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The article presents the official statement that the Justice department is launching a new office within its Environment and Natural Resources Division to focus on enforcing environmental laws in communities that are most affected by pollution and environmental crimes.

The article discusses the changes in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) refrigerants market in the U.S. as of February 2016. Topics covered include A-Gas Americas sales director Taylor Ferranti's statement that reclamation will become more important to the market, changes proposed under Section 608 of the Clear Air Act, and new items showcased by A-Gas Americas at the 2016 Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in Orlando, Florida.

Reports on the promulgation of a final rule for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters by the U.S. Environmental Protection agency. Application of the regulations to new, reconstructed, and existing boilers and process heaters; Date of effectivity of the regulation; Details on the compliance strategy for an existing large solid-fueled boiler.

Looks at the impact of U.S. environmental regulations particularly the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) on industrial painting operations. Role of the maximum achievable control technology standard in reducing the emission of hazardous air pollutants (HAP); List of HAP identified in the CAAA; Disadvantages of using stack testing for monitoring emissions; Suggestions on how to comply with the requirements under the CAAA.

Reports development related to the pollution control industry in the U.S. as of March 2004. Decision of the Supreme Court that Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can overrule decisions made by state officials; Recommendation by the EPA for power plants to start investing in cleaner air; Availability of the new high technology climate monitoring network developed by scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Focuses on the regulation of air emission from construction equipment in the United States. Removal of sulfur from diesel fuel; Reduction of particulate matter to prevent health problems; Aim of cutting nitrogen oxide level from existing air emission standards. INSET: Central Artery's Emission Control Has..., by William J. Angelo..

Examines the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) reproposal of portions of the 1996 Hazardous Air Pollutant test rule under Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Elimination of the distinction between byproducts and impurities; Consequences of the EPA's interpretation of test rules.

Focuses on Title V permits, required licenses for major sources of air contaminants under the Clean Air Act Amendments. Maximization of operational flexibility; Implementation of day-to-day changes in response to market demand; Preparation of application for the permit; Negotiating and drafting the permit; Minimizing of enforcement exposure.

Discusses some of the approaches used by coatings manufacturers in addressing environmental concerns. Impact of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act; Comments from several coatings manufacturers.

The article presents 10 steps to prevent air fines including website accessibility to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), participation in industry events and memberships, and conforming to the EPA regulatory guidelines. It cites that accessibility to the EPA Acid Rain Inspectors Guide keeps utilities from environmental violation while industry events provided new products and learning opportunities. Moreover, EPA's electronic magazine features latest regulatory actions.

Focuses on Clean Air Act guidelines of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on facilities with extremely hazardous substances (EHS) onsite. Risk management plan requirements set by the EPA; Explanation of the 'general duty' clause under the Clean Water Act provisions. INSET: Because Accidents Will Happen..., by Kathleen Tierney..

Focuses on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) mandated by Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). Requirement for maximum achievable control technology (MACT); Impacts of NESHAP compliance; Reasons to avoid NESHAP applicability; Approach recommended for NESHAP avoidance; Practical application; Advantages of NESHAP avoidance.

Presents an update on the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Focus of the act; Key elements of strategy used in identifying hazardous waste; Significant hazardous air pollutants (HAP) discovered in urban areas; Overview of the national inventory on the 112(k) HAP.

The article reports on a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit which led to vacation of exemption under two chemical release laws, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). However, it is noted that emissions from poultry houses cause little or no risk to public health. The ruling of the court has dragged animal agriculture back into baseless reporting requirements.

The article offers information on the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Rule 6x of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It mentions that the said rule which was carried out on July 25, 2011 covers all manufacturing processes utilizing materials containing either cadmium, chromium or manganese. It also notes its application on companies engaged in operations involving dry abrasive blasting, grinding and machining.

The article reports on the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gas pipeline and storage emissions rules triggered by Southern California Gas. Co.s' October 2015 gas leak near Porter Ranch, California. Topics include the five months spent by engineers to seal the leak which unleased 100,000 metric tons of methane into the Los Angeles, Caifornia area's skies, and the interagency task force created in April 2016 to increase oversight of gas storage facilities.

The article looks at the implications of the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia concerning the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). In a case filed by North Carolina and several utility companies, the federal appeals court said in a unanimous opinion that CAIR had fundamental flaws and no amount of tinkering will transform it into an acceptable rule. Such decision is said to limit the air pollution enforcement power of the administration of President George W. Bush.

The article discusses developments in the use of refrigerants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that the refrigerant R-22 will be phased out for use in new equipment in 2010. Other developed countries also embrace the phaseout of HCFCs such as R-22 much faster than the US. The European Union ordered the phaseout of HFC-134A.

