Environment & Safety
EPA issues pollution permitting guidance to US states
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available guidance and tools to help state and local air permitting authorities identify cost-effective pollution reduction options for greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act. As of this writing, Texas is the only state not participating, refusing to revise its permitting rules.
Aon launches global energy risk engineering unit
Aon Risk Solutions has consolidated its energy risk engineering assets around the world to form a new unit, known as Aon Energy Risk Engineering.
European group says biofuels worse than fossil fuels for environment
Plans to increase the use of biofuels in Europe over the next ten years will require up to 69,000 square kilometers of new land worldwide and make climate change worse, according to a recently released study from the Institute for European Environmental Policy.
NPRA statement on defeat of Proposition 23 in California
Proposition 23 was defeated because a sophisticated multimillion-dollar misinformation campaign falsely led Californians to believe they were voting to clean their air of pollutants that posed a danger to their health.
Repsol and KUO are mad about jatropha
Repsol and KUO Group signed an agreement in Madrid that creates a joint company called Kuosol dedicated to the development of bioenergy from the cultivation of the jatropha curcas, an oilseed with a high content of non-edible oil.
Statoil plans to help Pemex reduce flaring by installing a gas processing plant
A collaboration project between Pemex and Statoil for reducing gas flaring at the Tres Hermanos oil field in Mexico has now been registered under the United Nations (UN) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) .
OSHA targets high-hazard worksites for inspection
OSHA issued its annual inspection plan under the Site-Specific Targeting 2010 (SST-10) program in August to help the agency direct enforcement resources to high-hazard workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur.
Canadian chemistry industry lobby weighs in on air-quality and tax measure
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) has had a busy week, making its positions known on air-quality and tax measures.
Veolia manager wins hazardous waste award
Barry Jordan, a national sales manager for Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America, has been named the 2010 recipient of the EI Digest Leadership Award.
ConocoPhillips and Sasol North America to reimburse costs for Calcasieu Estuary cleanup
ConocoPhillips and Sasol North America have agreed to a settlement of claims to resolve their liability to the EPA for contamination in the Calcasieu Estuary of Louisiana.
- Southern Energy Renewables and Axens Sign MoU to advance SAF projects in Louisiana and beyond 4/8
- One of the largest heat pumps in the world has reached BASF's Ludwigshafen site 4/8
- LANXESS introduces surcharge for Lewatit ion exchange resins 4/8
- India raises HPCL Rajasthan Refinery project cost to $8.6 B 4/8
- Iranian Oil Refining Co. confirms attack on Lavan refinery 4/8
- Slovakia ending diesel fuel export ban, other measures still in place 4/8
