Environmental Management

Recently the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of Plan EJ 2014, a three-year, comprehensive plan to advance environmental justice efforts in nine areas, including rulemaking, permitting, enforcement, and science

MEGTEC Systems, Inc. announces that Louisiana Pacific Corporation will install a MEGTEC CLEANSWITCH RTO (regenerative thermal oxidizer) at its OSB plant in Sagola, MI, with delivery scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2011.

Adwest Technologies, Inc. of Anaheim, CA designs Flameless Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO) systems with high efficiency particulate pre-filter systems for dust and particulate laden VOC process applications including pharmaceutical, chemical processing, batch reactor, bio-pharma, oil & gas processing, hydrocarbon processing, kilns, composites, surface coating, paint finishing and halogenated air toxics off gas applications.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released the final health assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE) to the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.

Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, announced recently that it has been recognized for its leadership by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 551 institutional investors with $71 trillion in assets under management, for its approach to carbon disclosure

Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in the production of clean, high-grade, synthetic liquid fuels, announced today a partnership with the Yankuang Group for a large-scale, low carbon, hybrid coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant. The plant will produce approximately 68,000 barrels of fuel per day, and construction of the project is expected to start as soon as feasible

The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today filed a civil complaint against MotorScience, Inc. and the owner of the company, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, for allegedly causing the importation of more than 24,000 uncertified vehicles that do not comply with the Clean Air Act's requirements, the EPA announced

ClearEdge Power, a manufacturer of scalable, continuous onsite power systems, recently announced that Portland Community College (PCC) has chosen two ClearEdge5 fuel cell systems to advance its energy efficiency, sustainability and educational goals. PCC aims to use the ClearEdge5 systems to help reduce its emissions by 37 percent

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the release of a new mapping feature in EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database.

The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce its exhibiting schedule for October 2011.