Air


Household Dust Can Include Lead and Arsenic, Study Says

University of Arizona scientists used a computer model to track distribution of contaminated soil and airborne particulates into residences from outdoors.

GE Energy to Provide CEMS for Conectiv Plant

GE has received a contract to provide continuous emissions monitoring systems and data acquisition and handling systems for new, state-of-the-art power generating facility in Delta, Pa.

A&WMA Slates Conference for June in Calgary

The theme of year's Air & Waste Management Association conference is Energy and Environment.

From Sea to Shining Sea: The Work Done by ARRA Funding

EPA notes the anniversary of the legislation with projects funded in New York, Missouri, and California.



Chevrolet Silverado B20

Automaker, RFS2 and Bus Fleet Commit to Biodiesel

Attendees at the 2010 National Biodiesel Conference got an earful of good news for the industry.

N.Y. Group Wants Environmental Fund Restored

Gov. Paterson's budget proposal guts New York's environmental fund by one-third, jeopardizes water and air quality protection.

McIlvaine: Air Filters on the Rise; $6.6 B Worldwide this Year

McIlvaine: Air Filters on the Rise; $6.6 B Worldwide this Year

CARB Vouchers Set to Scale Up Hybrid Truck, Bus Fleet Purchases

The California Air Resources Board is offering $20 million in incentives for the purchase of heavy duty hybrids at CaliforniaHVIP.org.

Nonprofit Helps Seattle Port Truckers Upgrade with Scrap Credit

Cascade Sierra Solutions says 59 truck owners have turned in pre-1994 trucks for a $5,000 scrap credit and about 85 percent of the trucks are being replaced.

EPA, N.Y. Order Tonawanda Coke Corp. to Clean Up Multiple Issues

The foundry coke manufacturer is being investigated for uncontrolled releases of ammonia and benezene, improper handling of coal tar sludge, and unpermitted discharges of its process and nonprocess wastewater.

EPA's 2011 Budget Proposal Slightly Less than 2010 Funding

Agency would apply funds to its core priorities of cleaning the air, land and water while growing the green economy and strengthening enforcement.

Utility Company to Pay $500 Million to Resolve Pollution Violations

“Today’s settlement sets the most stringent limit for sulfur dioxide emissions ever imposed on a coal-fired power plant in a federal settlement,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

EPA Proposes New Nitrogen Dioxide Standard for Air

The agency set the new one-hour standard for nitrogen dioxide at 100 ppb and communities, depending on their population size, will have to locate monitors near roadways.

Lime Facility in Virginia Settles Air Pollution Charges

O-N Minerals Co. will install a continuous emissions monitoring system to help manage sulfur dioxide emissions from its rotary kiln at a lime production facility in Strasburg.

28 Glass and Portland Cement Plants Must Upgrade Emission Control

15 Saint Gobain Containers facilities and 13 Lafarge Company plants are the subject of a settlement under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review requirements, which will cost them millions of dollars.