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Titan America LLC, a heavy building materials producer in the United States, recently announced the fact that four of its distribution terminals have achieved the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. The four sites include: Castle Hayne, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; Front Royal, Virginia; and Chesapeake, Virginia. The challenge is a call to action [...] Is relief is on the horizon for the cement industry? Recently, two representatives introduced a bill titled “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011.” If passed, this legislation will require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to re-propose three rules aimed at the portland cement industry. These rules were targeting the solid waste incineration initiatives started by [...] The Titan Cement plant of Castle Hayne, NC is taking quite a hit from the residents of that area. What began three years ago as a fight against Titan’s acquisition of and subsequent building permits for the land has continued as a battle to shut down the newly operating plant. With an organized force (http://stoptitan.org/), the [...] On June 3, the Lehigh Permanente Cement Company, located in Cupertino, California, announced the launch of a new system to reduce mercury emissions at the plant by ninety percent. The system utilizes a powdered activated carbon (PAC) injection system to capture the mercury and ultimately trap it in the resultant concrete. The move comes in anticipation of [...] Aris Papadopoulos recently testified before the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Papadopoulos, CEO of Titan America and Chair of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), urged Congress to address harmful regulations before they could seriously wreck the economic recovery of the country. Papadopoulos’s testimony was presented during a hearing to assess the impact of recent EPA regulations [...] Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed another Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule – this time targeting the Electric Utility Industry. The proposal was issued March 16, 2011, and outlines new emissions standards for coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units (EGUs). Primarily, the new rule will lead to a reduction in the emission [...] As widely reported this week, the EPA has passed a long anticipated set of rules regulating the emission of mercury and other pollutants from cement plants. Reactions have been predictable: dire predictions that the regulations “can’t be met” with existing technologies for certain plants and claims of the billions of dollars the new regulations will cost the industry. Industry spokespersons [...] On June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new sulfur dioxide (SO2) primary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The EPA’s main reason for revoking the former standards is the public health risk posed by sulfur oxides, which SO2 is a part. They claim that sulfur oxides react with compounds in the atmosphere to form particulates [...] With almost 900 ash-containing landfills nationwide, the proper disposal of coal ash was a problem that could be avoided no longer. Early last week, the Environmental Protection Agency finally announced a new proposed set of regulations on coal ash, the first time this by product is being nationally regulated. The main concern with this coal power plant after [...] Talks are still underway concerning government regulation of fly ash by-product. Members of the Portland Cement Association (PCA) are part of a coalition of various industries that are reviewing the legislation in attempts to find a universally satisfying proposal. The legislation is expected to take one of following three paths: 1) Classify the fly ash as hazardous except [...] |
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