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Missouri Facility Earns Award for 'Exceptional' Energy Savings

The Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission lowered its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions using a combustion turbine-based combined heat and power system.

Olmsted Waste-to-Energy Plant to Control Emissions

The EPA has ordered the Olmsted plant to comply with the Clean Air Act and controls its emissions of mercury, dioxin, and furan.

EPA Releases Web Tools during Earth Month

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering daily tips, podcasts, and blog opportunities in celebration of Earth Month.

Deleon Added to Fugitives Web Site

Albania Deleon, an asbestos removal training company president, did not appear for her sentencing hearing and was placed on the EPA's wanted list.

Schools Get $3.5 M for Particulate Matter Research

EPA gives four universities grants for research into the relationship between the chemistry of particulate matter and health effects.

Canadian Rule Limits GHGs from Autos

Canada's environmental agency is promulgating a new rule to cut on-road automative emissions.

Justice Sues BPXA for Oil Spills, Asbestos Violations

BPXA allegedly spilled crude oil on the North Slope of Alaska, bringing a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice.

New Calif. Rule to Require Tire Pressure Checks

The California Air Resources Board next year will require auto maintenance shops to check the tire pressure of the vehicles they service.



Agency Posts Acid Rain Auction Results Online

EPA reports the results of its annual acid rain auction; bidders paid out about $9.5 million for 125,000 allowances.

Case study: Reconfiguration Saves Energy for Wheel Maker

Central Motor Wheel of America, Inc., during a energy-saving initiative, contacted Durr Systems to help determine how to reduce fuel consumption at its plant.

Mount Redoubt Volcano Erupts Explosively

Mount Redoubt Volcano erupted in March and sent ash skyrocketing into the air and falling on towns and cities around Cook Inlet and some in Anchorage, Alaska.

Agency Sets New Specs for Monitors, Digital Frames

Computer monitors and digital picture frames will have to meet new energy efficiency requirements by as early as October to be able to display the Energy Star label

U.S. Wants Emissions Control Area to Halt Ship Air Pollution

An IMO-sanctioned emissions control area would enable the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose strict standards on oil tankers and other large ships.

Inside the Breathing Zone

According to EPA, indoor air quality may have two to five times more organic pollutants than outdoor air, but there are ways to manage these them inside.