INDUSTRY NEWS
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U.S. EPA, CalEPA Launch Joint Effort To Strengthen Environmental Enforcement In Communities Overburdened By Pollution9/10/2021
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) signed a five-year, first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand joint activities supporting the agencies’ shared goals of reducing pollution burdens, increasing environmental compliance, and improving public health outcomes in overburdened California communities.
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Lingnan University Study Finds Air Pollution Levels Of Incense-Burning Temples Far Exceeds Air Quality Standards9/10/2021
A recent study conducted by the Science Unit of Lingnan University in Hong Kong (LU) shows that concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from incense burning both inside and outside temples could be 6 times and 4 times of the recommended levels respectively
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Cintas Corporation Announces Ambition To Achieve Net Zero GHG Emissions By 20509/9/2021
Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) has announced its ambition to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050
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Energy Vault, The Technology Company Using Gravity-Based, Grid-Scale Energy Storage To Accelerate Global Decarbonization, To List On The NYSE Through Merger With Novus Capital Corporation II9/9/2021
Novus Capital Corporation II, a U.S. publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Energy Vault, Inc., the company creating gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage solutions with its proprietary technology, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination
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Moleaer And Florida Gulf Coast University Announce Their $355,850 Grant Award From Florida Department Of Environmental Protection For A New Algae Treatment Study In Florida9/9/2021
Moleaer, the leading nanobubble technology company, is announcing a research collaboration with The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) to study the impact of nanobubble technology on tackling harmful algae in a Lake Okeechobee marina.
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In Response To Lawsuit, EPA Pledges To Strengthen Standards For Slaughterhouse Water Pollution9/9/2021
In a victory for clean water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced late yesterday that it will update water-pollution control standards for the slaughterhouse industry.
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Lingnan University Study Finds Air Pollution Levels Of Incense-Burning Temples Far Exceeds Air Quality Standards9/10/2021
A recent study conducted by the Science Unit of Lingnan University in Hong Kong (LU) shows that concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from incense burning both inside and outside temples could be 6 times and 4 times of the recommended levels respectively
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Cintas Corporation Announces Ambition To Achieve Net Zero GHG Emissions By 20509/9/2021
Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) has announced its ambition to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050
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Energy Vault, The Technology Company Using Gravity-Based, Grid-Scale Energy Storage To Accelerate Global Decarbonization, To List On The NYSE Through Merger With Novus Capital Corporation II9/9/2021
Novus Capital Corporation II, a U.S. publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Energy Vault, Inc., the company creating gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage solutions with its proprietary technology, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination
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Georgia Aquarium To Reduce Emissions Footprint With Greener Life® For Business From Georgia Natural Gas9/7/2021
Georgia Natural Gas (GNG), Georgia's leading natural gas provider, and Georgia Aquarium today announced that the Aquarium is the first organization to take advantage of Greener Life® for Business, a new service from GNG that purchases carbon offsets on behalf of GNG's commercial customers to make emissions from their natural gas use carbon neutral
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Telecom Review Puts The Spotlight On GSMA’s Net-Zero Carbon Emission Drive9/7/2021
At the Customer Strategy & Pain Point Analysis (CSPA) conference by Huawei, Mr. John Giusti, GSMA Chief Regulatory Officer, shared the progress in reducing global carbon emissions and the ICT industry's efforts to achieve the carbon neutrality goal
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Thailand BOI Approves Measures To Support Carbon Reduction9/6/2021
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) at a meeting today approved incentives to encourage companies to reduce greenhouse gas emission as well as an enhanced scheme for electric vehicles and measures to mitigate COVID-19 impacts and support local vaccine development, Ms Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the BOI, announced today.
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ATTENTION BOILER OWNERS
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EPA No Longer Accepting Paper Submittals
EPA is no longer accepting paper submittals of the Notification of Compliance Status (NOCS) for Energy Assessments for area source boilers. We now require the NOCS to be submitted electronically to the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). For further information, please see the implementation videos.
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EPA And Industry Fail To Settle Waste Unit Risk Policy Fight
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry groups including cement producers have failed to settle a permit dispute that is testing whether the agency has the authority to require operators of hazardous waste combustion units to conduct risk assessments that can be used to strengthen emissions limits for mercury and other pollutants when renewing the facilities' existing waste and air permits. Negotiations stalled during a meeting in November 2013 between EPA lawyers and cement kiln operators at EPA's Region V offices, according to an 8 January 2014 status report the parties filed with the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). Litigation will continue on 20 February 2014.
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EPA Publishes Final Boiler MACT And Other Rules - Compliance Dates Set
On January 31, 2013, U.S. EPA published the final Boiler MACT in the Federal Register. This sets the existing source compliance date as January 31, 2016.
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EPA Reopens Public Comment Period On Reconsideration Of Startup And Shutdown Provisions
EPA is reopening, for 60 days, the public comment period on the startup and shutdown provisions included in the November 2012 proposed updates to pollution limits for new power plants under Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.