Shital Jiwane
Water Quality Credits Pilot Program Launched
-March 12, 2014
A first of its kind program – the water quality credits trading pilot program – has been launched in the Ohio River Basin. Water quality trading is a market-based approach that seeks to achieve water quality goals for nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, through programs that will allow permitted emitters to purchase nutrient reductions […]
Melt the snow away with little less salt
-February 26, 2014
With the polar vortex causing relentless snowstorms this winter, cities across the country are running out of road salt. Road salt which is basically the same salt that we eat is the most inexpensive way to melt the snow. Although a potential lifesaver for everyone on the road, it can be detrimental to environment. More […]
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technologies final rule
-January 3, 2014
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and sequestration (CCS) ) (also known as Geologic Sequestration (GS) is the process of injecting CO2, captured from stationary sources – like coal-fired power plants and large industrial operations -into deep subsurface rock formations for long-term storage. CCS could play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while enabling low-carbon […]
Funding available to Replace or Retrofit Nonroad Diesel Construction Engines
-December 4, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering $2 million in funding for rebates to help public and private construction equipment owners replace or retrofit older nonroad diesel construction engines. Rebates will be offered under The National Clean Diesel Rebate Program as part of the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) of 2010, which aims to […]
Halloween Fun Continues with Orange Pumpkins Turning Green
-November 6, 2013
Halloween is incomplete without Pumpkins. The pumpkins are delightfully crafted to create jack-o-lanterns. But within days of Halloween I as I was driving around houses, I noticed that the trash bins by the roadside were full of pumpkins. The pumpkins had gone straight into household trash causing a huge volume increase in household waste. This waste can be […]
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 20-26
-October 21, 2013
PA is urging parents, teaches, news media and environmental agencies in spreading the message “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future,” during the National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 20-26. Young children are at the most risk from lead poisoning. The most common way that children become exposed to lead is by breathing or swallowing dust […]