Air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere, according to an article from The AP on May 30. Air quality in Arrowhead, Minnesota, is deemed unhealthy for people and animals sensitive to pollution and […]
Winds Push Smoke from Canadian Wildfires South into US and Worsen Air Quality
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European Climate Agency says this will Likely be the Hottest Year on Record
For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday, Nov. 7, according to a story […]
EPA Proposes Tighter Limits on Toxic Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade ago, according to an article from NPR on April 5. The rules proposed Wednesday would lower emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants that can harm […]
Biden Signs Massive Climate Legislation
President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, August 16, according to the AP. delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections. The legislation includes the […]
Methane Much More Sensitive to Global Heating than Previously Thought
Methane is four times more sensitive to global warming than previously thought, a new study shows, according to The Guardian on July 5. The result helps to explain the rapid growth in methane in recent years and suggests that, if left unchecked, methane related warming will escalate in the decades to come. The growth of […]
MIRATECH Again Named to List of Top Workplaces
MIRATECH Corporation, a global leader in providing cost-effective, reliable and mission critical emissions and acoustics solutions, was named one of the Oklahoma Top Workplaces 2021 by The Oklahoman for the second time after initially being selected as an Oklahoma Top Workplace in 2019. “MIRATECH is constantly striving to enhance our existing wonderful company culture as […]
Exxon Mobil, University of Texas launch Project Astra: Plan to slash Permian Basin methane emissions.
On May 22, 2020 the University of Texas, Austin, announced a project in conjunction with Exxon Mobil Corp., nonprofits and other companies to monitor methane emissions in the oil-rich Permian Basin through a continuously operating network of sensors according to a May 22, 2020 EnergyWire report. The Project Astra initiative will install sensors that provide […]
EPA releases draft of New Owner Clean Air Act Audit Program for oil and gas E&P facilities.
On August 23, 2018, EPA announced and published a draft version of its New Owner Clean Air Act Audit Program tailored for the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) sector. According to EPA, this program is focused on the E&P segment due to significant excess emissions and noncompliance that has been observed at these […]
EPA rewrite of Clean Power Plan rule could let some coal plants keep running – and stay dirty.
One of the main advancements of the past half-century at coal-burning power plants has been the “scrubber,” a clean-air device that played a major role in ending the acid-rain crisis of the 1970s and that removes millions of tons a year of a pollutant blamed for respiratory disease. However, the Trump administration’s proposed rewrite of […]
Exxon’s climate strategy to become more transparent.
Exxon Mobil Corp. is moving forward with a plan to reveal to its stakeholders how it expects climate change will impact its business plans going forward according to a December 12, 2017 report from The Environmental Leader. Exxon’s announcement came December 11, which is part of its overall progression into becoming more transparent. To that […]