An appeals court in Washington, DC, Tuesday vacated an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule aimed at reducing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants in 28 upwind states located primarily in the East and Texas.
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Industry Smells Armendariz in EPA’s Barnett Ozone Rule
Controversial former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz left his job at the end of April, but his fingerprints are on an agency rule calling for stricter ozone standards that would affect Barnett Shale natural gas interests in Wise County, TX, energy companies and industry groups said.
Pennsylvania DEP Fines Ultra $40K for Illegal Transfer Station
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has levied a $40,000 fine on an Ultra Petroleum Corp. subsidiary for several violations from 2011, including operating an illegal transfer station from a Marcellus Shale well pad in Potter County.
Marcellus, Eagle Ford to Fuel Dow Chemical Expansion
Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday launched an ambitious plan to increase ethylene and propylene production, as well as integrate U.S. operations into feedstock “opportunities” by using the prolific shale gas resources of the Marcellus and Eagle Ford shales.
UN Agency: GHG Concentrations Peaked Last Year
Last year global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide — the main long-lived greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere — reached the highest levels recorded since pre-industrial times, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations (UN).
Mirant to Cut Mid-Atlantic Plant Emissions, Pay Penalty Under Settlement
Mirant has agreed to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from its four Mid-Atlantic plants by approximately 65% over seven years and pay a $500,000 civil penalty under a Clean Air Act settlement with Virginia, Maryland, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that was unveiled last week.
GRI Technology Fuels Gas Reburns in Coal Boilers
Baltimore Gas & Electric expects to see a 65% reduction innitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions this summer as a result of a new gasreburn system installed on two of its coal-fired electricgeneration boilers and the Gas Research Institute is taking credit.
Westinghouse Launches Fuel Cell
Westinghouse reported last week that it had just built thelargest solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) generating system for a Dutchenergy distribution utility. The system, which runs on natural gas,is delivering 106 KW to the electric grid plus 80 KW of thermalpower to the area’s district heating system, according to thecompany. The unit is the first to integrate a natural gas reformerwithin the SOFC stack.