'Green' biomass isn't always so clean

By Ronnie Greene

Toxic plumes spew from an unlikely source: renewable energy plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "Montana":

"… as a pollutant on par with dirty coal.”Democratic Senators Max Baucus of Montana and Jeff Merkley of Oregon were among others to press Jackson.“In Oregon …"

"… Jeff Merkley of Oregon were among others to press Jackson.“In Oregon and Montana, the use of biomass products in energy applications will create jobs and s …"

National biomass debate intensifies with new limits in Massachusetts

By Ronnie Greene

U.S. biomass debate intensifies with new limits in Massachusetts

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… e surfaced in some facilities. Earlier this year, the EPA and a California pollution control district levied $835,000 in fines against two San Joaquin Valley biomass p …"

A toxic embrace

By Murali Krishnan and Shantanu Guha Ray

India’s wide use of asbestos brings dire warnings
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Smog-forming and toxic gases 'consistently' undercounted, major study finds

By Bill Dawson

HOUSTON, May 31, 2002 — In a discovery with national implications, a group of government, academic and private researchers involved in a $20

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… ges will be presented to the three commissioners who oversee the state’s pollution control agency, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, next week.Pres …"

Judge rejects Exxon attempt to end lawsuit over refinery pollution

By iWatch News

Court boosts environmental advocates seeking stronger enforcement

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… Shell. In that settlement, the company agreed to pay nearly $6 million for pollution control programs.In a series of investigations into refineries, iWatch News has re …"

Decades after Clear Air Act, most smokestacks still lack scrubbers

By Keith Epstein

Industry that resists new climate change rules sometimes lacks long-required pollution controls, too

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… oxides. A set of amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1977 encouraged use of pollution control equipment over so-called dispersion techniques – building tall smokestac …"

"… exceed height limitations, as well.In other words, despite greater use of pollution controls, the GAO said, at many plants utilities are still spewing pollutants with …"

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EPA wants to limit pollution from tall smokestacks

By Laurel Adams

Smokestacks as tall as the Eiffel Tower are merely moving pollution downwind

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… contribute to the interstate transport of air pollution. While the use of pollution controls has increased in recent years at coal power plants, several boilers conne …"

"… ore quickly.The 1977 amendments to the Clean Air Act encouraged the use of pollution control equipment, like scrubbers and control measures, in place of dispersion tec …"

"… issions more than combustion controls alone.FAST FACT: The installation of pollution control equipment is expensive. A study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology f …"

Nearly one-third of U.S. cars won't be ready for 2013 switch to anti-pollution technology

By Evan Bush

EPA aims to drop anti-pollution gear on gasoline pumps in 2013

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… s for Coordinated Air Use Management, a non-profit that specializes in air pollution control, to help determine at what point the EPA could stop requiring pump vapor r …"

Human exposure 'uncontrolled' at 114 Superfund sites

By Joaquin Sapien

EPA secrecy about sites' toxic dangers extends even to senators' inquiries

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… rations of lead as a child in 1973 when a fire at a nearby smelter damaged pollution control filters. Lead fallout spewed over the surrounding area, contributing to th …"

Many Americans left behind in the quest for cleaner air

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and Elizabeth Lucas

Secret government 'watch list' reveals failure to curb dangerous emissions

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control":

"… Air Agencies, which represents more than 200 state, territorial and local pollution control agencies. By Becker’s calculation, the figure should be closer to $700 m …"

"… ppointee, Thomas Easterly, the department eliminated funding for local air pollution control agencies and made enforcement changes that environmental groups fear could …"

"… ollutants, such as sulfur dioxide. If higher levels are detected, stricter pollution controls may be required.For a city like Gary, this means that steel mills, power …"

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