Both EPA and MassDEP say enforcement actions have removed 10,000 gallons per day of sewage from storm drains.
EPA shields small businesses and farms from New Source Review requirements.
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.
BioAir Solutions tested its media and biotrickling filter at a Florida wastewater plant for one year and the results revealed that the system removed more than 98 percent of all odors.
The research team used a combination of laser spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and flame chemistry modeling to explore the decomposition and oxidation mechanisms of certain biofuels and the formation of harmful or toxic emissions.
The Hazard Mitigation, Material and Equipment Restoration contract award is first for Battelle under Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center’s omnibus contract.
Texas Lehigh Cement Company, Oncor Electric, and Phoenix Commotion earn the Texas Environmental Excellence Award for 2010.
Energy conservation grants helped to fund upgrade, including an aeration blower retrofit.
A U.S. Green Building Council legal analysis points to existing programs that the Obama administration could use to enhance efficiency in buildings and homes.
South Shore Charter Public School won a hybrid school bus, a green audit, and money for scholarship and class supplies.
EPA, USDA, DOI, NOAA, Army Corps of Engineers will work together to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Clean Vessel Act grants help marinas manage wastes and protect recreational waterways.
Pyrolysis converts the solid, non-biodegradable plastic into a gas, which is then burned with oxidants to generate heat and steam.
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.
Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, and Merck have provided more than 100 drugs and clinical trial data to EPA to help validate its toxicity screening.