Air


DuPont, Lucite Agree to Pay $2 M for Clean Air Violations

A sulfuric acid plant in West Virginia is the focus of the companies' settlement agreement with EPA and the Justice Department.

Trucost Measures Carbon in Mutual Funds

A new report offers comparisons of the carbon footprints of leading U.S. mutual funds.



RAND Study Reveals Criteria for Success in GHG Policy

Burden-sharing, transparency, and limited mechanisms will promote success in an incentive-based greenhouse gas mitigation policy, the study says.

Study: Education Programs Lead to Cleaner Air

The EPA-funded study surveyed institutions that reported improvement in air quality at their facilities due to student action.

Invista Self-reports Violations at Former DuPont Facilities

The company will pay a $1.7 million penalty and spend millions to correct violations in seven states that were found after Invista took ownership of the DuPont facilities.

Waste Pro to Implement Fluid Cleaning System

The system helps fleet owners increase the time between oil changes.

The Day You've Been (Anxiously) Waiting For

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed finding that six greenhouse gases pose a potential threat to public health or welfare.

EU Goal Will Raise Price of CO2 Allowances, Report Says

ICF International projects a seven-fold increase in the cost of allowances by 2020.

New Partners to Create Carbon Measuring System for Landscapes

The World Wildlife Fund and others expect to develop a set of tools to help the world's poorest people obtain the benefits of carbon sequestration through the Carbon Benefits Project.

Power Plant CO2 Drops 3.1 Percent in 2008, Report Says

A report from the Environmental Integrity Project shows a drop in power plant emissions but actually bucks recent trends.

Group Ranks Top Nations for Sulfur Reduction in Gasoline

Germany and Japan have the lowest sulfur limits in gasoline, according to the International Fuel Quality Center.