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EPA Announces Rule to Curb Power Plant Pollution

2015-10-01 15:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ThinkProgress: The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules Wednesday aimed at curbing the amount of pollution that power plants dump into streams. The rule, known as the Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Guidelines, targets steam electric power plants - plants that use steam to drive the electric generator - that dump large amounts of toxic pollutants into streams every year. The rule, according to the EPA, marks the first time the federal government has set limits on the amount of toxic metals...

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EPA Finalizes Rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting.

2015-09-30 14:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

EPA-finalized rule modernizes Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries, and other facilities. It requires regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports. According to EPA estimates, full implementation in 46 states and Virgin Islands Territory will save ~$22.6 million each year.

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EPA to add new rule on power plant discharges

2015-09-08 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Charlotte Observer: After decades of inaction, the federal government in September will release its second major rule affecting coal ash from power plants in less than a year. Last December, the Environmental Protection Agency released the first federal rules on ash disposal. This month, the agency will set the first federal limits on toxic metals mostly from ash in wastewater discharges from power plants. The rule is significant, but its reach will be limited. Most utilities, including Duke Energy, are moving...

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EPA Water Rule Goes Into Effect in Most of U.S.

2015-09-03 22:45:35| ENR.com: Headline News

A federal judge has blockedbut only in 13 statesa U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Army Corps of Engineers rule determining when contractors need federal permits to build in and near wetlands and other bodies of water.

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