Environmental Management

In its ongoing efforts to require Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC) to comply with environmental regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the coke manufacturing facility to comply with its Clean Water Act permit.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department recently announced that Air Products LLC has agreed to pay nearly $1.5M in civil penalties to resolve hazardous waste mismanagement violations at its Pasadena, Texas chemical manufacturing facility.

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Sandia Corp. has concluded the Mixed Waste Landfill is not the source of very low concentrations of toluene detected in groundwater samples collected from monitoring wells at the site.

Corning Incorporated has approved a capital investment plan to increase the company's light-duty filter capacity in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The $44 million investment will be part of Corning's previously announced 2010-2011 capital expenditures. This expansion, which is expected to begin early production in the second half of 2011, will increase the company's capacity to manufacture current and future generations of light-duty diesel DuraTrap AT filters

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently denied a petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA sent a letter to the petitioners explaining the rejection

Tenneco will participate in the 2010 Credit Suisse Automotive & Transportation Conference to be held in New York on Thursday, September 9, 2010. Tenneco's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Sherrill, will present at 1:35 pm ET

As a new generation of cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly proposing changes to the fuel economy labels consumers see on the window of every new vehicle in dealer showrooms

Nalco Mobotec Inc., the global leader in air protection technology, announced a significant contract with Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) for mercury emission control at AEPCO's Apache Generating Station in Cochise, Ariz

Within a few days of the incident on the Deepwater Horizon, Thompson Pump Company mobilized their Emergency Response Team (ERT) to provide pumping equipment, supplies, manpower and a wealth of tactical knowledge to areas devastated by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

With 62 mushroom growers, Chester County still tops the nation when it comes to mushroom production. In the 2009-2010 growing season, the county produced 351 million pounds of mushrooms, accounting for almost half of the total U.S. crop.