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Japan 24-hour shops hit by emission limits

Japan's 24-hour convenience stores, already struggling with lagging sales and growth, may soon face yet another threat -- moves to limit business hours and close the stores late at night. Kyoto, a former capital, wants to persuade convenience and other 24-hour stores to close late at night so as to improve evening views of the city and cut down on energy use. The Nikkei business daily said ...

Jun. 18, 2008

By Environmental News Network (ENN)

Investigating emission limits for the Norwegian Environment Agency

The Norwegian Environment Agency has commissioned CERC to study how air concentration benchmarks for specific metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) correspond to annual emissions to air from a particular source. In Norway, the major industrial sources of these emissions are non-ferrous metal industries such as aluminium and manganese production. Other contributors include graphite ...

Feb. 5, 2020

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

German political muscle used to delay vote on 2020 car emissions limits

Representatives of EU Member States today delayed the vote on a deal that would have limited average car fleet emissions to 95g of CO2 per kilometre from 2020. Earlier this week, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Irish Presidency of the European Council had reached an agreement, which was on the agenda of today’s meeting for endorsement by Member States. The ...

Jun. 27, 2013

By Transport and Environment (T&E)

German political muscle used to delay vote on 2020 car emissions limits

Representatives of EU Member States today delayed the vote on a deal that would have limited average car fleet emissions to 95g of CO2 per kilometre from 2020. Earlier this week, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Irish Presidency of the European Council had reached an agreement, which was on the agenda of today’s meeting for endorsement by Member States. The ...

Jun. 27, 2013

By Transport and Environment (T&E)

Advanced Cyclone Systems with new project for fertilizer recovery with Plateau – Environmental Engineering

Advanced Cyclone Systems began a second project with Plateau to install a mechanical ReCyclone® System designed for particle collecting after drying process of animal fertilizer. This system will allow the compliance with particle emission limits as an end stage collector with low operating costs. ...

Apr. 11, 2011

By Advanced Cyclone Systems, S. A.

Tecam Group Launches NEW Microsite on VOC Emissions in Spanish

Tecam Group has just launched its NEW microsite for thorougly information on Volatile Organic Compounds VOC emissions and the most suitable technology to eliminate them. This version is in Spanish language for the time being - the English version will be released very soon. http://www.compuestosorganicosvolatiles.com VOC emissions are currently issued into the atmosphere in a large number of ...

Feb. 7, 2014

By TECAM

Groups Demand Aircraft Climate Emission Limits

Calling aviation a 'large and rapidly growing source' of greenhouse gas emissions, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. is petitioning the federal government to adopt global warming regulations for aircraft. California is part of a coalition of five states, two cities, environmental groups and a California government agency that petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

Dec. 7, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Brick manufacturer ready for 2006 reduction in emissions limits

A leading brick producer has invested in state of the art equipment that ensures its emissions of fluoride to the atmosphere comply with EC and UK legislation now - and in 2006 when emissions limits are reduced. thebrickbusiness has taken delivery of a Norsk Electro Optic cross duct HF analyser from Casella ETi that demonstrates that the emissions from the kiln firing process are ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By Casella

Brick manufacturer ready for 2006 reduction in emissions limits

A leading brick producer has invested in state of the art equipment that ensures its emissions of fluoride to the atmosphere comply with EC and UK legislation now - and in 2006 when emissions limits are reduced. thebrickbusiness has taken delivery of a Norsk Electro Optic cross duct HF analyser from Casella ETi that demonstrates that the emissions from the kiln firing process are ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By Casella

‘The greatest wave of innovation since the war’

A German scientist has described measures to encourage smaller, more fuel-efficient engines and lighter vehicles as ‘the greatest wave of innovation since the second world war’. Professor Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, head of the Center of Automotive Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen, said a variety of fuel-saving technologies have come onto the market more quickly and more ...

