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Texas largely relies on natural gas for power. It wasn’t ready for the extreme cold
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Failures across Texas’ natural gas operations and supply chains due to extreme temperatures are the most significant cause of the power crisis that left millions of Texans without heat and electricity during the February winter storm that swept the U.S. according to a February 17, 2021 Dallas Morning News report. From frozen natural gas wells ... |
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A surprise in Africa: Air pollution falls as economies rise
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Air quality is improving in one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions. If the trend can be sustained, it would be good news for human health and climate change. LAGOS, Nigeria — Rapidly growing countries generally see sharp increases in air pollution as their populations and economies expand. But a new study in Africa has found ... |
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Biden EPA asks D.C. Circuit to freeze mandate on Clean Power Plan
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The Environmental Protection Agency asked courts on February 12 to partially freeze a mandate that was issued when judges scrapped the Affordable Clean Energy rule last month according to a February 12, 2021 Bloomberg Law report. EPA wants to delay the order that vacates former President Donald Trump’s repeal of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan ... |
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Social Cost of Carbon: Biden raises key metric for greenhouse gases
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Contributing to climate change is once again expensive — at least in the eyes of the federal government. That's after the Biden administration on Feb. 26th raised the social cost of carbon to about $51 per ton. The figure factors into a wide variety of policy decisions including EPA regulations and government spending according to ... |
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MIRATECH Completes Latest Webinar Series about Recent Bay Area AQMD Updates
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MIRATECH Corporation successfully executed its latest free global webinar series topic, covering the logistics of compliance with new BACT under the Bay Area AQMD. Lasting 45 minutes, the webinar was open to industry professionals and customers on Thursday, Feb. 4 via GoToWebinar, drawing a large virtual audience. Attendees learned about the recently released Bay Area ... |
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EPA approves Arkansas’ clean-air plan for ozone
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On February 22, 2021, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approval of the state of Arkansas’ plan for administering programs related to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. Arkansas’ state implementation plan (SIP) demonstrates that it meets the Clean Air Act infrastructure requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. “We are pleased ... |
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Biden climate adviser: “Texas storm a wake-up call”
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Gina McCarthy, President Biden’s national climate adviser, called the winter storm that hit Texas a “wake-up call” for the U.S. to build more infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather caused by climate change according to a February 27, 2021 report from The Hill. McCarthy told The Associated Press in an interview that the winter storm ... |
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D- W.Va) will back Haaland’s Secretary of Interior confirmation
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“There’s no question that fossil energy does and will continue to play a major role in America for years to come. I know how important oil and gas revenues are to fund critical services,” Haaland said during her opening statement. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a key Senate swing vote, announced Wednesday that he will vote ... |
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AIR-SONIC, a MIRATECH Company, to Open First Catalyst Wash Facility in Europe
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2020 AIR-SONIC, a MIRATECH Company, to Open First Catalyst Wash Facility in Europe Tulsa, Oklahoma – August 27, 2020 – AIR-SONIC, a MIRATECH Company, is set to open the first catalyst washing facility in Europe. The state-of-the-art catalyst chemical washing facility is scheduled to open on Oct. 1, 2020 ... |
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