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Asian chip manufacturers will buy most of the environmental and flow control products
By 2015 semiconductor manufacturing will be concentrated in Asia. At that time 74 percent of the production and 70 percent of the revenues will be generated in Asia. The McIlvaine Company (http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/) forecasts that in 2015, 78 percent of the world's semiconductor equipment purchases will be for Asian chip fabrication facilities. By 2015, the production in Asia will be ...
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EPA to hold public meeting on air regulations for the oil and gas industry (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to provide an update on the Agency"s review of several air regulations covering the oil and gas industry and to solicit public comments from the public. EPA is reviewing air toxics standards for oil and gas production facilities, air toxic standards for natural gas transmission and storage facilities, and two new source ...
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Air Regulations Webinar for Power Industry Hosted by TRC Companies
Experts from TRC Companies, Inc. are sharing their best advice about Clean Air Act compliance to those needing to know more about this complex topic via two free, one-hour webinars. On Thursday, November 8, listen to Gale Hoffnagle give updates on MATS, SOx, NOx, CO2, CAIR and 316b regulations; timeframes for compliance; and how to achieve successful compliance. On Thursday, November 15, Edward ...
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Two Washington State Fruit Companies Violate Federal Air Regulations
Two eastern Washington fruit companies failed to meet risk management plan requirements under the federal Clean Air Act, according to separate settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As part of the settlements, Dovex Fruit Company and Clasen Family Company will pay fines and submit missing reports to manage ammonia use. According to Wally Moon, EPA’s Pacific Northwest ...
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EPA Slashes Sulfur Content of Diesel Fuel for Trains, Ships, and Nonroad Equipment
Harmful emissions from locomotives, most marine vessels, and land-based nonroad engines will be cut starting June 1 because of new standards for sulfur content in diesel fuel. Under a 2004 clean-air regulation established by EPA, refineries must reduce sulfur from current levels of about 3,000 parts per million in nonroad diesel fuel to a maximum of 500 ppm, with few exceptions. This is the ...
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U.S. EPA makes available data on compliance with hazardous waste, air regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new information on EPA and state enforcement of hazardous waste and air regulations. In addition, the EPA posted data that allows the public, for the first time, to compare toxic releases with compliance data from facilities. This is part of EPA’s ongoing commitment to increase transparency and promote the public’s right to know by ...
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EPA to host free auto Collision repair workshop in Delaware Co. (PA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a free workshop on Monday, Sept. 20 to explain federal air pollution regulations affecting auto repair shops. The workshop will be held in the STEM Auditorium, at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pa. from 1 - 4 p.m. EPA’s workshop will address best practices which are designed to reduce emissions and exposures to hazardous air ...
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EPA to host free auto Collision repair workshop in Scranton (PA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a free workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 21 to explain federal air pollution regulations affecting auto repair shops. The workshop will be held in The Café located in the Moffat Building at Johnson College in Scranton, Pa. from 4 - 7 p.m. EPA’s workshop will address best practices which are designed to reduce emissions and exposures to ...
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EPA to host free auto collision repair workshop in Harrisburg (PA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a free workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 22 to explain federal air pollution regulations affecting auto repair shops. The workshop will be held in the Administration Building, Conference Room B & C at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, Pa. from 6 - 9 p.m. EPA’s workshop will address best practices designed to reduce emissions and ...
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Murray Energy plans to sue EPA over job losses from Air Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency did not adequately consider job losses when it issued various air pollution regulations impacting coal consumption, Murray Energy Corp. said in a notice of intent to sue the agency. The company said in its notice letter that the EPA's air pollution rules for industrial boilers, power plants and ambient air pollution unduly burden sources that burn coal either ...
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Expanded Polystyrene Manufacturers Use Ship & Shore Environmental to Meet Clean Air Regulations
Anyone who has encountered foam clamshells for restaurant take-out food, white or green “peanut” packing to cushion shipments, or those thick foam blocks for protecting boxed furniture is familiar with expanded polystyrene (EPS). In use since the 1930s, EPS continues to gain popularity and is used around the world in applications from surfboard cores to roadways to building and construction ...
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EC acts to boost cross-border rail
The Commission has published proposals to standardise rail ticketing information, which it says is a first step towards easier pan-European train journeys. The transport commissioner Siim Kallas says this is part of long-term efforts to allow rail to compete with short-distance air transport. The technical regulation published earlier this month allows for the full exchange of rail ticket ...
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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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ExxonMobil fined $566K following probe into refinery explosion
The California agency that investigates workplace accidents has cited and fined ExxonMobil more than $560,000 for workplace safety and health violations following a probe into February's explosion at a Los Angeles-area refinery. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health said Thursday that 18 of the 19 citations are classified as serious because the violations could potentially ...
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Belden and Blake to pay $42,504 penalty to settle alleged environmental violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Belden and Blake Corporation will pay a $42,504 penalty to settle Clean Air Act violations at its natural gas liquid extraction plant at 1950 West Washington St., Bradford, Pa. EPA alleged that the company failed to comply with federal clean air regulations intended to prevent accidental releases of flammable substances. The ...
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California slaps Yamaha with $2 million air pollution fine
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, and South Seas Cycle Exchange of Honolulu will pay $2 million to the state of California to settle a 2005 lawsuit over the importation of motorcycles that failed to meet California emissions standards. A portion of this penalty will be used to test emissions from ethanol-burning off-road engines. The Air Resources Board's long-running investigation, which began in ...
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High NOx Emissions from Diesel Cars
It is time to sell your diesel car. In a few years you will not be able to use it in a city. The real drive emissions measurements from passenger cars are giving astonishing results. A new diesel car has 10 times higher NOx emissions compared to a petrol car. Even worse, the NOx emitted from the diesel car is up to 50% emitted as NO2. The NOx emitted from a petrol car is only a few % emitted as ...
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EPA seeks small business input on air toxics rule for brick production
WASHINGTON --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants recommendations from small businesses on the best way to regulate air toxics from the production of bricks and structural clay products such as roof tiles. EPA is inviting small businesses to nominate representatives to participate in a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel that will provide input into the development of the ...
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Rhode Island Boat Manufacturer Faces More Than $260,000 Penalty for Clean Air Violations
(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 20, 2007) – Pearson Composites, LLC, of Warren, R.I., faces as a proposed penalty of $264,349 under a recent EPA complaint for violations of the federal Clean Air Act. EPA’s complaint follows up on an administrative order issued to Pearson in Dec. 2006. Pearson manufactures fiberglass sail boats and power boats. The company produces hulls, decks, and small parts using a ...
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New Bionomic Scrubber System Meets Strict Chilean Air Quality Regulations at Codelco`s Minera Gaby Expansion II Copper Processing Facility in Calama City, Chile
Bionomic Industries, a worldwide leading manufacturer of cutting edge scrubber systems technology, has announced another successful startup at MINERA GABY, one of the six Codelco copper ore processing facilities in South America. Codelco, the largest copper mining company in the world with headquarters and major mining operations in Chile, processes over 180 million tons of metal per year. Due ...
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