Sentences with phrase «air pollution control»

We bear a moral obligation to implement controls and standards that reflect the best available air pollution control technologies.
To be sure, like other air pollution control rules, it requires somewhat more than the marketplace will deliver on its own.
The American Lung Association supports public policies requiring the installation and operation of state - of - the - art air pollution control systems at new and existing industrial facilities, such as pulp mills, steel mills, and manufacturing facilities.
However, the new insights into implementation of air pollution control measures were developed more recently, which were not comprehensively included in the SRES (Smith and Wigley 2006).
«Agriculture rarely gets considered for air pollution control strategies,» said Cohan, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
As urbanization progresses, vehicle ownership increases and overall coal consumption continues to rise, «the government must implement strict air pollution control measures» to protect people's health and the environment, the newspaper cited the ministry as saying.
I'm referring to people that 1) don't believe in radiative physics 2) claim that CO2 can only do good 3) claim we need to take no action to decarbonize 4) claim that our current burning of coal is fine 5) do not support advanced air pollution control for toxics and short duration GHGs
But the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, a nationwide group of state air pollution control agencies, while supporting the proposed regulations, warned that «the regulatory and resource challenges that lie ahead are daunting.»
If conversion in the short - term is not possible, the American Lung Association supports public policies that require the installation of state - of - the - art air pollution control systems, and on - going measures to ensure strong enforcement and continuous compliance.
She cited the effect of air pollution control laws on independent truckers and small farmers.
Moreover the findings proved the efficacy of stringent air pollution controls on mercury spewing coal - fired plants.
Representing a major air pollution control device manufacturer in response to third - party subpoenas in cases involving coal - fired power plants.
The Clean Power Plan, however, defines the «best system of emission reduction» more broadly, by taking advantage of flexible, cost - effective strategies that power companies already use to produce the most electricity at the least cost, and to meet current air pollution control requirements.
A Supreme Court case could undo a key piece of the Obama's environmental agenda, which hinges on whether the EPA should consider the costs of air pollution controls from coal plants.
Model studies indicate a potential saving of up to 40 % of European air pollution control costs if the changes in the energy systems that are necessary for compliance with the Kyoto protocol were simultaneously implemented (Syri et al., 2001).
In addition candidates must have six (6) years of full - time paid experience in civil, mechanical electrical, chemical or air pollution control engineering work
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland last October aims to force regulatory agencies to order 36 power plants to activate air pollution control equipment that has already been installed.
«We think ozone and particulate matter in this region usually come 50/50 from mobile sources, such as cars and trucks, and from stationary facilities,» said Jim Ross, air pollution control division manager at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Air pollution control experts from the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) draw upon this kind of data if they want to estimate road traffic emissions.
«Air pollutions control policies effective in improving downwind air quality.»
«Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina.»
«It doesn't take a sophisticated air pollution control system to solve this problem.»
The law reduces air pollution controls, including those environmental protections of the Clean Air Act, including caps on toxins in the air and budget cuts for enforcement.
As cement plants are once again becoming the nation's Dispos - All, and new wastes are generating new emissions, the Agency is weakening air pollution controls and making it easier for cement kilns to poison their neighbors.
«Suspends air pollution control laws requiring major polluters to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, until unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for full year.»
Steadily improving air pollution controls have sent sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. coal - fired power plants tumbling by more than 40 % and particulate emissions (the alleged cause of asthma) by more than 90 % since 1970, says air quality expert Joel Schwartz, even as coal use tripled.
Commissioner Boyd served for fifteen years as the Chief Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), directing the nation's largest state air pollution control program.
They conclude that measures to improve the efficiency of transport are the key to joint local / global air pollution control in Mexico City.
The letter, sent between governing officers of the Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED), boasts about the group's ties with Republican officials and provides an unusual window into CEED's strategy for opposing air pollution control initiatives, including behind - the - scenes efforts to defeat proposals by state groups like the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and the National Governors» Association.
Changhua Wu, Greater China director of The Climate Group, a London - based independent group, hailed it as «a major step forward» for China's air pollution control efforts.
Franklin Circuit Court reverses the air permit for Peabody Coal Company's 1500 MW Thoroughbred Generating Station in Kentucky due to inadequate air pollution control analysis.
Again, the point here is that while a handful of companies whose profit margins are improved by being able to pollute may be hindered by air pollution controls, the economy at large sees substantial benefits from everybody else not having to breathe unhealthy air.
Represented clients before local agencies including California Regional Water Quality Control Board, local air pollution control district, and other local agencies.
For decades, Morgan Lewis has represented and counseled companies and industry associations on regulations, litigation, and other issues related to the federal Clean Air Act and state air pollution control statutes.
Perform responsibilities of inspecting the processes of commercial and industrial and emission control devices to assure compliance with air pollution control requirements
After championing air pollution control measures and breakthrough employment discrimination protections, he introduced a housing bill in 1963 that would make it illegal to deny people the chance to buy or rent a home because of their race, among other classifications.
Specifically, the executive order directs the EPA to not only rewrite the Clean Power Plan, but to also rewrite the new source performance standards (NSPS) for coal - fired power plants that required state of the art air pollution control technologies on any newly constructed coal plants.
Air pollution control devices called scrubbers use a sprayed slurry of ground limestone and water to remove sulfur dioxide from gases formed in coal combustion, said Tom Schmaltz, environmental director for Headwaters Resources, a world leader in coal combustion products.
This includes support for policies that: (1) require the installation and operation of state - of - the - art air pollution control technologies and (2) encourage conversion to cleaner energy resources and / or permanent retirement of coal - fired power plants.
National and state air pollution controls that went into effect in the early 1990s coincide with decreasing death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia among people in North Carolina, according to a study led by Duke University researchers.
Of the 12 transmission corridors for air pollution control, only three are planning to integrate renewables: Two in northern China will transmit a hybrid of wind and coal power, and one in the south will deliver hydroelectricity.
«Suspends implementation of air pollution control law (AB 32) requiring major sources of emissions to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, until unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for full year.»
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