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EPA: Coal-fired power plants need new pollution controls
2016-06-03 14:12:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Federal regulators are requiring new pollution controls at Utahs oldest coal-fired power plants to reduce haze near national parks. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it would require new equipment to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at Rocky Mountain Powers Hunter and Huntington power plants in Emery County. Environmental and clean air groups cheered the EPAs decision, which the agency said would clear haze near eastern Utahs Arches and Canyonlands national parks, in addition...
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Water used by coal-based power plants can meet needs of 25 crore people
2016-06-03 09:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: At a time when 11 states are facing drought-like situation, Greenpeace India today said the amount of fresh water being consumed by the country's coal-fired power plants can meet the basic water needs of about 25 crore people and also accused the government of having "myopic" view on managing India's water resource. The green NGO released data related to water consumption patterns of coal power plants in Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh , Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Chhattisgarh...
Power weighs legal options EPA mandates pollution controls Utah coal plants
2016-06-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that installing selective catalytic reduction at Rocky Mountain Powers Huntington coal-fired power plant in Emery County will reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide, one of the chemicals that contributes to the formation of haze. (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that installing selective catalytic reduction at Rocky Mountain Powers Huntington coal-fired power plant in Emery County will reduce emissions...
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Japans Fossil Fuel Power Plants Must Go
2016-05-19 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A letter unveiled in Japans capital Tokyo today includes eighty organisations urging Japan to change the way they use fossil fuels. The organisations have asked Japan to announce that they will commit to ending all fossil fuel financing by next year at the G7 summit. The latest climate change research shows that to avoid the worst effects of climate change we should not build any more fossil fuel power plants after 2017. This letter builds on international protests in March and April when activists...
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New York Power Authority Modifies Bronx Power Plants for 'Black-Start' Capability
2016-05-18 18:01:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The New York Power Authority has installed two emergency diesel generators that will enable its small clean power plants in the Bronx to start up if there was a blackout or other loss of power affecting the electric grid. read more
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