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Concrete on a roll: changing engineering projects worldwide

Environment Blog

However, new technologies and processes are being developed that greatly reduce its environmental cost. It is also a major source of carbon dioxide; contributing around eight per cent of the worlds CO2 emissions. Concrete Canvas Ltd was formed in 2005 to develop and commercialise this technology. Concrete and CO2.

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DEP Invests Over $2.7 Million In Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects To Improve Air Quality & Public Health, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PA Environment Daily

The AFIG Program funds projects that replace older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles that helps reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas. Click Here for a list of grants awarded.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental groups had identified five categories of new information since the 2004 preparation of an EIS that they contended warranted supplemental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The plaintiff labeled this scheme the “Climate Alarmism Enterprise.”

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DEP Budget Testimony: Increasing Permitting Efficiency, Cleaning Up Legacy Pollution, Investing In Communities, Holding Companies Accountable

PA Environment Daily

We are also eligible and will apply for $300 million more to address thousands of uncapped wells and to utilize new technology to find additional ones whose records have been lost to history. DEP’s work has been guided, in part, by an Environmental Justice Policy adopted in 2004.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The coal company’s petition presented the question of whether Section 111(d) “grants the EPA authority not only to impose standards based on technology and methods that can be applied at and achieved by that existing source, but also allows the agency to develop industry-wide systems like cap-and-trade regimes.” Public Citizen , 541 U.S.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Billion Since 2004 -- PA House/Senate -- Spotlight PA: School Funding, Permitting Top Of PA Legislature’s 2024 Agenda -- PennLive - John Baer: Will PA’s Lawmakers Be Better In 2024 Or The Mediocre Same? Billion To Close Gap Between Rich And Poor Schools, Report Advanced By Dems Says -- WESA: State Commission Recommends Lawmakers Adopt A $5.4

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Marshall To Retire After 40 Years Of Service And Advocacy -- Wild Excellence Films Wins Waterwalker Film Festival Award For Paddleboarding Film 'A Quiet Excitement' Showcasing SW PA Lakes and Creeks -- Temple Student Kyle Chin Promotes Inclusion In Recreation -- Duquesne Light Now Accepting Community Impact Grant Applications For Projects/Programs (..)