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 equipment":

"… 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 smokestacks that wo …"

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 equipment":

"… 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 techniques. A …"

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

Few criminal cases target big air polluters

By Chris Hamby and Ronnie Greene

Prosecution level at its lowest among environmental cases

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control equipment":

"… s. The company admitted incorrectly operating or completely bypassing some pollution control equipment. A company vice president and a manager have also pleaded guilty and face …"

"… essee plant created false logs detailing how the company was operating air pollution control equipment. In court, the company admitted it broke the law but said it takes environ …"

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Despite lone inspector’s efforts, persistent haze envelops Iowa town

By Chris Hamby

A polluter seemed to comply with the Clean Air Act while exposing citizens to toxics. An inspector tried for years to do something about it.

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control equipment":

"… outlined in its permit, has followed air pollution rules and is upgrading pollution control equipment as part of a major plant improvement project, some of which is scheduled t …"

"… issions under a narrow set of circumstances – for example, when cleaning pollution control equipment.GPC seemed to clean its pollution control equipment often, state records s …"

"… example, when cleaning pollution control equipment.GPC seemed to clean its pollution control equipment often, state records show. Each quarter, the company submitted a lengthy r …"

"… at one way to significantly cut pollution at the plant would be to hook up pollution control equipment the company already owns. In 2007, the company bought a large building kno …"

IMPACT: Day after story on weak enforcement, a state cracks down on polluter

By Chris Hamby

The day after an article highlighted weak enforcement, Iowa's attorney general takes on a source of toxic emissions.

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control equipment":

"… nificant expansions or modifications, they must install the best available pollution control equipment and analyze the potential effects on the nearby community’s air.In both …"

"… r, the company and regulators have been going back and forth — adjusting pollution control equipment, scheduling further tests, then canceling them — but GPC has yet to prov …"

IMPACT: Citizens sue Iowa plant over air pollution

By Chris Hamby

Those living in the shadow of an Iowa corn processing plant allege damage from years of air pollution.

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control equipment":

"… s to spend about $100 million to upgrade much of the plant, including some pollution control equipment. Some of the work is scheduled to be finished in 2014. But state regulator …"

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FACT CHECK: TV ad makes slippery claims about Romney's oil connection

By FactCheck.Org

Collaborative pro-Obama TV ad calls out Romney for his $200M 'oil connection', but the claim is a stretch.

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control equipment":

"… industries, including polymers and fibers, ranching, minerals, process and pollution control equipment, and fertilizers, as well as refining and chemicals and commodity trading …"

Detroit refinery expansion adds more Canadian crude, brings more worries

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A conflict in Detroit symbolizes a larger national debate over oil company plans to step up refining of heavier, dirtier crude from Alberta.

Excerpts from this story referencing "pollution control equipment":

"… icant expansions should trigger rules requiring refiners to install better pollution control equipment.Some advocates contend, however, that companies are underestimating the pr …"

"… ther things, the company said it would spend an additional $400 million on pollution control equipment.“This facility’s expansion is really the poster child for what’s wro …"