February 25, 2010
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Air & Climate Newsletter February 25, 2010 |
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CO2 capture and storage gains a growing foothold
On a placid bend of the Ohio River in West Virginia sit two coal-fired power plants. The Philip Sporn Plant boasts four boilers from the 1950s, surrounded by mountains of coal and a series of man-made lakes to contain the toxic residue of its coal-burning. A faint haze emanates from its main smokestack, the only visible sign of the thousands of tons of acid-rain-forming sulfur dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen oxides, and climate-warming carbon dioxide it emits each day, a consequence of the plant`s complete lack of pollution-control technologies. The 1,100 megawatts of electricity it produces will ... |
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Final rule reduces air toxics from existing stationary diesel engines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is setting the first standards that will reduce emissions of formaldehyde, benzene, acrolein and other toxic air pollutants from certain stationary diesel engines. These pollutants are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health problems and environmental damage. “Improving air quality is one the agency’s top priorities,” said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “Controlling emissions from these engines will save lives and protect our communities from serious health problems, including heart ... |
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