Sentences with phrase «pollution control technologies»

We bear a moral obligation to implement controls and standards that reflect the best available air pollution control technologies.

He adds that advanced countries need to strive for sustainable consumption and help developing countries adopt advanced pollution control technologies, whereas developing countries need to take action to reduce local emissions.

But even without modern pollution control technology, fossil fuel makes our air cleaner.

We need strong clean air standards that include the most protective pollution control technology to safeguard our health and our environment now, as well as that of future generations.

The American Lung Association believes that all energy production facilities should use state - of - the - art pollution control technologies to protect public health and the environment.

The reason is because of pollution control technologies such as flue gas desulfurization, selective catalytic reducers, fabric filters, and dry sorbent injection, all of which have greatly reduced coal plant emissions.

Alabama Power's three coal - fired plants — Miller in western Jefferson County, Gorgas in Walker County and Gaston in Shelby County — have had $ 2.2 billion spent on pollution control technology over the past decade.

In an ongoing case, filed July 2012, U.S. EPA charged Ameren Missouri with Clean Air Act violations at its Rush Island coal plant after upgrades excluded certain pollution controls technology.

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.

New pollution control technologies that were developed in response to U.S. EPA regulations have led to the steep declines in pollution, according to the study [pdf].

Though some countries and companies have invested in pollution control technologies over the decade, CARMA Project Manager Kevin Ummel said the global power sector trends are disheartening.

Premature deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution rise from 3 million today to more than 4 million in 2040 in the New Policies Scenario, even though pollution control technologies are applied more widely and other emissions are avoided because energy services are provided more efficiently or (as with wind and solar) without fuel combustion.

Historically, the «best available technology» designation has been reserved for pollution control technologies, scrubbers and the like, which could be affixed to the end of a smoke stack.

In the Southeast, many power plants» operators were already preparing to meet new 2015 standards, which would go into effect in 2018, updating pollution control technology at their plants and working with state agencies to update state water discharge permits.

Accordingly, it is possible that in the future, U.S. EPA or individual states may seek (or be required) to regulate carbon dioxide or other GHG emissions from biomass - fired power plants, including requiring such plants to retroactively obtain permits or install pollution control technology.

Calling the findings «shocking,» the authors said the sickness and death related to coal emissions underscores the need to enact more stringent emissions standards, deploy advanced pollution control technologies and increase the use of cleaner energy options.

In an ongoing case, filed July 2012, U.S. EPA charged Ameren Missouri with Clean Air Act violations at its Rush Island coal plant after upgrades excluded certain pollution controls technology.

Although the new plants will benefit from modern pollution control technologies and will replace older plants without such advantages, the root of the problem remains: brown coal, or lignite.

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.

The proposed Ghana and South Africa power plants already leapfrog dirtier development phases, by providing state - of - the - art pollution control technology.

Many companies, including ours, have already invested in modern air - pollution control technologies and cleaner and more efficient power plants.

The report also found wide disparities in emission rates — the amount of pollution generated for every kilowatt of electricity produced — reflecting differences in management strategies, fuel mix and pollution control technologies.

Many sources of waste biomass are mixed with recyclable materials and potentially dangerous contaminants; sorting and pollution control technologies are needed to ensure it is used in an environmentally friendly manner.

Dry sorbent injection (DSI) is a pollution control technology that may play a role in the United States» electric power sector's compliance with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).

Additionally, the introduction of pollution control technologies (e.g., catalytic converters to reduce exhaust pollutants from passenger cars) can also reduce emissions of N2O.