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Operators Face March Deadline to Return Information HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection this week alerted companies involved in unconventional natural gas development across Pennsylvania that they must submit to the agency data on their facilities' air emissions for 2011. The reports are due March 1, 2012. "The use of natural gas for fuel will have very beneficial impacts on air quality, and we want to ensure we are...

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's ("ETC" or the "Company") Simulation Division recently unveiled ADMS-Airbase at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, FL this past week. ADMS-Airbase, the newest product in the ADMS suite of simulation training systems, was developed to specifically address the unique challenges of military-aided emergency and disaster response professionals....

Group Says State Response is "Inadequate and Unacceptable" PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nonprofit Clean Air Council (CAC) today asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to intervene as a result of the failure of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PA DEP) to properly regulate fracking and gas processing pollution that contributes to climate change. Clean Air Council is a non-profit environmental organization...

New EPA Rulemaking also requests comments on life cycle assessment for vehicle emissions WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Automakers' use of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) is the fastest growing automotive lightweighting material, according to a recent study conducted by Ducker Worldwide on behalf of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). These new steels will be the key for...

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NX Global, Inc. (OTCBB: NEGSD) announced today that it has formed a new subsidiary with Eastern Energy and Emissions Solutions, Inc. to be operated as EEESNX LLC. The operation has a license for the sale and installation of the diesel emission retrofit products manufactured and distributed by Truck Emission Control Technologies, Inc. (TECT) in Fortville, IN. These products are patented by Refaat (Ray) A Kammel and have been installed on several...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In advance of Senate floor action on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res 27, Senator Rand Paul's Resolution of Disapproval, business leaders issued the following statement: We -- leaders in the business community collectively representing over 125,000 businesses from across the country -- are supportive of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) existing clean air rules, and stand united in opposition to legislative attempts to...

Authors of AJPM article urge physicians and medical societies to advocate against efforts in Congress to weaken clean air laws Efforts by some in Congress to dismantle clean air laws are a threat to public health, experts warn in a "Current Issues" article published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. "It is well accepted that air pollution has a deleterious impact on personal and public health," write authors Joshua Lipsman, MD, JD, MPH, Immediate Past...

STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 16 air district winter burning curtailment programs covering 71 counties in the Western US begin today, leaving many residents confused about when they can burn and the restrictions that may be imposed on their fireplace usage. Residents can check www.WhenToBurn.com for a single-point resource on burning statuses and tips on ways to reduce particulate emissions when burning a fire. (Photo:...

Letter from Environmental and Science Groups Tells Auto Dealers Association to Drop its Opposition to New Standards; Nearly 20,000 Americans Have Already Spoken Out to Auto Dealers WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The CEOs of eight top U.S. environmental, science and public interest organizations are calling on the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) to drop its efforts to delay new fuel efficiency and auto pollution standards. Once finalized, these...

9 Battleground States Also Surveyed: Suburban Women in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Latino Women in California, Florida and New Mexico Disagree With Obama Decision; Health Also Trumps Polluters in Colorado, Nevada, and Virginia. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama's decision to block new public health standards for ozone and smog pollution may have pleased big business, but it sorely disappointed key demographic groups, including Latinos and women...