Air


New Jersey Asks Feds to Require Pennsylvania Plant to Cut Emissions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection petitions EPA to make the RRI Energy power plant across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania to install pollution controls to cut sulfur dioxide emissions.

Pep Boys Settles Claim for Importing Noncompliant Vehicles

The company will pay $5 million and ensure that engines made in China that it plans to sell in the United States are certified to meet Clean Air Act emission requirements.

Certified Emissions Tester Indicted, Fails to Appear

EPA adds Joseph DeMatteo of Clark County, Nev., to its fugitive list.

11 Small Companies Get Phase 2 Funding for Technologies

EPA awards nearly $2.5 million for the commercialization of ingenious technologies through the Small Business Innovation Research program.

Houston Meets PM2.5 Air Quality Standards, Avoids Penalty

State, city, county, and others work together to reduce tiny particle levels.

TCEQ Extends Deadline for School Bus Retrofit Applications

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has about $1.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for pollution-control devices on diesel school buses.

U.S., Mexico, and Canada to Collaborate on Phasing Down HFCs

Hydrofluorocarbons, which replaced chlorofluorocarbons to protect the ozone layer, are now contributing to climate change.



Latest Cancer Risk Study Calls for Cohesive Environmental Policy

President's Cancer Panel notes that while the problem is not new, the awareness of a lack of government action has grown.

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Case Study: Dry Scrubber Lowers Energy Costs for Spray Booth

Volkswagen's Chattanooga facility will debut North America's first EcoDryScrubber to lower CO2 and NOx emissions, energy costs, and water usage.

Earthworks: Air Quality Tests Contradict Shale Natural Gas Claims

Group enlists aid of Wolf Eagle Environmental and Picarro to measure methane in several Dallas-Forth Worth metro area counties.

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10 Sustainability Drivers over the Last 40 Years

From the first Earth Day to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore, Stantec professionals outline the movement's progress.

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Maryland Professor to Study Soot Chemistry

Research by National Science Foundation award winner Peter Sunderland may help engine designers improve the way fuel is injected and burned.

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U.S. Air Quality Somewhat Better in 2006-2008, ALA Says

The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report attributes gains to emissions control equipment for coal-fired power plants and cleaner diesel fuel and engines.

Mexico City Air Pollution Shows Adverse Effects at Young Age

Research suggests that endotoxins, which attach to particulate matter, may play a role in chronic inflammation of the heart.

NIH White Paper Offers Framework for Climate-Health Research

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences led the work on the federal report, which recommends that future research determines who will be most vulnerable to climate change and what efforts will be most beneficial.

Navistar Withdraws Suit against CARB

Company lawsuit against U.S. EPA is still pending over a 2009 guidance that allows engines to operate with the NOx emission control SCR System turned off.

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EPA Seeks Comments on Aircraft Lead Emissions Data

Agency will determine if lead in aviation gas poses threat to public health.

North Shore-Long Island Hospitals to Improve Sustainability

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System has agreed to join EPA programs that will help lower energy and water usage, waste, and air pollution at 12 areas hospitals.

Kimberly-Clark Professional Musters a Green Patrol

Employees and other volunteers will be planting trees, cleaning communities, and recycling materials as well as watching for random acts of greenness.