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Pennsylvania Finalizes Revisions To Natural Gas Fired Engines At Compressor Stations
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On 31 January 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced it has finalized revisions to a general permit for natural gas-fired engines and equipment at compressor stations that help move gas from well sites into transmission pipelines. The revised general permit includes significantly lower allowable emission limits than the previous GP-5 permit. The final ... |
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First Ozone Formation Study Released On Eastern Utah’s Uinta Basin
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A collaboration involving Utah's Division of Air Quality (UDAQ), county governments in eastern Utah, researchers from Utah State University, and the Western Energy Alliance has produced the first study of wintertime ozone formation conditions and characteristics in the Uinta basin, according to a 20 February 2013 report in the Oil & Gas Journal. Snow cover is a factor ... |
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Answers To RICE NESHAP Questions
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What's the best way to get quick, smart answers to questions about the EPA's new RICE NESHAP regulations? Call MIRATECH at 918-933-6232 Compliance with these regulations is required by May 3, 2013 for compression ignition (CI) and by October 13, 2013 for spark ignition (SI) reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE). The regulations strengthen National Emission ... |
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EPA Releases State Enforcement Dashboards And Comparative Maps
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On 7 February 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of state dashboards and comparative maps that provide the public with information about the performance of state and EPA enforcement and compliance programs across the country. Dashboards and maps are available for air, water and hazardous wastes. Most states and tribes in ... |
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Gina McCarthy And Ernest Moinz Are Frontrunners To Head EPA And DOE
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Multiple national media sources, including a 20 February 2013 Reuters report quoting sources familiar with the process, say President Barack Obama intends to nominate air quality expert Gina McCarthy to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and nuclear physicist Ernest Moinz to lead the Department of Energy (DOE). McCarthy would likely become the face ... |
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In Second Auction California Carbon Permits Sell Above Expected Clearing Price
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California sold out of greenhouse gas allowances put up for auction on 19 February 2013 at $13.62 each, more than a dollar above analysts' expectations according to a 22 February 2013 Bloomberg report. "It looks clearly like a healthy auction result, at least on the surface," Lenny Hochschild, head of global carbon trading for broker ... |
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