Following a preliminary determination in March, the Dept. of Commerce has upheld a decision that duties should be imposed on Chinese solar photovoltaic cells and panels.
An infusion of funds through a federally negotiated settlement with Greenville, S.C.-based AVX Corp., if approved by a federal court, will slash the cleanup schedule for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site in Massachusetts, officials say.
Related Links: President Obama's CHP Executive Order Link to USCHPA website Administration officials say they are making a push to incentivize the use of combined heat-and-power, or CHP, energy systems to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and increase energy efficiency in facilities ranging from Veterans Administration medical centers to industrial plants.Speaking at the U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3-4, officials from the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency described recent efforts to encourage greater use of CHP systems, which advocates claim are more efficient than dual-turbine systems. Currently, there are approximately 82 gigawatts
Related Links: New WEF Chief Outlines Key Priorities WEFTEC Convention website Finding solutions to the intractable challenges facing the health of the nation's waters "must be rooted in innovation and technology," said Lisa Jackson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, at the Water Environment Federation's annual conference.Speaking at the WEFTEC gathering, held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 in New Orleans, Jackson noted that the U.S. is a global leader in terms of environmental technologies and innovations. Getting countries to share knowledge and helping them access American know-how will address global water challenges, she said. To that end, Jackson and Francisco
Related Links: Engineers Push Envelope to Make Shale Gas Extraction Safer Seeking Alpha website Chimera Energy Corp., a Houston-based company that says it has developed a new, non-hydraulic shale oil-and-gas extraction technology, has offered little substance to bolster its claims. Establishing definitive proof of the company's technological claims or the business relationships touted in its press releases is about as easy as finding an actual example of the company's namesake, a Greek mythological creature with a lion's head, a goat's torso and a snake's tail.ENR recently mentioned Chimera as one of a number of energy-services firms that eliminate or greatly
As critics decry the large quantities of water that fracking demands, putting pressure on resources, manufacturers and energy-services firms are touting new technologies that use less.
Related Links: WEFTEC Offical Website WEFTEC Opening Day Schedule The Water Environment Federation has put innovation and reaching out to the global community at the center of its new strategic direction, says Cordell Samuels, the association's incoming president. SAMUELSSamuels says that, over the past two years, the association's leaders have taken a hard look at the group's strategic plan and decided "to strengthen some of the things we have always done and to craft new initiatives going forward."Association officials planned to outline the new strategic direction for WEF at the group's annual WEFTEC convention, set for Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in
In the early days of the shale-gas boom that is now at full throttle around the U.S. and the globe, speculators rushed into hydrofracking with high hopes, often with little attention to how much water would be needed or the best practices for managing the water when they were done with the wells.
Related Links: New NRC Chief Outlines Key Priorities Court Rules to Freeze New Construction Licenses on Nucelar Reactors The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed its staff to revise within 24 months a key nuclear-waste rule and develop a general environmental impact statement in response to a recent federal court ruling.The regulation deals with "waste confidence," a generic finding that spent nuclear fuel can be stored for decades beyond a reactor's licensed operating life without significant environmental harm. NRC says the rule enables it to license or renew the license of a reactor without examining the effects of extended waste storage
Photo by AP Wideworld Obama continues to call for more infrastructure funding, but deficit worries are likely to squeeze public works and other programs. Related Links: Democratic Party 2012 National Platform When it comes to critical issues, such as infrastructure spending and regulatory policy, construction-industry officials have a clear idea of what to expect if President Obama wins re-election. In short, they expect a second Obama administration would pursue the legislative and regulatory priorities it has followed since 2009.This déjà vu picture has a second aspect: With Republicans predicted to keep control of the House and at least narrow Democrats'
