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California crude oil and natural gas methane rule – Compliance starts as soon as 1/1/18.
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On May 31, 2016, California released proposed regulations for methane from crude oil and natural gas facilities. A public hearing occurred on July 21, 2016 and included supplemental 15-day notices. After comments from stakeholders, a final regulation was posted March 10, 2017 and additional resolutions were posted on April 14, 2017. In general, the regulation ... |
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U.S. Senate narrowly rejects bid to repeal Obama-era public lands methane rule.
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On May 10, 2017 the U.S. Senate narrowly blocked a resolution to repeal an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from drilling operations on public lands — with three Republicans joining every Democrat to preserve the rule according to a May 10, 2017 Washington Post report. The 51-to-49 vote on a procedural motion marked the first ... |
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CATERPILLAR awards MIRATECH its Supplier Quality Excellence Program (SQEP) certification.
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CERTIFICATION IS AWARDED TO SUPPLIERS THAT ENHANCE CAT PRODUCT AND SERVICE QUALITY. The MIRATECH supply relationship with CATERPILLAR began in 1993, with MIRATECH’s EM Silencer Division supplying industrial exhaust silencers to CATERPILLAR’s power generation group. MIRATECH’s relationship quickly expanded into other areas of CATERPILLAR off-road industrial equipment business. The CATERPILLAR SQEP program brings focus to ... |
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MIRATECH acquires Vaporphase – A Leader in Reciprocating Engine Heat Recovery Systems.
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ENGINE EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SILENCERS FOR STEAM SERVICE MIRATECH®, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, based leader in providing environmentally sound emission solutions for users of industrial engines has acquired intellectual property of Vaporphase, a leading supplier of heat recovery systems for reciprocating engines in North America. “The addition of Vaporphase heat recovery capabilities will effectively round out ... |
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Federal Court suspends case over Obama Clean Power Plan.
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A federal appeals court has paused its case over former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, a landmark climate change regulation, notching a major victory for the Trump administration according to an April 28, 2017 report from The Hill. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 28, 2017 halted ... |
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China: Ministry of Environmental Protection steps up “War on Pollution.”
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Earlier this month, during a round of surprise inspections, China’s Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Environmental Protection Zhao Yangmin publicly shamed the city officials of Langfang, a city in Hebei province, for failing to take action after a severe pollution warning was issued on April 2, 2017 according to a May 15, 2017 Mondaq ... |
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D.C. Circuit delays SSM rule litigation.
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On April 24th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order indefinitely delaying oral argument and holding in abeyance litigation over EPA's 2015 Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction (SSM) Rule according to a May 2,2017 Mondaq report. The order comes in response to EPA's request for a continuance to allow it to review the ... |
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