Tag: Air
Good News! Air Pollutants are Declining
EPA published the press release that is copied below on February 4th. It shows that the work we all do to protect the environment works! EPA’s 2012 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Air Pollutants Continue to Decline WASHINGTON – Total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12 percent from 2011-2012, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) […]
Engine Technology to meet Emission Standards
The engine design of many new cars and light trucks today is close to meeting the latest pollution standards that will require vehicles to emit fewer harmful particles over their lifetimes. In 2012 California approved standards to reduce emissions from passenger cars to 3 milligrams or a millionth of an ounce, per mile over the 2017-2021 […]
New Rules for Power Plants
Earlier today Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, introduced EPA’s revised rules for new power plants. Under the proposed rules, large natural gas-fired turbines emissions would be to less than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per MWh . New small natural gas-fired turbines would be limited to emission of less than 1,100 pounds […]
Clean Air Issues in Kentucky
John Lyons with the Kentucky Division of Air Quality (KDAQ) spoke today regarding the air program in Kentucky. His remarks focused on four areas: (1) Kentucky’s Title V program; (2) Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); (3) Standards for existing sources (Clean Air Act Section 111(D)); and (4) the Louisville Air Pollution Control District (APCD) audit. […]
New Proposed Air Monitoring Site in Louisville
On February 9, 2010, EPA finalized requirements for the new 1 hour Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) standard. NO2 is a large component of mobile emissions. If states have a core based statistical area with a population greater than 500,000 then “near road” monitoring is required. Kentucky is required to have one monitoring site operational by January […]