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- Tulsa pollution prevention program receives EPA Award
- The city of Tulsa's Pollution Prevention group was one of three winners of the first P2 Challenge Award. The award was presented at the Environmental Protection Agency's Region VI Pretreatment Association Workshop in Oklahoma City. The award recognizes local government efforts to help industries save money and prevent...
- Research articles 2008-10-02
- Burlco factory settles pollution case
- A Burlington Township plastic and resin factory has reached a $1.3 million settlement over allegations that it violated state and federal environmental laws. Colorite Specialty Resins of Somerville, N.J., also has agreed to spend $1 million to reduce harmful emissions of vinyl chloride. Exposure to the chemical has been linked...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- 5 states may sue EPA over vehicle pollution
- SACRAMENTO, Calif. AP -- Five states intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not act soon to reduce pollution from ships, aircraft and off-road vehicles. In a letter that California Attorney General Jerry Brown was to send Thursday to the EPA, the five states and...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- California threat to sue US govt over ship, aircraft emissions
- LOS ANGELES AFP — California said Thursday it planned to sue the US government for failing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from ships, aircraft, construction and agricultural equipment. In the latest legal threat from the state against the Environmental Protection Agency, California's Attorney General Jerry Brown said the body...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- EPA revokes permit for Calpine plant
- Poor public outreach regarding Calpine's proposed Russell City Energy Center in Hayward caused a procedural short circuit on Tuesday when a federal agency ruled that Calpine must revisit the planning process for the power plant to make sure all concerned parties are included. The federal Environmental Protection Agency...
- Research articles 2008-07-30
- Few companies volunteer to cut pollution
- WASHINGTON -- Voluntary pollution-reduction programs touted by the Bush administration as part of the solution to global warming have "limited potential" to reduce greenhouse gases, according to an internal government watchdog. The Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General's Office said industry's unwillingness to participate and unreliable data that cast...
- Research articles 2008-07-25
- Stanford Environmental Law Clinic Announces Ninth Circuit Upholds Case Requiring U.S. EPA to Regulate Invasive Species Pollution
- STANFORD, Calif. -- The Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford Law School today announced that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of environmental organizations seeking to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA to regulate ship discharges under the Clean Water Act. Dealing a setback to the shipping...
- Research articles 2008-07-23
- Opposition mounts to clean-air change
- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Critics fear the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will adopt a rule in the waning days of the Bush administration that will make it easier to build coal-fired power plants near national parks. The proposed change, pending since last June, comes as the utility industry moves...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- Eco-entrepreneur tests fuel-saving products
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's not traditional summer school, but Pete Deneault is going to spend the next few months performing complex business studies that could change the way Montanans look at fuels. It's not detention, so Deneault is not performing the studies himself on propane lawn mowers and fuel...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- American Lung Association of New England Says Stronger Air Quality Standards Urgently Needed
- Healthy Air Initiative Launched As Summer Begins WALTHAM, Mass. -- To protect the public from the "invisible menace" of ozone poisoning this summer, the American Lung Association of New England ALANE is calling for more stringent air quality standards. Today, the organization announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
- Research articles 2008-05-22
- One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning Helping Communities Make the Air Just a Little Bit Cleaner
- SARASOTA, Fla. -- Indoor air pollution consistently ranks among the top five environmental risks to public health, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's EPA Indoor Environment Division of the Health Information Network. In an effort to educate local residents on the risks of indoor air pollution and to recognize...
- Research articles 2008-05-12
- Controlling your environmental risk
- In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA ranked metalcasting as one of the 10 most polluting industries. Since then, the industry has come under increased scrutiny over operational practices and pollution legacy issues. Metalcasters should tread lightly, because they can become ensnared in the web of litigation that is...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- Holly to spend $17M on pollution controls
- Holly Refining & Marketing Co. has agreed to spend more than $17 million on upgraded pollution controls at its refinery in Woods Cross, averting a federal lawsuit accusing the company of violating the Clean Air Act. Holly, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Holly Corp., also will pay $120,000 in...
- Research articles 2008-04-23
- EPA runs around White House
- The analysis divisions and continuous emissions monitoring system professionals in the automation space, as well as pollution controls engineers, pay heed. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA limited the allowable amount of pollution-forming ozone in the air to 75 parts per billion ppb in March, a level significantly higher than...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Representing Mother Earth: plaintiff lawyers are often called on to represent people injured by pollution and other environmental harms, but who's going to stand up for the planet? Earthjustice is one organization that uses the law to protect both the ear
- Movies like A Civil Action have brought legal battles over environmental issues into the public eye. Such battles are being fought on many different fronts. The nonprofit, public-interest law firm Earthjustice is dedicated to protecting natural resources and defending people's right to a ...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- EPA tightens quality standards for Ozone: move could spike demand for nonwoven pollution technologies
- A controversial decision to tighten federal air quality standards for ozone could increase demand for certain nonwoven products. Indeed, on March 12, 2008, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson announced the agency is revising its air quality standards for ground-level ozone--a primary component in smog--which is linked...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Pollution exemptions for farms questioned
- WASHINGTON - A leading Democrat yesterday asked the EPA's top official to explain why the agency has proposed to exempt corporate pig and poultry farms from air pollution reporting rules. House Energy and Commerce Chairman John D. Dingell said the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule appears to run contrary to...
- Research articles 2008-03-19
- Group plans to sue EPA over Valley air quality
- FRESNO -- Environmentalists vowed to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday after the agency found that air quality in the San Joaquin Valley met federal standards for airborne dust, smoke and soot. On Friday, the agency ruled the region's air was no longer plagued with...
- Research articles 2008-03-15
- Statement of Bernadette Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Lung Association: Locomotive and Marine Diesel Engine Cleanup Will Save Lives.
- Byline: American Lung Association WASHINGTON, March 14 AScribe Newswire -- Following is a statement by Bernadette Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Lung Association. - - - - The American Lung Association salutes the new...
- Research articles 2008-03-14
- Lexington, Ky., Agrees to Major Sewer System Upgrades
- To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1- 202-514-2007 WASHINGTON, March 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lexington- Fayette Urban County Government LFUCG in Kentucky has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems, at a cost estimated to exceed $290 million, to eliminate...
- Research articles 2008-03-14
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