Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Archives - Page 2 of 2

James River Coal Files Ch.11; Blames Regulations, Nat Gas

April 9, 2014 by Tamar Wilner

Mining company James River Coal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming environmental regulations, competition from natural gas, and weak economic conditions, the AP reports. The Richmond, Va.-based company said it has secured $110 million to keep operations going, pending court approval, while it restructures. James River, which mines ... Read more »

ADA Expands SO2 Emissions Control Product Lines

February 4, 2014February 3, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

ADA-ES, an Advanced Emissions Solutions company, has signed a definitive agreement to license ClearChem Technology, a patented furnace sorbent injection technology to control sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired boilers. The addition of ClearChem Technology expands ADA’s product lines for emissions compliance and provides an integrated product to meet the Mercury ... Read more »

Judges Tussle with EPA Air Pollution Rules

December 11, 2013December 11, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Supreme Court justices seem sympathetic to the EPA’s arguments in the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule case, which the court heard yesterday. Most of the eight judges hearing the case voiced some support for the regulations, although it is still not clear how they will rule, Reuters reported. “It’s certainly hard,” Chief ... Read more »

URS Technology Demonstrates 85% Mercury Removal for Coal-Fired Power Plants

November 4, 2013November 4, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

URS says full-scale testing of its emissions control technology at a Midwestern power plant has demonstrated greater than 85 percent mercury (Hg) removal and greater than 98 percent sulfur trioxide (SO3) removal, upstream of the plant’s wet scrubber. The technology uses a single sorbent to simultaneously capture Hg and SO3 ... Read more »

https://www.environmentalleader.com/firstenergy-aims-to-scuttle-ohio-efficiency-rules-090177/

FirstEnergy Closing Coal Plants, But Obama Not to Blame

September 18, 2013September 19, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Two Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants would have to close regardless of new environmental regulations, owner FirstEnergy said. The Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell plants, whose combined 2,080 MW equals about 10 percent of FirstEnergy’s generating capacity, are loss-makers because of historically low electricity market prices, abundant low-cost natural gas and dysfunction ... Read more »

Novinda Introduces Enhanced Non-Carbon Reagent for Mercury Capture

May 7, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Novinda, which makes non-carbon mercury removal products, has announced the next-generation of its reagent for mercury emissions capture. The company says its Amended Silicates HgX provides better performance for removing mercury from coal-fired power plant flue gas emissions compared to its earlier product. In data from long-term, full-scale power plant ... Read more »

EPA Finalizes Power Plant Pollution Standards

April 1, 2013April 1, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA has finalized pollution limits for new power plants, setting emissions limits for mercury and toxic air pollutants like arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium and cyanide. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards sets limits for mercury emissions at 0.003 pound/GWh, a slightly higher rate than the 0.002 pound/GWh initial ... Read more »

Intel: McCarthy ‘Understands Industry Needs’

March 5, 2013March 5, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Executives from Intel, the American Sustainable Business Council and biofuel trade association Growth Energy say Gina McCarthy will protect the environment and grow American jobs if appointed to head the EPA. President Obama yesterday nominated McCarthy, currently the assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, for the ... Read more »

Coal Plants Drag Heels on Emissions Cuts

January 4, 2013November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Emissions increased or showed little change at seven of the 10 worst mercury-emitting coal-fired power plants in 2011, compared to 2010, according to a report by the Environmental Integrity Project. The seven plants are owned by Luminant Generation, Southern Company, Great River Energy, Grand River Dam Authority and DTE Energy. But ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: E15 Ruling, EU Shipping, US Drought, Strategic Reserve

August 20, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

The US Appeals Court of the District of Columbia has ruled that gas retailers can offer E15 fuel for cars made in the 2001 model year or later if they follow set EPA guidelines. The American Petroleum Institute has opposed E15, saying that the fuel damages engines and US automakers ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: MATS Technical Review, EU ETS, Chevron Spill

July 23, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

The EPA is reviewing technical information on pollution limits for new power plants under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, based on new information provided by industry stakeholders after the rule was finalized. The agency said that the review will provide more information to evaluate five planned facilities, in Georgia, ... Read more »

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