Daily Archives: October 16, 2008

DOE Announces Additional Steps in Developing Sustainable Biofuels Industry

Via Docuticker. DOE Announces Additional Steps in Developing Sustainable Biofuels Industry Source: U.S. Department of Energy U.S. consumers already use E10, gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, in conventional vehicles and other engines. In order to meet the goals set … Continue reading

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SOLEC 2008 video webcast October 22 and 23

The State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference will be available as a “live” video webcast October 22 and October 23.  Join us for two full days of programming on-line at http://epa.gov/greatlakes/live Highlights for Wednesday, October 22 “State of the Great … Continue reading

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EPA Finalizes Revisions to the 2005 Hazardous Waste Combustor NESHAP Rule

EPA is amending the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants rule for new and existing hazardous waste combustors. These standards implement the Clean Air Act by requiring hazardous waste combustors to meet emission standards reflecting the application of the … Continue reading

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Online Tools Make it Easy to Track Power Plant Emissions

With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can find information on air emissions from power plants. EPA has issued a new edition of its Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) and updated Power Profiler to help you … Continue reading

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Reservoirs promote spread of aquatic invasive species

Read the full story from WKOW. The latest “damming” evidence suggests that manmade reservoirs are facilitating the spread of invasive species in Wisconsin lakes.

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