Reports on the proposed revision of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) solid waste in the U.S. Criteria for determining hazardous secondary materials; Definition of solid waste that legitimate hazardous waste recycling; Exclusion from the definition of solid waste.

Focuses on the search of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the applications for research on regional development, population trend and technology change on future air pollution emissions in the U.S. Inclusion in the regional development patterns; Analysis of how pollutant emissions related to tropospheric ozone; Creation of plausible North American emission scenarios for air quality.

Reports that the U.S. Environmental and Protection Agency has proposed a rule that would remove methyl ketone (MEK) from the list of toxic air pollutants. Regulation under the Clean Air Act; Uses of MEK; MEK emissions.

Presents suggestions on pinpointing and stopping refrigerant leaks. Types of leaks; Problem factors; Mandatory repair refrigerant leaks under the Clean Air Act; Detection of leaks; Trigger rates.

Reports on dissatisfaction of environmentalists and industry groups with the revisions to the New Source Review Program, which is a part of the Clean Air Act of 1977, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as of January 2003. Purpose of the revisions; Reason for dissatisfaction of environmentalists and industry groups with the revisions; Provisions of the proposed regulation to decide which plant modifications cause requirements to install costly pollution-control systems.

Reports on United States (US) Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chairman Robert Smith's plan to introduce legislation to establish a cap-and-trade-style program to reduce air pollution from electric power plants. Lawsuits filed by the US Department of Justice on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency against seven electric utilities; Plan to incorporate economic incentives into the program.

The article reports on the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to consider the costs firms would face to comply with a 2013 federal rule aimed at reducing emissions of mercury and other air pollutants. Topics covered include the views of environmental advocates on the decision and the reason construction contractors typically install equipment in power plants.

Presents an update on the Clean Air Act of 1990 in the United States (US). US Environmental Protection Agency's publication of a final rule requiring all 50 states to analyze their contributions to regional haze; Challenge of measuring natural visibility conditions for the mandatory Class I areas; State implementation plans.

Focuses on the implementation of a mandate on the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments in the United States. Installation of nitrogen oxide reduction technologies; Solution to patented technologies developed by the Electric Power Research Institute; Processes on carbon concentration management.

The article focuses on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding an air-quality rule for emissions. Topics discussed include information on the case EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and the potential impact of the ruling on the upcoming emissions regulation for existing power plants to be implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 2014.

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court heard the oral arguments over clean-air regulatory cases on December 10, 2013. The court cases focused on the argument that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its statutory powers when it issued the Cross-State Air Pollution rule in 2011. The relevance of the court cases to the construction industry is also considered.

The article reports on a 2012 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejecting a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cross-state air pollution regulation (CSAPR) that required states to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions that cause air pollution in neighboring states. Topics include the U.S. Clean Air Act (CAA), the regulation of power plant emissions, and the response of utilities and environmental groups to the ruling.

The article presents several construction industry news briefs as of January 9, 2012. The initiation of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule regarding air pollution emissions of fossil-fuel powerplants was delayed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The California Department of Water Resources announced a flood protection plan for Central Valley river levees. Construction starts in November 2011 were compared to those from 2010.

The article discusses a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a case in which the Portland Cement Association (PCA) challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2010 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollution (NESHAP) rules on the emissions standards for cement kilns. The court ruled against the EPA regulation regarding cement clinker storage but upheld the new-source emission standards for nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide.

The article reports on the passage of the legislation, The Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act (H.R.2681), to delay the implementation of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that is said to cost jobs. It states that the U.S. House of Representatives has approved the legislation by a bipartisan 262-161 vote on October 6, 2012. It adds that the bill would require EPA to revisit its existing cement emissions regulation that is scheduled to go into effect in September 2013.

This article focuses on a survey released by the National Association of Clean Air Agencies which found that most U.S. states are prepared to implement the Environmental Protection Agency's new clean-air tailoring regulation by the January 2, 2011 deadline.

The article discusses the environmental program San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) which aims to control air pollution in California. It cites that CAAP members formed the Technology Advancement Program (TAP) which is responsible for commercial availability of clean technologies to reduce emission in ports. Moreover, Ports of Long Beach (POLB) are completing the formation of the Port Technologies Development Center which will fund for new port related technologies.

The article reports on the efforts of the Obama Administration to reverse the Bush Administration's Clean Air Act policies with one action, to deal with a rule governing mercury emissions. It reports that Lisa Jackson, the new Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency announced that they will not pursue the Bush administration appeal and instead, draft a new mercury regulation, despite previous announcements that the Bush policy on whether the Clean Air Act applies to carbon-dioxide emissions, will be given consideration.

