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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Raw Material Reporting, XL Go-Ahead, ConocoPhillips Sued

August 26, 2011 by Environmental Leader

The EPA on Thursday said it would delay reporting rules that will require manufacturers and power plants to submit information on the raw materials they use that lead to greenhouse-gas emissions, Bloomberg reported. The rule was to take effect this year, but has been pushed back until March 31, 2013. ... Read more »

Environmental Enforcement: China Halts ConocoPhillips Operations

July 14, 2011July 14, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Chinese government yesterday ordered ConocoPhillips to stop operations at several rigs in an area affected by a 336 square mile oil slick, warning that another spill could happen “at any time,” Agence France-Press reported. The slick is the result of a spill at an oil field that the company ... Read more »

Halosource, SCFI Rank Well Among Water Treatment Start-Ups; GE Announces Product Launch, Investment

July 6, 2011 by Leon Walker

Lux Research has ranked the potential of up-and-coming companies offering chemical and chemical-alternative water treatments, in a new report. The report, Water Chemicals and Competitors: The Long, Long March of the ‘Chemical-Free’ Revolution, identifies the emerging companies and technologies most likely to survive and thrive in key treatment markets, including ... Read more »

Environmental Enforcement Roundup: Abatement Firm Convicted; Bayou Cleanup; Cement Rule Petition

October 14, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news: Asbestos Abatement Firm Convicted of Fraud and Conspiracy Yesterday a federal jury in Utica, New York found Certified Environmental Services, Inc. (CES), two of its managers, Nicole Copeland and Elisa Dunn and one of its employees, Sandy Allen, guilty of conspiring ... Read more »

ConocoPhillips Quitting U.S. Climate Action Partnership

February 16, 2010February 17, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Citing a need to ensure “fair and equitable treatment of the transportation sector,” ConocoPhillips has decided against renewing its membership in the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP). ConocoPhillips, one of the nation’s largest producers of natural gas and refiners of transportation fuels, said it wants to expand opportunities for near-term ... Read more »

U.S. Cap-and-Trade Creates Winners and Losers among Largest Emitters

November 4, 2009 by Gina Roos

Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) would emerge as financial winners, because they rely heavily on diversified, low-emission fleets, according to a new study from PointCarbon, reports ... Read more »

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