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EPA proposes to cut mercury emissions from sewage sludge incinerators (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to cut emissions of mercury, particle pollution and other harmful pollutants from sewage sludge incinerators, the sixth-largest source of mercury air emissions in the United States. Mercury can damage children’s developing brains, and particle pollution is linked to a variety of serious health effects, including aggravated asthma, heart attacks and premature death in people with heart and lung disease.
Sewage sludge incinerators are typically located at wastewater treatment facilities. The proposed standards would apply to ... |
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Scientists warn of livestock greenhouse gas boom
Soaring international production of livestock could release enough carbon into the atmosphere by 2050 to single-handedly exceed `safe` levels of climate change, says a study.
Scientists combined figures for livestock production in 2000 with Food and Agriculture Organization projections for population growth and meat consumption by 2050.
They found that the livestock sector`s emissions alone could send temperatures above the 2 degrees Celsius rise commonly said to be the threshold above which climate change could be destabilising.
They also make a more conservative estimate: ... |
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- EU states expect to exceed air pollutant limits
The European Environment Agency has confirmed that 11 EU countries expect to exceed their legal emissions ceiling for nitrogen oxides (NOx) in 2010, some ...
- BP products agrees to pay largest single-facility clean air act penalty for releases of Hazardous pollutants at Texas City refinery
$15 million penalty resolves federal civil claims stemming from two fires, leak, and reporting violations at refinery (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection ...
- FutureGen Alliance Moves Forward With Site Selection Process for CO2 Storage Hub in Illinois
WASHINGTON - In support of the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE) FutureGen 2.0 program, the FutureGen Alliance today ...
- Carbon TradeEx America closed on successful note
After two days of lively conference sessions, exhibitor presentations and interaction on the exhibit floor, Carbon TradeEx America came to a close last ...
- New report from ABS Energy research expects the latter part of 2010 and 2011 to be a good year for biofuels
New Report from ABS Energy Research expects the latter part of 2010 and 2011 to be a good year for Biofuels, with new countries entering the sector on ...
- Air Liquide to Participate in Major U.S. Carbon Capture & Storage Project
HOUSTON - Air Liquide Process & Construction, Inc. (Air Liquide), part of the Air Liquide Engineering & Construction organization, has been named ...
- EPA helps launch global methane initiative to cut greenhouse gases/countries to fight climate change while developing clean energy and stronger economies (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Mexico’s Ministry of Environment along with thirty-six other countries, the European Commission, ...
- ADA-ES Signs $19 Million Contract with DOE to Scale up Clean Coal Technology
Solid-Sorbent-Based Carbon Capture Technology Is Being Developed to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Power Generating and Industrial PlantsLITTLETON, Colo.- ...
- Chlorine gas: danger and detection
Properly installed, reliable gas detection can help prevent chlorine-related injury or death. In the workplace where chlorine is part of the process, ...
- Blue Sphere Corp. Announces Uzbekistan Landfill and Compost Joint Venture
LONDON - Blue Sphere Corp. (OTCBB: BLSP) (the "Company" or “Blue Sphere”), a company in the Cleantech sector as an Emission Reduction project ...
- CECO Environmental Announces New Orders Totaling $2.7 Million - September Bookings Total Approximately $11 Million
CINCINNATI - CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECE), a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems, announced today ...
- United Air Care of Southern California Offers Premium Air Duct Cleaning Services to Remove Harmful Airborne Particles
Home and business owners who get their air ducts cleaned through United Air Care experience a marked positive difference in the cleanliness of the air ...
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