisher was recognized for the Thermo Scientific Mercury Freedom System for monitoring mercury in power plant emissions. The system was introduced ...
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How Obama`S Power Plant Emission Rules Will Work
The Obama administration is poised to unveil the first rules limiting carbon emissions from the thousands of power plants across the nation. The pollution controls form the cornerstone of President Barack Obama's campaign to combat climate change and a key element of his legacy. Obama says the rules are essential to curb the heat-trapping greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. Critics ...
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Northeast States Renew Call for Power Plant Emissions Cuts
Reducing power plant emissions achieves fewer deaths, fewer respiratory and heart-related hospital admissions and emergency room visits, decreases in school absences, and higher worker productivity, a new study by the Ozone Transport Commission, OTC, has found. With these findings in mind, the OTC, an organization of 12 northeastern and mid-Atlantic states plus the District of Columbia ...
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DOE finalizes tighter residential water heater standard
In a positive step for consumers and the environment, the Energy Department issued final energy efficiency standards for residential water heaters, improving on the initial proposal made last December. This tighter standard will save electricity, create a bigger market for advanced water heater technology and save consumers money, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC and ...
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Environment: Commission takes the United Kingdom to Court over power plant emissions
The European Commission has referred the United Kingdom to Court due to the absence of a reduction in emissions by the Aberthaw coal-fired power station in Wales. Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) at the power station were found to exceed the permissible limits. Under EU legislation on emissions from large combustion plants, Member States had until 1 January 2008 to reduce emissions of a number ...
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States Likely to Need Extensions to Complete Power Plant Emission Plans, McCabe Says
Most states are likely to need additional time to submit their implementation plans for meeting carbon dioxide reduction targets for existing power plants, beyond the one-year time frame outlined in President Barack Obama's climate action plan, the Environmental Protection Agency's top air official said July 17. Janet McCabe, acting head of the agency's air office, told a breakfast hosted by ICF ...
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U.S. Power Plant emissions report reflects industry`s transition to cleaner energy
A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers demonstrates the impact of the electric power industry’s current transition to cleaner energy sources. The 2012 Benchmarking Air Emissions report is the eighth report in a series highlighting environmental performance and progress in the nation’s electric power sector. The report is based on 2010 generation ...
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Air & Waste Management Association Announces the Power Plant Air Pollutant Control `MEGA` Symposium
The U.S. Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present the MEGA Symposium, August 30 - September 2, 2010 in Baltimore, MD. This conference will provide a detailed look at issues related to power plant air emissions. “This internationally recognized conference ...
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EPA Air Rule Defies Unanimous Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - A supplemental rulemaking that would allow coal-fired power plants to increase their emissions when they add new generating capacity was proposed Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. The proposal would exempt coal-fired power plants from installing the best available pollution controls when upgrading their facilities to produce more power. The ...
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EPA reaches agreement with the County of Maui for air pollution issues at landfill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the County of Maui has agreed to a settlement to resolve alleged violations of air pollution laws at Central Maui Landfill in Puunene. The settlement requires the County to implement enhanced gas monitoring to help reduce the threat of underground fires at the landfill and to follow fire response procedures in the event of a fire. ...
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Beijing power plants to curb emissions for Olympics
Beijing's power plants are set to slash their emissions in a bid to clean up the skies in time for this year's Olympic Games, according to reports in local media. The five power plants based in the city are fuelled mainly by coal and provide a third of Beijing's electricity and all of its thermal energy. However, local media have reported that the Huaneng Beijing Thermal Power Plant has put in ...
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DOE awards US$71m to accelerate innovative carbon capture project
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that Arizona Public Service (APS), Phoenix, Ariz., has been awarded $70.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand an existing industrial and innovative reuse carbon mitigation project. Arizona Public Service’s ongoing algae-based carbon mitigation project, previously selected via competitive solicitation, will be ...
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Air & Waste Management Association announces the MEGA Symposium on power plant air pollutant control
The US Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present the seventh MEGA Symposium, August 25-28, in Baltimore, MD. This conference will provide a detailed look at issues related to power plant air emissions.“As power plants work to keep up with the energy demands of the ...
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New Report Reveals States and Utilities with Highest and Lowest Power Plant Emissions; Overall U.S. Emissions Decline
A major new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers shows that the electric industry cut emissions of NOx, SO2 and CO2 in 2011 even as overall electricity generation increased, largely due to increased use of natural gas and growing reliance on renewable energy. Based on the latest available data, the report also reveals that Wyoming, Kentucky, West Virginia, ...
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Understanding the movement of mercury in the atmosphere
In order to reduce mercury pollution, we need to understand its movement in the global atmosphere. A UN report summarises current information on mercury transport in the atmosphere and indicates that intensive global monitoring is needed to inform and evaluate policy. As a result of EU policy1, European emissions of mercury have dropped considerably in recent decades, decreasing by about 60 per ...
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EPA launches blog on acid rain
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a month-long online discussion to expand the conversation on acid rain. Acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects large parts of the United States and is particularly damaging to lakes, streams, and forests and the plants and animals that live in these ecosystems. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), the pollutants ...
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Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. to Host Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call on November 13th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio, Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C" or the "Company"), a global leader in mercury emissions control for the power industry, will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. A press release detailing these ...
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