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Josh Shkrab
Jan 6, 20122 min read
January Is National Radon Month: Is Your Home Safe?
The U.S. EPA had declared January as the National Radon Action Month, in an attempt to raise awareness about the dangers of radon gas in...
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Josh Shkrab
Jan 3, 20122 min read
Highly Contaminated Gowanus Canal To Be Cleaned Up
The U.S EPA has recently published a feasibility study, or outline of the remedial options selected for the cleanup of the highly...
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Allison Stalker
Dec 29, 20113 min read
Obama Establishes New Strategy for Final Restoration of the Gulf
The final strategy for long term ecosystem restoration of the Gulf Coast was released on December 5, 2011. The strategy was announced by...
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Josh Shkrab
Dec 27, 20112 min read
Will The Keystone XL Pipeline Be Approved?
The Keystone XL pipeline has found its way back into the news in recent days, as Congress is pushing for the approval of the necessary...
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Josh Shkrab
Dec 23, 20112 min read
Brazilian Oil Spill Reminiscent of BP Deepwater Horizon Spill
Two oil leaks from deepwater drilling operations off the coast of Brazil have washed up on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. In early...
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Josh Shkrab
Dec 20, 20112 min read
EPA Fines Pelican Refinery for CAA Violations
Significant fines were finally imposed on the Texas-based Pelican Refining Company LLC, for its major violations of the Clean Air Act at...
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Josh Shkrab
Dec 16, 20112 min read
Is Methanol The New Fuel Source?
Methanol could replace hydrogen gas, ethanol, and gasoline as the primary fuel source of the future for vehicles and airplanes. ...
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Josh Shkrab
Dec 13, 20112 min read
Seventeenth Annual Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa
The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP17) Climate Change Conference began November 29th In Durban, South Africa. The...
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Dominick DalSanto
Dec 6, 20113 min read
Combustible Dust Safety in the Recycling Industry - Part 2
Dominick DalSanto is a guest contributor to the EES blog. Dominick is an environmental technologies expert for www.baghouse.com and has...
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Dominick DalSanto
Dec 2, 20114 min read
Combustible Dust Safety in the Recycling Industry - Part 1
Dominick DalSanto is a guest contributor to the EES blog. Dominick is an environmental technologies expert for www.baghouse.com and has...
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Josh Shkrab
Nov 29, 20112 min read
New Regulations Proposed For Underground Storage Tanks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published its proposed revisions to the regulations for Underground Storage Tanks...
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Allison Stalker
Nov 23, 20112 min read
A Majority of Areas in the US Are Meeting Air Quality Standards for Lead
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a study on the lead contamination in the air. The study has determined that 39...
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Josh Shkrab
Nov 18, 20112 min read
First Texas Greenhouse Gas Permit Issued
The U.S. EPA issued the first greenhouse gas (GHG) permit in the state of Texas on November 12, after assuming regulatory control over...
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Josh Shkrab
Nov 15, 20113 min read
Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Proposed For Delaware River Basin
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, has undoubtedly become one of the most contentious and hotly debated issues in...
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Allison Stalker
Nov 8, 20112 min read
Hybrid Power Plants
Hybrid technology used in vehicles has created a way for users to “go green” at a relatively affordable cost. Now researchers at Tel...
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Josh Shkrab
Nov 3, 20112 min read
EPA Published Final Rule On SO2 Emissions From PA Power Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the long awaited petition filed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental...
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Josh Shkrab
Nov 2, 20112 min read
Air Pollution Linked To Birth Defects
A recent collaborative study between University of Texas-Austin and Peking University researchers published earlier this month linked air...
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Josh Shkrab
Nov 1, 20112 min read
Can Non-Recycled Plastics Solve Our Energy Woes?
Plastics that don’t find their way to the recycling container may be bound for another place other than landfills. According to a new...
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Josh Shkrab
Oct 25, 20112 min read
New Standards To Be Issued For Prevention Of Legionella
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., (ASHRAE) published the first draft document...
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Josh Shkrab
Oct 21, 20112 min read
Can Trees Help Clean Our Air?
A recent international study revealed trees to have significant air pollution mitigation potential in urban areas with substantial...
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