clean air agency Articles
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Affordable new compost technology provides in-vessel levels of gas emission and odor control
Increasingly stringent air-emission regulations and demands to better control odors has put an economic strain on industries that recycle large amounts of organic materials, such as compost facilities, dairies, and feedlots. ECS has recently introduced an affordable composting technology to greatly improve facility compliance and odor control. This technology is the AC Composter. Air Quality ...
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5 Reasons why it’s (still) important to reduce fugitive methane emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report. Using new data and information, the EPA lowered its estimate of fugitive methane emissions from natural gas development by 33 percent, from 10.3 million metric tons (MMT) in 2010 to 6.9 MMT in 2011. While such a reduction, if confirmed by measurement data, would undeniably be a ...
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What U.S. environmental protection agency greenhouse gas regulation changes mean to you
There is an upside for forward-thinking manufacturers regarding EPA blueprint for the way state and local regulatory agencies use the Clean Air Act permitting process to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency blueprint for the way state and local regulatory agencies use the Clean Air Act permit process to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in ...
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Stakeholder Perspectives on the Clean Air Interstate and the Clean Air Mercury Rules
In a follow-up to last month’s detailed overviews of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), this month EM presents perspectives on the two rules from representatives of a range of stakeholders, including EPA, the states, the regulated community, and the environmental community. Last month, EM featured detailed overviews of two major air quality regulations ...
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EPA’s Mercury and Pollution Transport Rules
Untitled Document This month and next, EM focuses its attention on two major Clean Air Act (CAA) rules recently promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR). In this month’s issue, EM presents two articles summarizing the main features of CAIR and CAMR. Next ...
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Cruise ship discharge assessment report
Cruise ships operate in every ocean worldwide, often in pristine coastal waters and sensitive marine ecosystems. Cruise ship operators provide amenities to their passengers that are similar to those of luxury resort hotels, including pools, hair salons, restaurants, and dry cleaners. As a result, cruise ships have the potential to generate wastes similar in volume and character to those generated ...
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Legal lookout: epa grants california ghg waiver request
EPA's decision to grant California's request for a waiver, thus allowing the state to set separate air quality standards, should indicate plans for more such movements in the future. Oh what a difference a new administration makes! On June 30, 2009, EPA reversed its controversial Feb. 29, 2008, denial of California’s waiver request for its greenhouse gas (GHG) program for new motor vehicles.[1] ...
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Exporting to the ProUCL (US EPA) format with data management software
ProUCL (US EPA) is a software application used to assess air, water, and land pollution, including helping users comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Air Act (CAA) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs). ProUCL can help design, implement, and monitor pollution control technology projects. It can also be used to manage project ...
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Water is a key concern on Earth Day 2017
Although the official focus of this year’s Earth Day is environmental and climate literacy, water is still very much a key concern for participants holding events across the United States — and around the world. A need for clean water for future generations was the impetus for the original event, and the need to protect water is no less important today. Earth Day was established in ...
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Are countries legally required to protect their citizens from climate change?
A Dutch court recently ruled that greenhouse gas reduction is a state obligation. Here’s what that could mean for the rest of the world. On June 24, 2015, a court in The Hague ordered the Dutch government to act faster in its duty to protect its citizens against the effects of climate change. This marks the first time the issue has been legally declared a state obligation, regardless of ...
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