hazardous air release News
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EPA Reduces Hazardous Air Pollutants in New Mexico
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reducing hazardous air pollutants released into the environment by awarding $598,224 to the New Mexico Department of Environmental Quality. The grant will promote and support sustainability and pollution prevention in the state. Pollution prevention, or reducing pollution at the source, is an integral component to becoming more sustainable ...
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Interference-free measurement of aromatic hydrocarbons for pollution control and environmental monitoring
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently toughened air pollution standards to further control toxic air emissions emitted by petroleum refineries. The new rules now enact fenceline monitoring to better protect local communities from exposure to toxic air pollutants, such as benzene and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The MOCON, Inc. - Baseline Series 9100 On-line Gas ...
By AMETEK MOCON
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Oregon Door Company settles for violations of federal air laws and reporting regulations
Oregon Door Company, based in Dillard, Oregon, settled violations of federal air laws and reporting regulations, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice. The violations were associated with the company’s emissions and reporting of toluene, a solvent for paints and stains. Toluene is a hazardous air pollutant and its release is ...
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EPA’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Increase in Great Lakes Basin Pollution
Toxic releases into surface waters in the Great Lakes Basin increased by 12 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual Toxics Release Inventory report published today. Nationwide, toxic surface water discharges decreased by 3 percent. “This is a significant increase in toxic releases to our waters – and an indication that the Great ...
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Vice President and General Manager of Louisiana refinery pleads guilty to clean air act violations
Byron Hamilton, 66, vice president and general manager of Pelican Refining Company (PRC), pleaded guilty today to two misdemeanor counts of negligent endangerment under the Clean Air Act. The violations endangered people’s health by releasing hazardous air pollutants, such as benzene, a carcinogen, toluene and xylene, which can cause liver and kidney damage, and hydrogen sulfide, an ...
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Emerald Kalama Chemical Resolves Clean Air Violations, Repair Lapses
Emerald Kalama Chemical has agreed to resolve inadequate leak detection and repair practices that violated federal clean air laws at its facility in Kalama, Washington, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company produces food preservatives and flavoring, anti-microbials, fragrances, and plastic products. “Leak detection and repair of industrial ...
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EPA requests information related to BP Texas city refinery Benzene release (TX)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated an investigation of the British Petroleum (BP) plant in Texas City, Texas. By launching this effort under federal law, EPA brings another set of investigative procedures to help federal and state regulators review the incident. "By joining the investigation, EPA will help ensure disclosure of all information by BP," said EPA Regional ...
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BP products agrees to pay largest single-facility clean air act penalty for releases of Hazardous pollutants at Texas City refinery
$15 million penalty resolves federal civil claims stemming from two fires, leak, and reporting violations at refinery (HQ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today that BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas petroleum refinery. The penalty is ...
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EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey; 14,149,370 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 14%— Released in New Jersey
The annual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report on the amount of toxic chemicals released to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in 2011 showed a decrease in New Jersey over the past reporting year. The Toxics Release Inventory report issued today by the EPA covered 394 New Jersey facilities that are required to report their releases. Total releases to land, air and water by ...
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EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Alaska residents with information on chemical releases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published the 2011 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, providing information to communities about chemical releases to air, water and land across the nation. Due to extensive metal mining activity and the permitted disposal of large volumes of regulated mining waste , Alaska had the highest TRI releases in the nation and had a 25 percent ...
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EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New York; 18,904,109 Pounds of Toxins— a Decrease of 13%— Released in New York State
The annual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report on the amount of toxic chemicals released to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in 2011 showed a decrease for releases in New York over the past reporting year. The Toxics Release Inventory report issued today by the EPA covered 658 New York facilities that are required to report their releases to the EPA. Total releases to ...
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US Ecology to pay nearly $500,000 for hazardous waste violations (NV)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined US Ecology $497,982 for 18 counts of hazardous waste violations. US Ecology operates a commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility in Nye County, Nev., on the outskirts of Beatty. EPA inspectors found numerous violations at a hazardous waste unit designed to thermally treat contaminated materials, like soils, to remove ...
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U.S. EPA Requires AllenCo to Comply with Federal Laws, Improve Safety Measures
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an agreement with AllenCo Energy Inc. requiring the company to make significant improvements to operations at its oil production facility located in a residential neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Today’s action is a result of a November 6, 2013 inspection that uncovered violations at the facility. AllenCo estimates that it ...
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EPA Reaches Agreement with SunCoke Energy for Clean Air Violations at Plants in Illinois and Ohio
SunCoke Energy Inc. and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay $1.995 million to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations of emission limits at the Gateway Energy and Coke plant in Granite City, Ill., and the Haverhill Coke plant in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department. The companies will also spend $255,000 on a lead abatement ...
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