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EPA: Nearly 700 Chemicals Used in Fracking
2015-03-30 14:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Environment Protection Agency on Friday released a new analysis that concludes almost 700 chemical additives are used in hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Ninety-eight percent of the fluid injected into wells is water mixed with sand, which is used to keep fractures open so that oil and gas can be removed from shale. But the EPAs analysis released Friday provides a more comprehensive look at the remainder of the fracking chemicals, which the industry says are used to protect...
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EPA awards clean diesel grants in 21 states and Puerto Rico.
2015-03-30 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act program. Grants will fund projects such as retrofitting older school buses to improve air quality for children riding to school, upgrading marine propulsion and agriculture engines, and replacing long haul truck engines. Each project will improve air quality and support economic growth in local communities.
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Ohio EPA Seeks Input Related to the Preferred Plan for the Jackson County Landfill
2015-03-30 04:05:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.timesjournal.com/">The Jackson County Times-Journal</a> Ohio EPA will hold a public information session and hearing concerning contamination and a remediation plan for the former Jackson County Landfill, located at 1841 Smith Bridge Road, Jackson. read more
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EPA: planes scan for farm violations
2015-03-28 08:12:45| Agriculture - Topix.net
Susan Hedman, the EPA's Midwest regional administrator, said Friday at a Great Lakes conference her agency has had inspectors in small planes the last three years looking for manure-management violations by large livestock operations known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Ms. Hedman declined to provide specifics, saying the occasional flyovers are an enforcement tool.
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Motor Grader is powered by EPA Tier 4 Final certified engine.
2015-03-27 13:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Powered by 218 net hp engine, GD655-6 motor grader incorporates Turbo II precleaner, independent blade lift float, and front mounted work lights. Features also include 10 control valves, 2 with linkage for additional attachments; provisions for ripper and grade control installations; and closed-center, load sensing hydraulic system with variable displacement pump. Powershift transmission offers 8 forward speeds and 4 reverse speeds. Wheelbase is 21 ft 4 in., and turning radius is 24 ft 3 in.
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