Three manufacturers of sulfuric acid have agreed to spend at least $12 million on air pollution controls that are expected to eliminate more than 3,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from six production plants in Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Justice Department announced today. Chemtrade Logistics, Chemtrade Refinery Services, and Marsulex also will pay a civil penalty of $700,000 under the Clean Air Act settlement.
New cable, satellite and telecommunications set-top boxes that have earned the Energy Star label are at least 30 percent more energy-efficient than conventional models. The new specification became effective Jan. 1.
EPA has issued a final rule under the New Source Review (NSR) program that revises the agency’s policy on “aggregation.” For the purpose of determining whether NSR applies, a facility should group together, or aggregate, emissions from multiple related changes into one single project, only if those activities are substantially related.
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers, Baltimore Fire Chief James Clack, Washington, D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin, and other fire organization leaders recently joined U.S. Fire Administrator Greg Cade to ask all residents of this nation to install, maintain, and test their smoke alarms, according to a press release from the U.S. Fire Administration. This national effort is a result of one of the deadliest holiday seasons in recent memory and several significant fires in the first days of 2009. Since Thanksgiving 2008, there have been more than 158 fatal fires in the United States resulting in over 200 fire fatalities.
Secretary of Labor-designate Hilda L. Solis testifed at her confirmation hearing Friday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions . She provided the first public glimpse, with few specifics, on four key priorities of her agenda. Her comments on worker safety and health were limited to one broad statement and a follow-up sentence.
In February 2009, new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) take effect, according to a recent press release from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Manufacturers, importers and retailers are expected to comply with the new Congressionally-mandated laws.
“Plug-In To eCycling” partners expanded their electronics recycling programs and collected and recycled more than 66.5 million pounds of used electronics in 2008, nearly a 30-percent increase from the previous year, according to an EPA press statement.
Pest- and pesticide-related risks to children will be reduced in all U.S. public schools by 2015 as envisioned in a new plan released by the Environmental Protection Agency and others.
In a new video safety message released on YouTube, Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland urged companies to ensure they have effective winterization programs to prevent major chemical and refinery process accidents that could result in deaths or substantial property damage.
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