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EPA to act on California clean air plan under court settlement
EPA must take final action by January 15, 2009 on clean air plans to clean up the heavily polluted San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles area air basins under a lawsuit settled today by the Association of Irritated Residents (AIR) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The settlement contends that EPA violated the Clean Air Act when EPA failed to act on California’s clean air plans before ...
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Science advisors ignored over new US air quality standards, claims NGO
In a move that will begin to protect Americans from dangerous smog but fails to make the nation’s air truly safe to breathe for everyone, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced new standards for the amount of ground-level ozone (or smog) allowed in the air, according to clean air experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The following is a statement from Senior ...
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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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EPA appoints new head of Independent Clean Air Science Advisory Panel
EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today announced the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Samet, an expert on human health effects of air pollutants, as chair of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). 'Dr. Samet brings tremendous expertise and insight to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee,' said Johnson. 'As a respected scientist, having studied internal medicine and the ...
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WRI to host discussion on state of the clean air act
On January 23, WRI will host a high-profile roundtable discussion on “The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future.” The event will be moderated by Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and will feature former EPA Administrators William Ruckelshaus and William Reilly, and other speakers. As 2012 begins, we expect the U.S. Environmental ...
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“Clean air for all - all for clean air”
Ladies and Gentlemen, “Clean air for all - all for clean air”. This sounds like the slogan of the three musketeers'. Perhaps this should be expected here, in the country of Alexandre Dumas. Bravo! The theme of this panel nicely summarises the ‘essentials’ to successfully addressing one of the most important health and environment challenges we face today: …. air ...
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Statement by EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson on the ozone national ambient air quality standards
Since day one, under President Obama’s leadership, EPA has worked to ensure health protections for the American people, and has made tremendous progress to ensure that Clean Air Act standards protect all Americans by reducing our exposures to harmful air pollution like mercury, arsenic and carbon dioxide. This Administration has put in place some of the most important standards and ...
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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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EPA honors clean air initiatives from across the country winners demonstrate excellence in innovation, commitment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is presenting the 10th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards for 2009 honoring 14 organizations and one individual for reducing pollution, promoting environmental education and creating green products and jobs throughout the United States. “Innovation and commitment are the keys to environmental progress, and our Clean Air Excellence Award ...
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EPA and the commonwealth of Kentucky reach agreement with Logan Aluminum Inc. to resolve allegations of clean air act violations (KY)
The Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, have filed a complaint and entered into a consent decree with Logan Aluminum Inc. to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act’s National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production occurring at Logan Aluminum’s ...
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Ports` air quality gains from clean trucks plan in jeopardy
On the first anniversary of the vote to adopt the landmark clean trucks program at the Port of Los Angeles, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals instructed the district court today to reconsider temporarily halting parts of the program until a trial is complete. After losing their injunction request in district court to block the clean trucks program, the American Trucking Association (ATA) ...
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U.S. EPA proposes to reclassify four California ozone areas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed to grant the state of California’s request to reclassify the following four areas due to the 1997 8-hour ozone air quality standard: the San Joaquin Valley area from serious to extreme; the South Coast area from severe to extreme; and both Coachella Valley and Sacramento Metro areas from serious to severe. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is ...
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EPA Agreement with Vehicle and Engine Company Requires Imports to Meet Federal Emission Limits
American Lifan Industry, Inc., an Ontario, California-based vehicle and engine importer, has agreed to ensure that future imports meet federal emission standards after illegally importing and selling nearly 28,000 highway motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and engines manufactured in China that did not comply with Clean Air Act standards to limit harmful pollution. The company will pay $630,000 ...
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Rome, GA now meets smog standards
Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a final determination that the Rome area meets the 1997 federal fine particulate matter standard. The Rome area includes Floyd County, Georgia in its entirety. "We commend local and state officials, as well as the residents of the Rome area, who have been working collaboratively with us to reach this milestone," said ...
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Macon, GA now meets smog standards
Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a final determination that the Macon area meets the 1997 federal fine particulate matter standard. The Macon area includes Bibb County, in its entirety, and a portion of Monroe County in Georgia. "We commend local and state officials, as well as the residents of the Macon area, who have been working collaboratively with ...
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Printing Company and EPA reach settlement for alleged clean air violations in agawam, mass.
A printing company near Springfield, Mass. has paid a penalty of $118,600 to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act. Suddekor, Inc., which is owned by a German company, is an international manufacturer of décor printed papers in Agawam, Mass. At its Agawam facility, paper is printed with inks containing hazardous air pollutants. ...
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New Jersey Sues U.S. EPA Over Pennsylvania Power Plant Pollution
TRENTON, New Jersey (ENS) - New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner today filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, for failing to act on a petition from New Jersey objecting to a proposed operating permit for a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. 'This facility is directly across the river from New Jersey and has emitted more than 30,000 tons of ...
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EPA Approves New Mexico’s Clean Air Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved updates to New Mexico’s clean air plan. New Mexico’s plan meets federal requirements for implementation, maintenance and enforcement of the 2010 sulfur dioxide air standard. The Clean Air Act requires states to have a plan that implements, maintains, and enforces national ambient air quality standards. When a federal ...
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Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, opening statement before the house energy and commerce committee’s subcommittee on energy and power
As prepared for delivery – Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about Chairman Upton’s draft bill to eliminate portions of the Clean Air Act, the landmark law that all American children and adults rely on to protect them from harmful air pollution. The bill appears to be part of a broader effort in this Congress to delay, weaken, or ...
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A&WMA Announces Workshop Series
Pittsburgh, PA - The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will hold a series of workshops throughout 2011 to provide environmental professionals with updated information on writing and submitting air quality permits, based on new and revised Clean Air Act regulations. “Keeping up with permitting guidance related to new air quality regulations and changes to older Clean Air ...
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