industrial clean air News
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EPA Official Defends Power Plant Proposal As House Republicans Question Legality
The Environmental Protection Agency's top air official told a House subcommittee June 19 that the agency has the legal authority under a little-used section of the Clean Air Act to issue a proposed rule to curb carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. “What we've done with this rule is completely within the four corners of” Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, Janet ...
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Air Toxics Near I.C. evans elementary school below levels of Concern (TX)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the results of air monitoring data at I.C. Evans Elementary School found no health concern from short or long-term exposures to 4,4’-methylenedianiline, a hazardous air pollutant used mainly for making polyurethane foams and insulating materials in mailing containers. It is also used for making coating materials, glues, dyes, and ...
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Air toxics near Lamkin elementary school below levels of concern (TX)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the results of air monitoring data from Lamkin Elementary School found no health risk for short or long-term exposures to hexavalent chromium or other air toxics. The final report is being placed on the agency’s website. Because no concentrations of concern were found, monitoring was discontinued at the school. The Texas ...
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Air Testing Completed at Three Texas Schools
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced monitoring data from three schools in Texas indicate specific air toxics are below levels of concern. The EPA partnered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to monitor and evaluate air samples at San Jacinto Elementary and Deer Park Junior High in Deer Park, Texas, as well as Temple Elementary in Diboll, Texas. These schools ...
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EPA proposes air pollution standards for oil and gas production/cost-effective, flexible standards rely on operators` ability to capture and sell natural gas that currently escapes, threatens air quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed standards to reduce harmful air pollution from oil and gas drilling operations. These proposed updated standards - which are being issued in response to a court order - would rely on cost-effective existing technologies to reduce emissions that contribute to smog pollution and can cause cancer while supporting the ...
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Most Coal Plants Have Emissions Controls Needed to Meet Mercury Limits, EIA Reports
Seventy percent of coal-fired power plants have the necessary pollution control equipment to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency mercury and air toxics standards, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Another 6 percent are planning to install pollution controls, and 8 percent are planning to close rather than invest in the expensive equipment, the EIA said in a ...
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