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Daily Environment Report
August 24, 2017 - Number 163
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Leading the News
Brownfields
Millions in Brownfields Funds Unused, Inspector Generali Says Confusion, inconsistency and a lack of direction from the EPA kept investors away from about $11 million in potential brownfields cleanup funding, according to the agency's inspector general.
Energy
Carbon Cap Proposal Reflects Nine Stai
mpromise
A proposal to raise the carbon emissions cap for Northeastern electricity generators marks a
compromise between states with aggressive climate-change goals, such as Massachusetts
and New York, and more conservative states such as Maine and New Hampshire.
News
Agriculture
Senators Urge President Trump to Withdraw USDA Nomination The Senate minority leader and a fellow Democrat are urging President Donald Trump to withdraw his nomination of Sam Clovis to be the Agriculture Department's chief scientist.
Air Pollution
China's Air Pollution Worsens in Beijinc
her Cities
Air pollution increased in Beijing and 12 other large cities in the surrounding region in the
first half of the year, despite the government's efforts to fight it.
Air Pollution
Correction
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The Aug. 17 story, "Saudi Arabia Calls for Pollution Monitors on Industrial Chimneys," misstated that networked monitoring systems were part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They are intended to reduce air pollution. The story has been corrected.
Biofuels
Argentine Biodiesel Left With Nowhere to Go Argentina has almost nowhere left to send its biodiesel without facing the wrath of trade fines.
Climate Change
Correction The Aug. 23 story, "California Auction Raises $640 Million for Greenhouse Gas Fund," misstated that the permits were auctioned to curb carbon emissions. The permits allow emissions of carbon dioxides. The story has been corrected.
Climate Change
Exxon Duped Public Over Climate Concerns, Harvard Research Says Exxon Mobil Corp, spent the last 40 years undermining public concern over climate change, even as its own scientists determined man-made global warming was real and a serious threat, according to Harvard University researchers writing in a peer-reviewed journal.
Disclosure
Gold Hardest Conflict Mineral to Tackle, Research Shows It's especially hard to clean up the supply chain for gold mined in a country facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, federal research released Aug. 23 shows.
Dumping
Brazil Slaps Duties on Acetic Ester Imports From U.S., Mexico Brazil's Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex), the country's trade policy body, imposed antidumping duties ranging from $110 to $688 per metric ton on acetic esters imported from the U.S. and Mexico.
Energy
Brazil Power Wizard Takes Center Stage in Surprise Privatization It took less than 10 days to decide to privatize Latin America's largest power company.
Energy
U.S, to Say Power Markets Must `Evolve' to Wal
il, Nuclear
The U.S. Energy Department will issue a long-anticipated report late Aug. 23 that will stress
the need to "evolve" the nation's power markets so they value resources such as coal and
nuclear more, a document obtained by Bloomberg shows.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Bayer, Monsanto Poised for EU Antitrust Feedback European regulators are expected to take the lead in deciding whether to approve Bayer AG's bid for Monsanto Co., setting the table for antitrust officials around the world also examining the $66 billion deal.
Motor Vehicles
Audi Aims to Put Solar Cells on Car Roofs Audi AG is working with Alta Devices Inc. to outfit the rooftops of select models from the German car maker with solar cells.
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Oil & Gas
Oil and Gas Pipeline Plan Falls Short, Colorado Lawmakers Say Colorado Democratic state lawmakers say Gov. John Hickenlooper's (D) plan to address underground oil and gas flow lines won't do enough to protect public health and safety, while industry officials maintain they will work with the governor on the proposed changes.
Radioactive Materials
ARCO, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Cleared of Uranium Claims ARCO and Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group are not liable to more than 70 people who allege radiation from a manufacturing site caused them to develop cancer, the Third Circuit ruled (McMunn v. Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Grp. Inc., 3d Cir., No. 15-cv03506, 8/23/17).
Renewable Energy
Largest Green Bond Fund for Emerging Markets Nears $2 Billion The World Bank's International Finance Corp, and European asset manager Amundi SA are targeting year-end to raise $2 billion for what is expected to be the world's largest green bond fund dedicated to emerging markets.
Superfund
EPA Consid
vatizing Superfund Oversight
Companies that are cleaning up Superfund sites will see lower oversight costs and faster
remediation if the EPA adopts a state licensing program for national use, past agency
officials, cleanup professionals, and lawyers say.
Toxic Substances
Antiseptic Chemical Couh
red Toxic by Canada
Concern for aquatic species prompted Canada to propose declaring as "toxic" chlorhexidine
and its salts, which are commonly used as an antiseptic and preservative in drugs,
disinfectants, creams, and cosmetics.
Water Infrastructure
Looming Water Crisis in Puerto Rico, Where Cash Has Run Dry A public health crisis is imminent in Puerto Rico as its main provider of water and sewer services has lost the ability to borrow money, a consequence of the island's still unfolding debt problems, a former water official and others familiar with the U.S. commonwealth told Bloomberg BNA.
Water Pollution
Ruling Muddies the Waters in Power Plant Pollution Case The future of a lawsuit over EPA limits on power plant pollution is uncertain after an appeals court ruled that only parts of the suit could move forward, but did not specify which parts.
Practitioner Insights
Hazmat Transport
Practitioner Insights: Preempting NYC's Hazardous Transport Permits The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, which regulates the interstate transport of hazardous materials, recently preempted New York City's local permit
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and inspection requirements for vehicles transporting hazardous materials within the city. PHMSA determined that the city's permit requirements were unfair and created unnecessary delays for out-of-town carriers passing through New York. It also found that the city was not properly allocating its ...
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