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ENSR assists offshore California LNG project
ENSR is providing environmental permitting and pipeline engineering support for the OceanWay liquefied natural gas (LNG) project located 28 miles off Los Angeles, California. ENSR, part of AECOM, is a leading global environmental services provider. The OceanWay project will provide natural gas to California, which currently uses natural gas for 40% of its electricity needs. The project ...
By AECOM
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Biowaste challenges and opportunities in the coming decade
Facing up to the challenges of dealing with biowastes over the next decade will need the right balance of controls and incentives to encourage the reuse of waste while protecting the environment and human health, according to the UK Environment Agency. The United Kingdom produces over 100 million tonnes of biodegradable waste every year, enough to fill approximately 25 Wembley stadiums, and most ...
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NEPA Review Helps to Increase Transparency and Promote Environmental Protection
The American Association (AGA) applauds the proposed rule released by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today to update the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This proposed rule will streamline, clarify and modernize the permitting and environmental review process and will help facilitate the environmentally-responsible construction of natural gas infrastructure. AGA ...
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QED welcomes RHI reforms as a step in the right direction for the AD industry
QED Environmental Systems, the leading international supplier of environmental monitoring equipment, has welcomed the reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, a move by the Government that is expected to kickstart the development of some 50 biomethane plants across the UK by 2020. The new tariffs received the seal of approval in May this year ushering in a better deal for Anaerobic ...
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Defra reveals long-awaited materials recycling facilities (MRF) Code of Practice
The new Code of Practice will call for all materials recycling facilities (MRFs) over a certain size to measure the quality of their inputs and outputs. The test results will then be made available to businesses buying the recycling material as well as to local councils and others who supply material to the MRFs. The code which would apply in both England and Wales does however stop short of ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches $2.6 Billion Funding Programs To Slash Carbon Emissions
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy, this week (July 13) issued Notices of Intent to fund two programs that will advance carbon capture demonstration projects and expand regional pipeline networks to transport carbon dioxide (CO2) for permanent geologic storage or for conversion into valued end uses, such as construction materials. The two programs - the Carbon ...
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Sarah Palin’s record on climate change
When comparing the U.S. presidential candidates' green credentials, both contenders support greater action to address climate change through a cap on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. While Republican candidate John McCain's reduction targets are more modest than the promises of Democrat Barack Obama, either candidate should offer a significant shift from the largely stalled policies of the current ...
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Cement Industry Honors 2013 Leaders in Environmental Excellence
SKOKIE, Ill., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the 12th Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine at PCA's Spring Meeting in Chicago, April 29, 2013. The awards honor ...
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Environmental considerations
This part of the presentation addresses environmental considerations related to desalination. Large-scale seawater desalination projects are now being developed in locations where they never had been previously considered. In the last eight years, plants have begun to be developed and constructed in Australia, Europe, India and the US. Some of these projects are located on extremely ...
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U.S. EPA Approves Carbon Sequestration Permits in Central Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved permits allowing the FutureGen Industrial Alliance Inc. to inject carbon dioxide deep underground near Jacksonville, Illinois. This process – known as “carbon sequestration” – is a means of storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. These four identical permits are the nation’s ...
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U.S. EPA Approves Carbon Sequestration Permit in Decatur, Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a permit allowing the Archer Daniels Midland Company to inject carbon dioxide deep underground in Decatur, Illinois. This process – known as “carbon sequestration” – is a means of storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. ADM plans to capture carbon dioxide produced by an ethanol ...
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EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permit for Magellan Processing
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Magellan Processing, L.P. to build a new condensate splitter plant at the company’s existing terminal. The facility is in Nueces County, in Corpus Christi, Texas. “Corpus Christi’s economy is well-placed to take advantage ...
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U.S. Invests $251 Million to Expand Infrastructure to Support CO2 Transport and Storage Infrastructure
As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week (May 17) announced $251 million to support 12 selected projects across seven states that will bolster the nation's carbon management capabilities. The projects, funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will expand carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation and storage infrastructure to ...
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EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for Guadalupe Power
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Guadalupe Power Partners L.P., to add two gas-fired turbines to their existing facility. The natural gas-fired plant is located in Guadalupe County, 30 miles northeast of San Antonio, Texas. “We continue to assist Texas’ energy ...
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US EPA releases $7bn 2009 budget, calling it `next phase of environmental progress`
Building on 37 years of progress in protecting human health and the environment, EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson has released his agency's $7.14 billion fiscal year 2009 budget. 'President Bush's budget request will continue to deliver environmental results today, as well as keep EPA on course to deliver a cleaner, healthier tomorrow,' said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. 'This ...
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Supreme Court Decision Means D.C. Circuit Can Move Forward With Permitting Cases
Challenges to various aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas permitting requirements will return to a federal appeals court following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of the permitting program. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has been waiting to hear or consider rehearing challenges to other aspects of the EPA's ...
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U.S. EPA issues permit to palmdale power plant, requires limits for greenhouse gas emissions / use of innovative solar technology results in one of the cleanest, most efficient fossil fuel plants in nation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a permit to the City of Palmdale, Calif. for the construction and operation of the Palmdale Hybrid Power Project. The 570 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant, with 50 megawatts of solar energy generation, is the first of its kind in the nation required to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Commercial operation is planned for the summer of ...
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Industry Sees Warning on Power Plant Carbon Rules in Supreme Court Decision
A U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas permitting program won't directly impact its efforts to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants. However, the June 23 decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia is providing plenty of rhetorical ammunition to industry groups that argue the agency's proposed carbon dioxide standards for ...
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EPA Begins to Address Biomass Emissions in Permits Following Court Decision
he Environmental Appeals Board partially remanded an air pollution permit for a waste-to-energy facility in Puerto Rico after it failed to account for greenhouse gas emissions from biomass. The Energy Answers Arecibo LLC permit is one of the first to address emissions from biomass in the wake of a 2013 federal appeals court decision vacating an Environmental Protection Agency rule that exempted ...
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Justices rap EPA, but Uphold Global Warming Rules
The Supreme Court largely left intact Monday the Obama administration's only existing program to limit power plant and factory emissions of the gases blamed for global warming. But a divided court also rebuked environmental regulators for taking too much authority into their own hands without congressional approval. The justices said in a 5-4 vote along ideological lines that the Environmental ...
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