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EPA releases reports on dam integrity assessments at 17 coal ash impoundments
As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ongoing national effort to assess the management of coal combustion residuals, EPA is releasing the final contractor reports assessing the structural integrity of 17 impoundments and similar management units containing coal combustion residuals, commonly referred to as coal ash, at nine facilities. These 17 impoundments have a “high” or ...
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Tetra Tech Awarded $14 Million Orlando Utilities Commission Landfill Design/Build Program
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a $14 million design/build contract to help the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) expand its Stanton Energy Center coal combustion product landfill in Orlando, Florida. Tetra Tech will provide all project management, field exploration, design, permitting, construction, and construction quality assurance services as part of ...
By Tetra Tech
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Lumex Instruments is traditionally taking part in 12th Mercury and Multi-Pollutant Emissions from Coal Workshop (MEC 12)
Lumex Instruments is traditionally taking part in 12th Mercury and multi-pollutant emissions from coal workshop (MEC 12) which will be held in Mpumalanga, South Africa from 28th of February to 3rd of March, 2017. As always, it is focused on mercury and combined pollutant control from coal combustion. The MEC 12 workshop will include issues such as coal chemistry, control technologies and ...
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EPA posts list of 44 “high hazard potential” coal ash waste impoundments
As part of its ongoing efforts to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted a list of 44 “high hazard potential” impoundments containing coal combustion residuals, commonly referred to as coal ash, at 26 different coal burning electric utility facilities. EPA is releasing this information after interagency coordination with FEMA’s Risk Analysis ...
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U.S. EPA-Hosted Conference on Beneficial Use of Industrial Byproducts Begins; National Awards Presented Nov. 29
San Francisco – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency kicked off the annual national Byproducts Beneficial Use Summit today in San Francisco with a speech and award ceremony hosted by Wayne Nastri, the EPA’s regional administrator for the Pacific Southwest. California winners for the large-scale and innovative use of coal ash are: Caltrans, the L.A. Community Colleges District and ...
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Pennsylvania Groundwater Contaminated By Coal Ash
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2007 (ENS) - Disposing of coal ash in mines is contaminating water supplies throughout Pennsylvania, according to a report released today by the advocacy group Clean Air Task Force and the nonprofit, public interest law firm Earthjustice. In 10 of 15 mines examined across the state, groundwater and streams near areas where coal ash, or coal combustion ...
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NWRA and EREF to Hold Coal Ash Management Forum
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) will partner to hold the Coal Ash Management Forum on July 21 - 22, 2016. The conference aims to be a forum where both the utility and waste management industries can share ideas, research, operations strategies and case studies on how to manage coal ash beneficially or in a ...
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EPA Evaluation Finds Use of Coal Ash in Concrete and Wallboard Appropriate
Using a newly developed methodology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its evaluation of the two largest beneficial uses of encapsulated coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash): use in concrete as a substitute for portland cement, and the use of flue gas desulfurization gypsum as a substitute for mined gypsum in wallboard. EPA’s evaluation concluded that the ...
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EPA Sampling Shows No Health Risk at Rotary Drilling Supply Site and Willers Lake
EPA Region 7’s sampling and analysis of soil and water at Rotary Drilling Supply, Inc.’s property near Crystal City, Mo., indicates no human health risk from the coal combustion residuals (CCR) waste there. EPA also indicated that adjacent Willers Lake does not pose a risk to human health and is appropriate for public use, including swimming, boating, fishing and fish consumption. ...
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Lumex Instruments takes part in MEC 14 workshop and UN Environment meeting in Hanoi
Lumex Instruments always keeps the topic of mercury in the environment, mercury emissions, and mercury monitoring in focus. Our company participates in the MEC 14 workshop (28-30 Oct) and the following UN Environment Asia-Pacific regional workshop on the reduction of mercury emission from coal combustion (31 Oct – 1 Nov) both to be held in Crowne Plaza West Hanoi hotel. The 14th ...
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Removing heavy metals from power plant wastewater to meet EPA regulations
Two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, intertwined and consistently in flux, are having an impact on waste streams in power plants. Important power plant wastewater regulations include Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) and limitations for coal combustion residuals (CCRs) for coal ash ponds. Coal-fired utilities are looking for solutions ...
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EPA releases survey results on coal ash impoundments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making information publicly available from electric utilities on the management of coal combustion residuals contained in surface impoundments and similar management units. Following the coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority facility in Kingston, Tenn., EPA requested the information from electric utilities to inform an assessment of the ...
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EPA Approves the State of Kansas’ Coal Ash Management Plan
Simultaneously with the effective date of the first national regulations for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) from coal-fired power plants, EPA Region 7 gave conditional approval to the State of Kansas’ plan to implement the rule’s provisions Monday, Oct. 19. “We applaud the State of Kansas for their leadership in protecting human health and the ...
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EPA announces new action to prevent coal ash releases
Responding to last year’s massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority facility in Kingston, Tennessee, the US Environmental Protection Agency today laid out new efforts to prevent future threats to human health and the environment. The agency’s plan includes measures to gather critical coal ash impoundment information from electrical utilities nationwide, conduct on-site assessments ...
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Huge Air Pollution Market Shift Away From OECD
Established OECD air pollution companies face a monumental challenge as the market shifts to other regions. This is the conclusion of the McIlvaine Company in Air Pollution Management. The shift away from OECD is demonstrated by viewing the market in percentage terms. The world market in 2000 is 100 percent. All other years are shown as a percentage of 2000 and normalized to 2000 dollars. ...
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PNM, State Reach Agreement with EPA for Plan to Address Regional Haze at San Juan Generating Station
PNM Resources’ (NYSE: PNM) New Mexico utility,PNM, the N.M. Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today agreed to pursue a revised plan that could provide a new path forward for San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) to comply with federal visibility rules. The terms agreed to today would result in the retirement of SJGS Units 2 and 3 by the end of ...
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CETCO announces GCLs with New Engineered Clay Technologies
New Technologies Provide Ultra-Low Permeability and Enhanced Chemical Resistance CETCO announces the release of three new product lines in the category of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs). The names of the new product lines are InterLoK, Resistex and Continuum. Each product features a unique engineered clay technology designed by the research and development team at CETCO to enhance the ...
By CETCO
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Statement from EPA on coal ash
WASHINGTON - EPA's pending decision on regulating coal ash waste from power plants, expected this month, will be delayed for a short period due to the complexity of the analysis the agency is currently finishing. As part of her commitment to ensuring the protection of public health and the environment regarding coal ash, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson had set a deadline to complete the ...
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Momentum builds for ‘Mercury 2013’
Mercury is moving towards the top of the agenda for regulatory bodies and interest from the public domain is growing. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) now defines mercury as “the pollutant of greatest concern”. In response to this, the organisers of the 11thInternational Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) are finalising plans for an event that will bring ...
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Nanoparticles and the Environment to be Addressed at A&WMA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition
Untitled Document Pittsburgh , PA (April 11, 2005) – For a cautionary example of the paradox of innovation, look no further than asbestos, says Pratim Biswas, Ph.D. “Here was a product that for many years was very effective, and now it's banned because of the harmful effects of its airborne microfibers,” says Dr. Biswas, the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental ...
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