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Court Upholds EPA Emission Standards

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's first emission standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. In its ruling, the court rejected state and industry challenges to rules designed to clean up chromium, arsenic, acid gases, nickel, cadmium as well as mercury and other dangerous toxins. The ...

Apr. 15, 2014

By Associated Press

EPA proposes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, area source standards for paints and allied products manufacturing

EPA proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the paints and allied products manufacturing area source category. 74 Fed. Reg. 26142. The proposed emissions standards for new and existing sources are based on EPA’s proposed determination as to what constitutes the generally available control technology or management practices (GACT) for the area source ...

Jun. 1, 2009

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EU nations agree on stricter emissions testing for diesel

European Union nations have reached a tentative deal on tougher emissions tests for diesel cars after the Volkswagen scandal showed previous methods were ineffective. The slow phase-in of the new standards, however, drew fire from environmentalists. Emissions from cars on the road in the EU have been found to be four to five times above the official limits. That's largely because the current ...

Oct. 29, 2015

By Associated Press

EPA announces it will reconsider national smog standards

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today announced the agency would reconsider the 2008 national smog standards to ensure they are scientifically sound and protective of human health. Smog, which is also known as ground level ozone, has been linked to asthma and other respiratory illnesses. “This is one of the most important protection measures we can take to ...

Sep. 17, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA sets first national standard to reduce mercury emissions from gold production (HQ)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cutting emissions from gold ore processing and production facilities with a new standard that will reduce annual mercury emissions by more than 75 percent from 2007 levels. This action is one of several steps EPA is taking to reduce mercury levels in our environment, which can damage children’s developing brains and nervous systems even ...

Dec. 17, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA sets stricter emission standards for oil refineries

The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules Tuesday to reduce toxic air pollution from oil refineries by forcing operators to adopt new technology that better monitors and controls emissions. The rules will require for the first time that refineries install air monitors along "fence lines" where pollution enters neighboring communities. The monitors will measure levels of benzene and ...

Sep. 29, 2015

By Associated Press

Colorado can meet future carbon emissions standards

New analysis of Colorado’s power sector finds that the state has the policies and opportunity to further reduce their carbon emissions in coming years. The analysis, conducted by the World Resources Institute, shows existing state policies and improved use of infrastructure could lower ...

Nov. 21, 2013

By World Resources Institute WRI

Emissions from Airplanes Beg For New Standards

The next time you consider flying to a “green” event, think about the impact of air travel. According to Flying Clean, long haul flights produce on average twice as much emissions per mile traveled per passenger than cars and short haul flights produce three times as much. At the time ...

Jun. 8, 2015

By Earth Day Network

ICLEI Releases First National Standard for Measuring a Community`s Carbon Footprint

Today the first-ever national standard for how to measure the greenhouse gas emissions associated with communities was released by ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI USA). The ...

Oct. 4, 2012

As emissions in northeast states decline, economic growth outpaces nation

A new report released last week by Environment New Jersey, an environmental advocacy organization, highlights the role that clean energy and environmental policies have played in moving states toward meeting targets for reducing global warming emissions, while challenging claims that actions that reduce emissions undermine economic growth. According to " ...

Apr. 19, 2012

By GLOBE Foundation

DOT, EPA set aggressive national standards for fuel economy and first ever greenhouse gas emission levels for passenger cars and light trucks

Responding to one of the first major directives of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today jointly established historic new federal rules that set the first-ever national greenhouse gas emissions standards and will significantly increase the fuel economy of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the ...

Apr. 5, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

San Diego County Meets National Air Quality Standard for Smog

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that San Diego County has met the 1997 national health-based air quality standard for smog, also known as ground-level ozone. In addition, EPA has approved the state’s plan to maintain clean air standards for the more than three million residents of the San Diego area. “This is a victory for San Diego County residents, who are now ...

May 16, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA issues first national standards for mercury pollution from power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollution like arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium, and cyanide. The standards will slash emissions of these dangerous pollutants by relying on widely available, proven pollution controls that ...

Dec. 21, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

California adopts nation`s first statewide green building standard

The California Building Standards Commission unanimously adopted the first-in-the-nation mandatory Green Building Standards Code, called CALGreen, on January 12. The program, which takes effect on January 1, 2011, will require all new buildings in the state to be more energy efficient and environmentally responsible. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the action lays the foundation ...

Jan. 27, 2010

By U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Press Teleconference to Announce United Nations Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report

On Tuesday, November 5, 2013, experts from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will host a press teleconference to announce the findings of the latest “emissions gap report.” The UN ...

Nov. 1, 2013

By World Resources Institute WRI

Nations agree first global treaty to ban mercury emissions

A legally binding global treaty to curb mercury in the environment, agreed after a week of gruelling negotiations in Geneva, will also include a funding facility to assist developing countries in phasing out the toxic heavy metal in industrial processes and in artisanal gold mining in Africa, Asia and Latin America The Minamata Convention on Mercury, named after the Japanese port where people ...

Jan. 22, 2013

By SciDev.Net

EPA issues first national standards for mercury pollution from power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and toxic ...

Dec. 21, 2011

By GLOBE Foundation

Testing finds Formaldehyde levels above national standards in most homes.

Testing by Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association found that four out of every five home tested in the city exceeded the national safety standards for airborne formaldehyde. "It's hard to eliminate formaldehyde from the home since it's in paints, glues and household furniture," said Li Wei, secretary general of the association. "Even qualified items will still contain the ...

Apr. 26, 2012

By PPM Technology

New emission standards boon to US environment and auto industry

US President Barack Obama outlined last week the country’s first auto fuel efficiency plan in an attempt to reduce vehicle emissions and reduce dependency on foreign oil. The CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards are expected to increase the cost to the consumer per vehicle purchased by $1,300 by 2016 when the plan is fully implemented. The savings that result from better fuel ...

May 22, 2009

By GLOBE Foundation

EPA Finalizes Standards to Cut Emissions for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Production Facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final standards for facilities that produce polyvinyl chloride and copolymers (PVC) with the aim of reducing harmful air emissions. According to the agency, facilities will be required to monitor emissions at certain points in the PVC production process to ensure that the standards are met. One compound released during the manufacture ...

Feb. 14, 2012

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

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