Dec. 17, 2010

By Transport and Environment (T&E)

MACT standards for sewage sludge incinerators

EPA announced in the October 14 Federal Register proposed rulemaking to cut emissions of mercury, particle pollution and other harmful pollutants from sewage sludge incinerators (SSIs). According to EPA, SSIs represent the sixth-largest source of mercury air emissions in the U.S. The proposed standards would apply to both multiple-hearth and fluidized bed incinerators. Units incinerating sewage ...

Oct. 14, 2010

By Custom Stack Analysis, LLC.

Settlement Ensures that New Bedford Company Adheres to Measures to Control Air Pollutants

EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice have lodged a Consent Decree with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations by Coyne Textile Services of New Bedford, Mass. Under the Decree, Coyne will meet stringent emissions limits for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from its industrial laundry operations. The company will apply for a state permit amendment ...

Aug. 20, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

NACWA applauds D.C. circuit remand of key elements of EPA Sewage Sludge Incinerator (SSI) Rule

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauded the decision today of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in NACWA, et al. v. EPA to remand significant components of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 2011 Sewage Sludge Incinerator (SSI) rule back to EPA for further consideration and explanation. In making this ruling, the ...

Aug. 21, 2013

By National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)

India should make its national climate plans global, says

Fast-developing countries such as India should offer up their domestic action plans as part of global efforts when the world gathers for the UN climate talks in Copenhagen this December, says Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. India's priority is not simply reducing global emissions as quickly as possible but also accessing adaptation technologies to ...

Oct. 23, 2009

By SciDev.Net

MEPs ask EU Commission to monitor investigations into car emission test fraud

Emissions testing fraud should be investigated thoroughly and those responsible should face appropriate sanctions, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Tuesday. They say that the EU emissions testing system should be strengthened to ensure that EU emission limits are respected and that vehicles exceeding these limits are discovered quickly. They also recommend considering whether to establish an ...

Oct. 27, 2015

By European Commission

Merkel party took BMW money before emissions call

Germany blocked the introduction of tougher European Union emissions rules for cars shortly after Chancellor Angela Merkel's party received a large donation from three major BMW shareholders, according to newly released parliamentary records. Opposition parties on Tuesday cited the donation as evidence of an uncomfortably close relationship between Merkel and German automakers. Following weeks ...

Oct. 15, 2013

By Associated Press

NEW! 1/3 Octave Sound Limiter for Entertainment Noise 2018

CESVA Instruments has released a new Sound Limiter LF010 for limiting noise emissions from entertainment venues. The LF010 limiter can incorporate up to four Class 1 microphones at various locations within a venue. The limiter measures sound in one-third octaves, has clear sound without distortion, attenuates the sound level without cuts, HD video display (HDMI) and records the levels to provide ...

Dec. 5, 2018

By SAVTek Pty Ltd.

Non-road combustion engines: reduced pollutant emission limits

On 6 April 2016, the Netherlands presidency reached a provisional agreement with European Parliament representatives on a draft regulation setting new requirements to grant EU type-approval aimed at reducing pollutant emissions of engines installed in non-road mobile machinery. The agreement is subject to confirmation by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Council ...

Apr. 6, 2016

By EU Council of Ministers

Webinar: Evaluating SSM Emissions to Meet Changing Regulatory Requirements

In September 2014, EPA expanded its proposal on SSM emissions to eliminate all Affirmative Defense from SIPs for any CAA violation including malfunctions. If approved as proposed, impacted states must revise their SIPs to eliminate automatic and discretionary exemptions. State agencies may elect instead to design SIPs with narrowly tailored special emission limits, control measures, or control ...

May 17, 2015

By Trinity Consultants

Power emissions limits to save most carbon at least cost

The least cost way to reduce power related carbon emissions in Europe would be to supplement the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) with the introduction of Emissions Performance Standards for energy, according to a new study. Such a system, successfully used in some US States where it has helped put renewable energy on a more equal footing with traditional energy sources, could cut the EU ...

Jan. 13, 2009

By WWF International