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Salem Power Plant to be Sued $1M Over Alleged Emissions Violations

February 1, 2010February 1, 2010 by Gina Roos

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) plans to file a lawsuit (PDF) against power utility Dominion Energy New England over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at the coal- and oil-fired Salem Harbor Station power plant in Salem, Mass., reports Boston Business Journal. If successful, the suit would hold Dominion responsible ... Read more »

Westar to Spend $500M to Settle Emissions Violation

January 26, 2010 by Gina Roos

Westar Energy has agreed to pay a $3 million penalty and spend about $500 million to upgrade its Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant to reduce sulfur-dioxide and nitrogen-oxide emissions as part of a settlement to resolve violations under the Clean Air Act. This settlement sets the most stringent limit ... Read more »

EPA Emissions Regs Under Fire by Small Business

January 15, 2010 by Gina Roos

The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to consider the impact of its proposed rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions on small businesses by violating a federal law that requires agencies to convene a a small business panel to review proposed regulations ... Read more »

U.S. Chamber Reloads to Fight Climate Regs

January 13, 2010 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue wants Congress to reconsider the proposed climate regulations and other policies that he says will raise costs for businesses and slow economic recovery, reports the New York Times. Meanwhile, energy businesses and environmentalists are focused on lobbying efforts aimed at the Environmental ... Read more »

EPA Reins in Air Pollution for Large Ships

December 23, 2009 by Gina Roos

Aimed at significantly cutting marine diesel emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule setting strict engine and fuel standards for large U.S.-flagged ships. The regulation also harmonizes with international standards, according to the EPA. Domestic and international standards are expected to reduce annual emissions of nitrogen ... Read more »

Volvo, Mack Engines First to Meet 2010 EPA Emissions Standards

November 20, 2009November 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

With heavy truck engines facing a 2010 deadline for new emissions standards from EPA and the California Air Resources Board, engines from Volvo and Mack claim to be the first to meet both certifications. Heavy duty 11- and 13-liter diesel engines from Volvo and Mack recently passed emissions tests that ... Read more »

EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’

October 30, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a 230-page report on coal ash that comes 10 months after a spill of 1.1 billion gallons ... Read more »

EPA Orders Review of Air Pollution at BP Refinery

October 22, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Indiana to re-examine several sources of air pollution at BP’s Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana, one of the largest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area, reports the Chicago Tribune. The results are due in 90 days. In response to a ... Read more »

EPA Releases Bush Administration’s Endangerment Document

October 15, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a long-secret document on global warming that shows the George W. Bush administration had concluded in December 2007 that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles were endangering public welfare and needed to be regulated under the Clean Air Act, reports the New ... Read more »

EPA Uses ‘Endangerment Finding’ Stick to Spur Climate Change Legislation

September 1, 2009September 1, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to declare carbon dioxide as a dangerous pollutant in the upcoming months may help push climate-change legislation as top senators delay plans until late September to set new limits on carbon dioxide emissions, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The House narrowly passed an energy and ... Read more »

Lawsuit Charges Midwest Generation with Air Pollution

August 28, 2009 by Gina Roos

Midwest Generation in Illinois is being sued by federal and state lawyers for emitting noxious smoke at six plants, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lawyers allege that the power company has repeatedly upgraded the Fisk plant, which burns coal to generate electricity, without modern pollution controls required under the Clean Air ... Read more »

Arclin Cuts VOC Emissions by 70%

August 10, 2009 by Gina Roos

While some manufacturers are voluntarily working to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions as part of their environmental initiatives, others are being forced due to environmental violations. As an example, Canadian-based Arclin, a manufacturer of bonding, surfacing and related products, was able to reduce its annual VOC emissions by 70 ... Read more »

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