Environment

Phoenix-based Semiray fined $65,000 for hazardous waste violations

On October 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Semiray, an industrial processing facility, $65,000 for violating federal hazardous waste laws.

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U.S. Files Complaint, Announces Settlement to Address Alleged Renewable Fuel Standard Violations by NGL Crude Logistics and Western Dubuque Biodiesel

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice, on October 4, announced the filing of a complaint against NGL Crude Logistics, LLC and Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC and a settlement with Western Dubuque to address...

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EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its sixth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. In...

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MEPs’ green light for Paris climate agreement to trigger its entry into force

The UNFCCC Paris Agreement on fighting climate change, the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal, will come into force next month, having met the necessary conditions much earlier than predicted, as the European Parliament agreed...

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