On June 4, 2018 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is taking final action to approve the state of South Carolina’s request to re-designate the Greenville-Spartanburg Area from unclassifiable to attainment/unclassifiable for the 1997 Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) standard. “Obtaining this standard is a great achievement for the Greenville-Spartanburg area,” said EPA […]

On June 4, 2018 he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approval of the State of Louisiana’s clean-air plan related to transporting air pollution from particulate matter across state lines, known as interstate transport. EPA determined that emissions from pollution sources in Louisiana do not contribute significantly to diminished air quality in other states. “Controlling […]

A group of Republican senators is calling for an investigation into National Science Foundation (NSF) grants designed to educate meteorologists about climate change, saying the program has moved beyond science and into political action according to a June 21, 2018 report from The Hill. Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Rand Paul (Ky.), James Lankford (Okla.) and […]

EmeraChem acquisition fuels launch of new products MIRATECH seems to have a have a thing for its competitors. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based emission and acoustical products provider tends to share the marketplace with similar companies at first, but as the years rolls by, those competitors end up under the MIRATECH umbrella according to a July 2018 […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is kicking off the process of reviewing the nation’s ground-level ozone pollution standard, a project likely to take years, according to a June 25, 2018 report from The Hill. In a notice published in the Federal Register June 26th, the EPA says it’s taking comments from the public to prepare […]