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Maricopa County Air Quality Department Recipient of U.S. EPA Air Award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 12th Annual Clean Air Excellence Award was given yesterday to Maricopa County’s Air Quality Department for the development of its Rapid Response Notification System, which provides real-time air quality updates to residents on elevated levels of air pollution. The department retrofitted 13 air monitoring systems with Rapid Response ...
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Institute of Clean Air Companies Selects SmithBucklin for Full-Service Association Management
Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC) announced that it selected SmithBucklin, the world’s largest association management and professional services company, to provide full-service association management. News Facts ICAC’s headquarters will move from Arlington, Va. to Washington, D.C. ICAC’s mission is to provide the air pollution control and ...
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OPSIS` President Speaks at Clean Air Forum
Today (December 10, 2017), OPSIS' President Svante Wallin is delivering a presentation at the Clean Air Forum in Abu Dhabi, on the importance of continuous air quality monitoring, challenges and solutions, and presenting some of OPSIS monitoring projects in the region. During two days, starting today, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi and the Department of Economic Development - Abu Dhabi host ...
By OPSIS AB
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OPSIS President Speaks at Clean Air Forum
Today, OPSIS' President Svante Wallin is delivering a presentation at the Clean Air Forum in Abu Dhabi, on the importance of continuous air quality monitoring, challenges and solutions, and presenting some of OPSIS' monitoring projects in the region. During two days, starting today, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi and the Department of Economic Development - Abu Dhabi host the forum that aims ...
By OPSIS AB
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Continuing Smog and Global Warming Opinions
Last week the EPA published new regulations that look to lower the current ozone standard. There has been a lot of comment, both for and against. We found this post that takes an honest view of the past successes of the Clean Air Act and frames some common sense strategy for future consideration. The conclusions made in this opinion piece about smog formation are accurate. The clean air act ...
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EPA Announces 12th Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is presenting the 12th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards honoring 3 projects and companies from across the Southeast for their work on clean air initiatives. The awards recognize innovative programs that protect Americans' health and the environment, educate the public, serve their communities and stimulate the economy. “The 42-year ...
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Clean Air America Introduces Two New ScandMist Air Filtration Units for Capturing Oil Mist & Providing Crystal Clean Air
Clean Air America, Inc., innovator in air filtration products that protect workers, students, and the environment, introduces two new Clean Air America ScandMist air filtration systems for capturing and removing oil mist from manufacturing facilities. The Clean Air ScandMist 70D and 100D are compact but powerful and efficient oil mist filtration solutions for any size plant or facility, keeping ...
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ENS and Interparking sign collaboration agreement
On July 31, CEO Roland Cracco (Interparking) and CEO Lia van de Vorle (ENS Clean Air) signed the contract to commit to the fight against air pollution together. Earlier this year, the technology of ENS was applied in the Beffroi underground parking in Namur. Results were very positive, supported by air quality measurements performed by an external measurement institute. More Interparking ...
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EPA approves Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s air permitting program
March 5, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its approval of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s air permitting program, making the Tribe the first in the nation to operate an EPA-approved Clean Air Act program for large sources of air emissions. The Tribe’s headquarters are located near Ignacio, Colorado. The Clean Air Act operating permits program allows the ...
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Clean Air Initiatives Win EPA Honors
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring the Anchorage-based Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortia (ANTHC) for their work on clean air initiatives. The 2015 Clean Air Excellence Award recognizes innovative state, local, tribal, and private sector programs that protect health and the environment, educate the public, serve their communities and boost the economy. The ...
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EPA releases science assessment on health effects of nitrogen oxides
EPA has released the final “Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria.” This is EPA’s latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential adverse human health effects resulting from exposures to oxides of nitrogen, particularly nitrogen dioxide or NO2. There are significant new health data, particularly epidemiological studies, since the last scientific ...
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Seminar announcement: Delivering Clean Air Zones
The organisers of AQE 2018, the Air Quality & Emissions show, are delighted to announce a partnership with the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC), which will host a one-day seminar on 21st November focusing on the development of Clean Air Zones (CAZs). “A significant part of the AQE event will address issues relating to ambient air quality,” says AQE Organiser Marcus ...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce, and the Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC) Announce Partnership to Promote Export of Clean Air Technology
The Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC), represented by its Board of Directors, announced today that they are partnering with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Commerce (DOC) to promote the export of clean air technology around the world. This partnership will take advantage of the EPA's science and analysis with the commercial reach of the DOC and ...
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AQE 2018 Seminar on Clean Air Zones
AQE 2018 (Telford, 21+22 Nov), the Air Quality & Emissions event, will include a seminar organised by the EIC on 21st November focusing on solutions for the management and delivery of Clean Air Zones (CAZs). CAZs are a major part of the Government’s plans to ensure compliance with EU limit values for NOx pollution and twelve cities are currently actively considering introducing a CAZ. ...
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EPA Announces 12th Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is presenting the 12th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards honoring 11 projects and companies from across the United States for their work on clean air initiatives. The awards recognize innovative programs that protect Americans' health and the environment, educate the public, serve their communities and stimulate the economy. “The ...
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Nine Calif. Areas Meet National Air Quality Standard for Smog
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that nine areas in California have met the 1997 national health-based air quality standard for smog, also known as ground-level ozone, within their regulatory deadlines. These areas are: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Ventura counties, as well as portions of Kern, Nevada and Sutter counties. "Reducing smog is a major step ...
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Court strikes down Bush administration pollution monitoring loophole
A federal appeals court has struck down an Environmental Protection Agency rule that exempted major industrial polluters from accurately measuring dangerous emissions. The court held that EPA violated the Clean Air Act in allowing the largest air pollution sources to avoid monitoring, recording and recordkeeping of air pollution emissions needed to assure compliance with clean air laws. The EPA ...
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AQE 2018 Seminar on Clean Air Zones
AQE 2018 (Telford, 21+22 Nov), the Air Quality & Emissions event, will include a seminar organised by the EIC on 21st November focusing on solutions for the management and delivery of Clean Air Zones (CAZs). CAZs are a major part of the Government’s plans to ensure compliance with EU limit values for NOx pollution and twelve cities are currently actively considering introducing a CAZ. ...
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Jackson reinstates EPA staff paper in review of national ambient air quality standards
Administrator Jackson reinstated the staff paper portion of the process for reviewing federal air quality standards, reversing portions of a Bush Administration decision that revised review procedures. EPA is required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to review every five years the science behind existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air pollutants and to decide ...
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International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Air pollution, from both indoor and outdoor sources, is one of the main causes of avoidable premature deaths. In addition to the impacts on human health, air pollution also significantly affects biodiversity and ecosystems, and general quality of life. IPIECA is supporting the industry to improve its operations by reducing methane emissions and gas flaring, and develop new low emission ...
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