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Daily Environment Report
November 02, 2017 - Number 211
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Leading the News
Air Pollution
EPA Won't Expand Region Required to Reduce Ozone Pollution Central states will not have to install more rigorous pollution controls for ozone-forming emissions that contribute to neighboring states' ozone problems, the EPA said.
Air Pollution Shippers Question $14 Billion Cost of Greening California Ports AP Moller-Maersk, Evergreen Shipping Agency, and other terminal operators, along with dozens of trucking companies, would shoulder most of the $14 billion cost of a plan to address air pollution at the city-owned ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Energy
Three LNG Exp
> minal Authorizations Upheld in D.C. Circuit
Energy Department authorizations of liquefied natural gas export terminals in Louisiana,
Maryland, and Texas were upheld Nov. 1 by a federal appeals court, which rejected the Sierra
Club's petitions alleging the department didn't do enough to assess indirect environmental
impacts of the projects.
Forests Forest Management and Wildfi, r fi ihting Bill Passes House A bill to increasing funding for fighting wildfires and to expedite timber harvests and other forest management actions passed in the House Nov. 1.
News
Chemicals
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Retail
Crtr 'i ' ply With EPA Wood Glue Emissions Rule
Furniture retailers such as Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams and Room and Board will have more
time and a potentially easier path ensuring that their supply chains sell wood products that
comply with a glue emissions rule by a Dec. 12, 2018, deadline, following changes EPA
recently made to the rule.
Civil Infrastructure Engineers Question Millions FEMA Spent on Generators for Puerto Rico The Federal Emergency Management Agency spent $35.1 million on renting two emergency generators to help power blacked-out San Juan, Puerto Rico. But a group of engineers says existing infrastructure could have been used more effectively at a fraction of the cost.
Climate Policy Biggest Aluminum Maker Outside China Aims for Low Carbon Brand United Co. Rusal, the biggest aluminum maker outside China, plans to sell a quarter of its output under a "low carbon" brand in the next three to four years to tap into demand for metal produced with less pollution and to mark itself off from rivals relying on power generated from coal.
Cost Recovery
Limestoi
ipany Not Liable as Superfund Arranger
A Virginia limestone company isn't liable as a Superfund arranger for disposal of hazardous
waste absent proof it hired another party for the disposal, the Western District of Virginia
said.
Drinking Water New Jersey Advances New Limit for Chemical in Drinking Water The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said it has accepted a state scientific panel's recommendation for setting a standard for drinking water contamination from PFOA and a related chemical compound.
Energy Emphasis on Coal Moves Japan in the Wrong Direction, Report Says Japan's support for coal power is pushing against global trends and ignores the nation's advantages in clean-energy technology, according to a report released Nov. 1.
Energy U.K. Nuclear Industry Sees No Brexit Win from Euratom Pullout There is no upside to Britain withdrawing from the European Union's treaty dealing with such issues as radioactive materials transport to nuclear reactor parts. That was the unanimous verdict of four industry insiders quizzed by a cross-party panel of lawmakers Nov. 1.
Insurance Doe Run Resources Must Face South America Lead Pollution Suits, Court Rules St. Louis-based Doe Run Resources Corp, will have to fight personal injury lawsuits over lead pollution from its operations in Peru without the help of its insurance company, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled.
International Climate Sweden Pays for Trump Whistleblower to Attend UN Climate Talks The government of Sweden is paying for a former U.S. Interior Department official and prominent critic of President Donald Trump's climate policy to attend next week's United
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Nations climate conference in Germany, where he says he will speak about the U.S. "war on science."
Mine Safety Murray to Challenge `Humiliating' Order
Murray Energy Corp, is vowing to "immediately" appeal a pending ruling forcing company boss Bob Murray to tell miners, either personally or via video, about their safety rights, a company spokesman told Bloomberg Environment.
Oil & Gas Gas Retailers Seek Bounty in Blue-Sky Push in Indian Capital A ban on dirty fuels in areas surrounding one of the world's most polluted cities is set to spur sales at India's natural-gas retailers.
Renewable Energy Japan-Based Toda to Sell Millions in Green Bonds for Wind Farm Toda Corp., a Japanese construction company, plans to sell 10 billion yen ($88 million) of green bonds to build a floating wind farm.
Renewable Energy Vietnam Seen as Frontier for Solar, But Not at Expense of Coal Solar water heaters and rooftop panels are nothing new in Vietnam, but only recently has there been a glimmer of light suggesting the government will bring solar power into the national electric grid.
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