March 23, 2020 RE: COVID-19 UPDATE Dear MIRATECH Partner, Our organization is closely following recommendations of global health organizations as well as local authorities in the markets that we serve to ensure that our response to the Coronavirus outbreak is proportional to the situation. Our main priorities continue to be keeping our people, our customers, […]

Twenty one environmental groups petitioned the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission for new regulations on diesel emissions from construction vehicles and other nonroad sources, according to a December 23, 2019 Oregon Public Broadcasting report. The petition calls for a cap on diesel emissions from construction sites, distribution centers and rail yards. It also seeks a new […]

The fossil fuel industry may be responsible for a much greater share of the world’s methane emissions than previously estimated, according to new research that could intensify urgency around curbing the potent gas from oil and gas production according to a February 21, 2020 Scientific American report. The research, published in the journal Nature, delves […]

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased 3.1% between 2017 and 2018 according to a February 13, 2020 report by E&E News regarding EPA figures published February 12th in the Federal Register. The jump is the first time in a half-decade that U.S. emissions have gone up — a trend that undercuts efforts by the Trump administration […]

Here’s further proof that air pollution ignores borders: In most states, about half of the premature deaths caused by poor air quality are linked to pollutants that blow in from other states, a new study found according to a February 12, 2020 New York Times report. The study, published February 12th in Nature, investigated the […]