BETE's FGD Absorber Nozzles for absorption, cooling and gas scrubbing in pollution control applications. The FGD process requires nozzles that are guaranteed to function over prolonged periods and in harsh conditions brought on by factors such as abrasive fluids with high pH and chloride concentrations. BETE's FGD absorber nozzles, with tangential hollow cones and large free passages, have been designed to accommodate high-flow rates, while minimizing pressure requirements and maintaining excellent atomization.  You can be assured that a BETE nozzle will achieve the greatest possible contact between gas and liquid for maximum absorption in wet scrubber systems.

The Tailoring Rule covers large industrial facilities like power plants and oil refineries that are responsible for 70 percent of the GHGs from stationary sources. The proposals announced on Thursday will put every facility under U.S. control under the requirements, whether those are outlined by their state, or for most, by a federal plan.

In the first rule, the EPA proposed to require permitting programs in 13 states to make changes to their implementation plans to ensure that GHG emissions will be covered. These states are as follows...

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EPA Publishes 2009 TRI Data

SPCC Extended 1 Year
Most facilities will have until Nov. 10, 2011, but facilities on or near the shoreline will still have to be ready this fall, and the rest maybe sooner

The Spill Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule has been threatening to go into affect for well over a decade, and each time it has been extended due to various problems with the rule and widespread difficulties for facilities in fulfilling their SPCC requirements. The EPA recently extended this again to Nov. 10, 2010, but certain industries will have until November 2011 to get their plans squared away.

Offshore drilling, production, workover, and certain onshore facilities will not be eligible for the extension - these industries must still have a plan turned into the EPA by Nov. 10 (barring another extension). The agency explained the necessity of these industries supplying facility response plans (FRPs), due to the threats these facilities could pose of significant oil spills to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

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EPA: We Reject Your Global Warming Objections

The EPA on Thursday, July 29, 2010, denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment.

The petitions to reconsider the EPA's Endangerment Finding claimed that climate science cannot be trusted, and asserted a conspiracy that invalidates the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the U.S. Global Change Research Program. After months of serious consideration of the petitions and of the state of climate change science, the EPA said it found no evidence to support these claims. In contrast, the EPA's review shows that climate science is credible, compelling and growing stronger.

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GAO Investigates Feasibility of a Water Bank

Federal agencies have estimated that hundreds of billions of dollars will be needed over the next generation for construction and upgrades of America's water infrastructure. To assist with this enormous undertaking, Congress has been considering the formation of a federal National Infrastructure Bank to organize public and privately financed projects. Part of this consideration was to have the Government Accountability Office (GAO) talk to stakeholders about the idea, and also get a handle on what kind of financing (and where it has come from) is being talked about.

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Texas Refuses to Control GHGs

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July Opinion Poll Results

You may have heard: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is turning 40 this year (PE hit the same milestone just last year). It's been a fun, at times bumpy ride from Ruckelshaus to Jackson. So we asked our readers what they see as some of the key breakthroughs, inventions, and turning points over 40 years of EPA. Teaser responses:

• RTOs
• Desktop computers and e-mail
• Superfund
• 1990 Clean Air Act changes

Look forward to PE's November 2010 issue, where we pay tribute to the EPA's 40th birthday (which is Dec. 2).

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