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Sinclair oil agrees to pollution controls worth $72 million
Sinclair Oil Corp. has agreed to pay a $2.45 million civil penalty to state and federal governments and spend more than $72 million for new and upgraded pollution controls to reduce air pollution from the company's three refineries. The settlement resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at the company's facilities in Casper and Sinclair, Wyoming and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Justice ...
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European air quality in 2020: success story for PM2.5
Levels of the air pollutant PM2.5 in Europe will continue to fall in 2020, concludes a recent study. Furthermore, deposition of nitrogen from air pollution will also drop. The outlook seems less positive for ground-level ozone, however, as large amounts of this pollutant continue drift over to Europe from other continents. This study reports on changes in air quality in Europe, focusing on three ...
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Hunt Refining Settles Federal Air Pollution Case for $49 Million
(Washington, D.C. - Sept. 28, 2007) The Hunt Refining Co. and Hunt Southland Refining Co. have agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty and spend more than $48.5 million for new and upgraded pollution controls at three refineries, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. The settlement resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and is expected to reduce more ...
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Hunt Refining Pays $49 Million to Settle Air Pollution Charges
WASHINGTON, DC, September 28, 2007 (ENS) - The Hunt Refining Co. and Hunt Southland Refining Co. have agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty and spend more than $48.5 million for new and upgraded pollution controls at three refineries, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The settlement resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and is expected ...
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EPA proposes pollution controls for nation’s largest source of NOx: four corners power plant (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed requiring additional pollution controls for the Four Corners Power Plant located on the Navajo Nation near Farmington, New Mexico to improve visibility and human health. EPA’s proposal will require plant operators to install the most stringent pollution control technology available for this type of facility. These controls will reduce ...
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Wyoming and Kansas refiners agree to settle clean air act violations
Two petroleum refiners have agreed in separate settlements to spend a total of more than US$141 million in new air pollution controls at three refineries in Kansas and Wyoming, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Justice Department announced today. The settlements are expected to reduce harmful emissions by 7,000 tons per year. Frontier Refining and Frontier El Dorado Refining ...
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Elm Ridge Exploration Company agrees to resolve Clean Air Act violations at Colorado gas plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Texas-based Elm Ridge Exploration Company, LLC (Elm Ridge) resolving alleged violations at the Ignacio Gas Treating Plant located on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation near Ignacio, Colorado. The settlement requires Elm Ridge to pay $207,150 in civil penalties as well as $67,850 in unpaid permit fees. In ...
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Air Quality Modelling Software - Recent CERC research publications
Alongside core activities of developing air quality modelling software and providing environmental consultancy services, CERC take an active role in UK and international scientific research activities. 2022 was a busy year for CERC's research team, with ten published co-author journal articles. New software development and evaluation was covered in two papers. The improved elevated roads ...
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Hess Corporation to install $45 million in pollution controls and pay $850,000 penalty to resolve clean air act violations at New Jersey refinery
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Hess Corporation has agreed to pay an $850,000 civil penalty and spend more than $45 million in new pollution controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Port Reading, N.J., refinery. Once fully implemented, the controls required by the settlement are estimated to reduce emissions of nitrogen ...
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Valero Energy Pays $238 Million to Clear Refinery Emissions
WASHINGTON, DC, August 21, 2007 (ENS) - The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement with petroleum refiner Valero Energy Corp. that requires new and upgraded pollution abatement equipment, obtains a $4.25 million penalty, and secures environmental projects to help communities affected by refinery emissions. The state of Ohio and ...
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Johnson Matthey to Provide SCR Systems for the John A. Noble Staten Island Ferry to Significantly Reduce NOx Emissions from its Diesel Engines
The project is part of a long-range plan to reduce NOx and other emissions in the NYC Metropolitan Area MALVERN, PA, April 4, 2011—Johnson Matthey, the global pioneer and leader in controlling emissions from mobile and stationary sources, has been awarded a contract by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York City Department of Transportation to provide a Selective ...
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EPA Sets Cleaner Fuel and Car Standards, Slashing Air Pollution and Providing Health Benefits to Thousands
Based on extensive input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders, including public health groups, auto manufacturers, refiners, and states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized emission standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution and prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency ...
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Texas Chemical Plant Agrees to Cut Harmful Air Pollution in Overburdened Community
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Flint Hills Resources of Port Arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the company’s chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas. This settlement is part of EPA’s national effort to advance ...
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Over 500 top firms join US environmental performance program
Facilities from Nestle, Frito-Lay, and Toyota are among the 42 new members committing to go above and beyond environmental requirements as members of EPA's National Environmental Performance Track Program. The latest members bring the total number of environmental leaders in Performance Track to 538 with members in 49 states and Puerto Rico. 'EPA applauds our Performance Track partners who are ...
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