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US EPA adopts rules limit oil refineries' emissions into neighborhoods
2015-09-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted new rules Tuesday intended to clean the air around oil refineries across the nation, including communities near six major refineries in Southern California. The rules for the first time require refineries to monitor and report levels of benzene, a cancer-causing compound, at the boundaries of their properties and to cut emissions if they are too high. The rules target about 150 oil refineries across the nation, strengthening standards on storage...
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EPA Adds Evaluations to detect potential defeat devices.
2015-09-30 14:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In its letter sent to vehicle manufacturers, U.S. EPA said it is adding evaluations designed to look for potential defeat devices to its confirmatory testing. This comes after EPA sent Notice of Violation of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. alleging that 4-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars (model years 2009–2015) include software, known as a "defeat device," that circumvents EPA emissions standards.
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EPA Finalizes Rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting.
2015-09-30 14:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA-finalized rule modernizes Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries, and other facilities. It requires regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports. According to EPA estimates, full implementation in 46 states and Virgin Islands Territory will save ~$22.6 million each year.
EPA updates air pollution standards for petroleum refineries; fenceline monitoring
2015-09-30 11:55:31| Green Car Congress
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New EPA Rules to Cut Oil Refinery Emissions
2015-09-29 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Oil refineries will have to curb toxic air emissions under new rules announced Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The new regulations will also give neighboring residents more information about potential pollution exposures. For the first time, fence line pollution monitors will be required, and oil refiners will have to disclose the pollution in a publicly accessible database. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says monitors placed on the fence lines of the facilities will be able to...
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