Supplier News

1. EPA, Justice Department And Texas Settle With DuPont For Alleged Violations Of Waste, Water And Air Environmental Laws At Former La Porte, Texas Facility 7/13/2020

   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Texas have announced a settlement with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) to resolve alleged hazardous waste, air, and water violations at its former La Porte, Texas chemical manufacturing facility.

2. Federal Court Strikes Down EPA’s ‘Free Pass’ For Colorado Oil, Gas Pollution In Smog-Reduction Effort 7/10/2020

   A federal appeals court today rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to let some Colorado oil and gas operations off the hook for their contribution to asthma-causing smog in the Metro-Denver and Front Range region

3. Orion Engineered Carbons Commissions New Air Emissions Controls At U.S. Facility 7/9/2020

   Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, today announced that it has successfully completed a significant upgrade of its emissions controls at its plant in Orange, Texas

4. Study Shows Use Of Ingevity’s Nuchar Activated Carbon In Automotive Applications And Canisters Offsets Greenhouse Gases Generated In Their Manufacture By 10 Times 7/9/2020

   Ingevity Corporation today announced that a study conducted by consulting firm ERM, London, U.K., has determined that the use of Ingevity’s Nuchar activated carbon to reduce or eliminate gasoline vapor emissions offsets the volume of greenhouse gases (GHG) generated in its manufacture, as well as the manufacture of the canister that contains the carbon, by a factor of 10

5. Air France Chooses SkyBreathe® Eco-Flying Solution To Reduce Fuel Burn And CO₂ Emissions 7/9/2020

   Air France is today pursuing its efforts in terms of innovation for carbon reduction by partnering with OpenAirlines, the leading global provider of fuel efficiency solutions

6. Rocky Mountain Institute Launches The Center For Climate-Aligned Finance 7/9/2020

   Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a leading global clean energy nonprofit, today announced the launch of the Center for Climate-Aligned Finance in collaboration with Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase—four of the world's largest financial institutions

7. SoCalGas Named A 2019 Leader In Promoting Energy-Efficient Construction By U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/8/2020

   Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced its recognition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with an ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Market Leader award for 2019

8. Environmental Monitoring: AIT And Christof Industries Join Forces 7/7/2020

   Around the world, levels of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions are both continuing to increase – the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this long-term trend is merely minor and temporary

9. United States And State Of Nebraska Reach Settlement With Henningsen Foods Inc. For Alleged Clean Water Act Violations 7/7/2020

   The United States and the state of Nebraska have reached a settlement with Henningsen Foods Inc. to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at the company’s egg processing facility in David City, Nebraska.

10. Engineers Use Electricity To Clean Up Toxic Water 7/7/2020

    University of Sydney engineers have used electricity to clean up heavily polluted industrial wastewater. They hope the findings will help wineries, pharmaceutical manufacturers and other industries that must comply with strict wastewater regulations.