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Sulfuric Acid Manufacturer Agrees to Spend $30 Million to Resolve Clean Air Violations
Under a settlement filed today in federal court in New Orleans , Mosaic will install state-of-the-art pollution control equipment, upgrade existing controls and make multiple modifications to its operating procedures to meet new, lower sulfur dioxide emission limits at its Uncle Sam facility.
$25 million in Recovery Act Funding to California Communities to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
Over 100 applications requesting $500 million to fund clean diesel emissions projects. Awards today chosen to maximize economic impact and emissions reductions…
University of Michigan to Research Health Effects of Roadway Pollution on Children
researchers study types of pollutants common near roadways, how people are exposed to them, the extent of exposures, and the types and severity of health effects…
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EIA has released 12 new State Rankings pages that display charts and maps
EIA has released 12 new State Rankings pages that display charts and maps ordered by data value. The rankings cover energy production, consumption, and price, as well as carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants, as follows:
Total Energy Production
Crude Oil Production
Natural Gas Marketed Production
Coal Production
Total Net Electricity Generation
Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Electric Power Producers
Total Energy [...]
Experts Look For Ways to Save Lake Chad
The Food and Agriculture Organization held a special event Friday to raise awareness and mobilize funds to save Lake Chad, which was once one of the world’s largest fresh water lakes…
U.S. EPA to spend more than $50 Million to address DDT, PCBs off Southern California Coast
Agency selects cleanup remedy for Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a cleanup strategy for the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site, where a large area on the ocean floor off the Palos Verdes peninsula is contaminated with DDT and PCBs.
The site, off the coast of Los Angeles , stretches from [...]
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Utility Solar Assessment Study (pdf)
American utilities can reach 10% solar by 2025 (June 2008)
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