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EPA – Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act
SUMMARY: This rule finalizes amendments to the General Provisions that apply to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). These amendments implement the plain language reading of the “major source” and “area source” definitions of section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and provide that a major source can be reclassified to area source status at any ...
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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 ...
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VOC Control Systems by NacahTech LLC
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania – Nacah Tech LLC engineers and furnishes VOC control systems for low concentration sources. The state run oil interests in India have approved Nacah Tech LLC as the VOC control supplier in conjunction with Nacah Tech’s Indian related sources. The process uses fixed bed carbon canisters to control the emissions from multiple sources in water treatment plants and ...
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China to Cut 6 Million High Emissions Vehicles
The Chinese government is planning to take six million high-emission vehicles off the road this year to reduce pollution, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Environmental Protection on Tuesday. Nearly 2.5 million vehicles will be taken off roads in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei Province, and four municipalities and provinces along the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, the ...
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Wet Scrubber Towers For Air Pollution Control
Introduction The wet scrubber tower also called spray tower, purification tower, spray column. It is a new type of industrial waste gas treatment and processing equipment. The principle is that the spray liquid and exhaust gas contact at the same time using the packing layer to change the flow direction and flow rate, so as to increase the contact surface, the acid and alkali exhaust gas ...
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RegScan Updates U.S. TEAM Guides Audit Checklists
RegScan, Inc., a Williamsport, Pa.-based company, proudly announces the expansion of U.S. TEAM Guides audit checklists to include the Environmental Protection Agency's New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). The U.S. TEAM Guides checklists have been updated to reflect EPA's national emissions standards that were finalized in ...
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EPA reaches agreement with Wisconsin plating on clean-air violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Wisconsin Plating of Racine (formerly Racine Plating Co.) on alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company's facility at 620 Stannard St., Racine, Wis. The agreement, which includes a $30,000 penalty, resolves EPA allegations that Wisconsin Plating violated EPA regulations regarding control of hazardous air pollutant ...
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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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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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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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Oregon construction equipment manufacturer exceeds federal air pollution limits, pays EPA penalty
Johnson Crushers International, a construction equipment manufacturer based in Eugene, Oregon, released air pollutants into the environment in excess of federal limits, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice. The company has agreed to pay a $147,788 fine for the Clean Air Act violations, as well as $27,212 in past permit fees. ...
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EPA Finalizes Revisions to Clean Air Standards for Stationary Engines
Today, in compliance with settlement agreements, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized revisions to standards to reduce air pollution from stationary engines that generate electricity and power equipment at industrial, agricultural, oil and gas production, power generation and other facilities. The final revised rule announced today will reduce the capital and annual costs of ...
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Calgon Carbon Awarded Three Year Contract for Carbon Adsorption System and Reactivation Services for Petroleum Refining Facility
Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC: NYSE) announced it has been awarded a three-year contract by a petroleum refining company in the Midwest to supply 30 carbon adsorption systems and reactivation services to control vapor emissions. The value of the contract will depend upon the amount of spent activated carbon that is reactivated annually, which is expected to be in excess of two million pounds ...
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EPA and DOJ reach agreement with Vertellus on Clean-Air Violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement with Vertellus Agriculture and Nutrition Specialties L.L.C. on alleged clean-air violations at the company’s agricultural and nutritional chemical plant at 1500 S. Tibbs Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. The agreement, which includes a $425,000 penalty and a $705,000 environmental project, resolves EPA ...
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Rhode Island Airport Corp. and contractors fined for reporting violations during TF green expansion (RI)
Rhode Island Airport Corporation and its demolition contractors, O.R. Colan Associates of Florida, LLC and The Jones Payne Group, Inc., of Mass., have agreed to pay $25,000 for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act and National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos. Jones Payne will pay the full amount of the $25,000 penalty for its failure to provide EPA with ...
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Free Webinar to Explain EPA NESHAP Rule 6X
JONESBORO, Ark., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a leading worldwide producer of industrial dust and fume collectors, will host a free educational webinar titled: "The New EPA National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), Rule 6X: Are You Compliant?" The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 16th from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ...
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Cargill, Inc., Agrees to Settle Clean Air Act Violations at Vitamin E Manufacturing Facility in Eddyville, Iowa
Cargill, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has reached an administrative civil settlement with EPA over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Vitamin E manufacturing facility in Eddyville, Iowa. Cargill’s Eddyville facility uses the hazardous air pollutants methanol, methyl tertiary butyl ether, and formaldehyde to produce Vitamin E and similar compounds from soybean byproducts. ...
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Clean Air Settlement with R.I. Chemical Manufacturer will minimize emissions
An EPA settlement will require that a Rhode Island chemical manufacturing company take multiple actions designed to minimize air emissions and protect air quality near the facility and in the surrounding community. The company, Mereco Technologies Group, Inc., has agreed to settle EPA claims that the company neither complied with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for ...
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Zoomlion to Highlight Intelligent Construction Equipment at BICES 2019
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Zoomlion) will be exhibiting at the 15th China Beijing International Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines and Mining Machines Exhibition & Seminar (BICES 2019) from September 4 to 7 in Beijing, China, highlighting 32 intelligent products from six categories that showcases the brand's strength and innovative ...
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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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