The article discusses a poll conducted by DuPont and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) that reveals that environmental issues top the roster of challenges confronting the automotive market. The survey was conducted among automotive designers and engineers. Around 53% of respondents cited environmental factors such as fuel economy and emissions or clean air regulations as top challenges, compared with 32% who said cost reduction.

The article reports on the ruling of the U.S. District Judge Virginia Hopkins that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has violated air pollution rules over 3,000 times over a two year period because of its coal-fired power plant in northwest Alabama. It is stated that the Alabama Environmental Council and the Sierra Club are the ones which filed the suit against TVA. Meanwhile, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has adopted a rule in 2003 after the suit has been filed that would allow a certain number of violations each quarter. On the other hand, the utility has been given 60 days to file for an appeal with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

The article offers news briefs relating to pollution control in the U.S. Wastewater treatment permit regulations are in the process of being amended by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. An electronic spill reporting was implemented in Colorado. Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell intends to pass a legislation limiting the amount of carbon dioxide emission from electric power plants.

The article reports on the rejection of a 2004 Environmental Protection Agency ozone rule by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The decision is said to be a setback for the agency and a victory for the California air pollution control agency that challenged the rule and for environmental groups that feel that the action of the agency weakened air pollution standards.

The article reports on the recommendation of Richard Kelly, president and CEO of Xcel Energy based at Minneapolis, Minnesota regarding the mandatory standard for the reduction of greenhouse gases in the power industry. Kelly said that mandatory standard is necessary since the greenhouse gases affect the entire Minnesota particularly his family. He added that an approach that would offer companies with tax credits for using clean technologies should be started for the health benefit of the people of Minnesota.

The article focuses on the challenges for the 110th Congress in 2007 to begin and restore environmental awareness and the new era of clean air in the U.S. One of the greatest challenges for the 110th Congress is the improvement of the Clean Air Act enacted in 1970 despite the growing concern on air pollution problems. It is also suggested that the challenges could be started by reaching the new source review consensus, changing the Clear Skies Initiative to decrease pollution, and devising a brand new system which could minimize air pollution.

The article reports on a clean-air rule proposed by the California Air Resources Board in 2006. The clean-air rule could cost the construction industry as much as $3 billion. The provisions of the rule force equipment owners to replace, repower or retrofit 200,000 off-road diesel engines over a 16-year period. The board claims the rule will bring the toxic nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions of the state back in line with federal funding regulations.

The article looks at the plans under the environment agenda of Barbara Boxer, chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, in the new Congress in 2006. Aside from pursuing a pro-environment agenda, Boxer is also expanding the number of subcommittees from four to six, including three with jurisdiction over air pollution issues. She has also already made clear she wants to tackle global warming.

The article reports on the settlement reached by California developers Angelo K. Tsakopoulos and Larry Gualco and contractor DeSilva Gates Construction with prosecutors for accusations of violating air and water pollution laws by blasting asbestos-bearing hills in 2006. They will not face charges on 47 incidents documented by inspectors from the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District of explosions that produced thick clouds of dust well beyond the site.

The article focuses on a major global warning case facing the U.S. Supreme Court on November 29, 2006. In Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the state argues that the Clean Air Act gives EPA authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. According to EPA, in 2003 the law does not give it the power to limit such pollutants in vehicle tailpipe emissions. An appeals court in 2005 ruled in favor of EPA.

The article deals with the controversy raised by the coal-fired powerplant construction program of TXU Corp. in Dallas, Texas. Some analysts question the premises for making a huge investment in pulverized-coal generation when legislation to limit carbon emissions is widely anticipated. TXU officials claim the design will reduce total emissions in Texas by 20%, offsetting emissions from the new plants. The Union of Concerned Scientists disputes the company's environmental claims.

The article reports on the release of Clean Air Act rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rules drew criticism from industry groups, which say the agency was too strict. They also sparked blasts from environmental groups, which contend the agency was not tough enough. EPA says the number of counties that fail to meet the new daily fine-particle benchmark will rise.

This article reports on the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia invalidating and upholding President George W. Bush Administration's 2002 rules that weakened important Clean Air Act protections.

Reports that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a settlement with Ohio Edison Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Government claim that the company violated the New Source Review provisions of the act at the W.H. Sammis Station, which is a coal-fired power plant. Decree agreement reached which will reduce emissions of SO, and NOx from the Sammis plant and other company-owned plants by 212,000 tons per year.