Cement News tagged under: environmental
Lehigh Southwest accused of creek pollution, USA22 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsAccusing Lehigh Southwest Cement of dumping thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater containing dangerous toxins into Permanente Creek daily, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, asking that the company be forced to stop, as well as pay multi-millions in fines for violating the Clean Water Act. “After years of unchecked pollution, it’s time for Lehigh to clean up its act,” said Gary Latshaw of the club’s local Loma Prieta Chapter in a statement. “Its refusal to co... |
State releases air quality report on proposed Titan plant, USA21 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe North Carolina Division of Air Quality released its report on the proposed Titan Cement plant based on information gathered the from the public during the past autumn. The 20-page document was submitted on Tuesday to DAQ director Sheila C. Holman, who will review its recommendations with agency staff, said Tom Mather, DAQ spokesman. “I recommend that the DAQ in conjunction with legal counsel evaluate whether proceeding with the air permitting process prior to the completion of an enviro... |
Cemex finalises sale of Davenport forest property sale, USA20 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA recently finalised the US$30m sale of its approximately 8500-acre Redwood Forest property near the Cemex Davenport cement plant to a consortium of local land trusts. The land trusts comprise the Living Landscape Initiative, a major conservation project in the Silicon Valley area. The deal follows the plant’s closure in January in 2010 and guarantees the continued protection of the property’s significant expanse of redwood trees and wildlife habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains. “Su... |
Aberthaw Cement used tyre burning plans, UK20 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsAberthaw Cement Works in Wales, is considering the move to burn tyres as a source of fuel, thereby reducing costs and CO2 emissions. The move comes six years after the Lafarge Cement company began using meat and bone meal (MBM) from cows and sheep as a sustainable waste-derived fuel. Environment Agency Wales has granted permission for the company to "evaluate" the scheme, and equipment is being installed to use old tyres as fuel by next spring or summer. |
CalPortland to pay EPA fine, USA16 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsA CalPortland cement plant near the high desert community of Mojave has agreed to pay a fine of US$1.4m and spend US$1.3m on equipment needed to reduce emissions of pollutants that cause asthma and generate smog, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The penalties were part of a settlement that capped an investigation by the EPA and the US Department of Justice into the CalPortland Co facility, one of the largest emitters of nitrogen oxide pollution in California. "Thi... |
Calera raises US$10.6m in venture capital15 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsCalera, a developer of technology that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into green building materials, has raised US$10.6m in a round of venture capital, according to a new filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 2007, Calera has developed technology that captures CO2 emissions from coal- or gas-fueled power facilities, cement plants and refineries, and converts it into solid carbonates that can be used as building materials in the form of aggregates or o... |
Catalan companies assume new limits for pollution control15 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsCatalan cement companies have signed a new voluntary agreement with the Government by which they assume more stringent emissions limits of particulates and nitrogen oxides, two major pollutants that affect the metropolitan area of Barcelona. The cement sector aims to reduce the environmental impact of its activities with the use of new technologies and the progressive increase of alternative fuels, helping to reduce CO2 emissions significantly. These are the fundamental objectives of the s... |
CISWI, Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Rules Reproposed06 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsOn December 2, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released reproposed standards for industrial boilers (the Boiler MACT rule), commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators (CISWI), and revisions to the list of non-hazardous secondary materials (the Solid Waste definition). The new standards adjust emissions limits for waste-burning cement kilns and for energy recovery units. EPA is also proposing revisions to its final rule, which identified the types of non-hazardous secon... |
EPA fines Lafarge for violation of Clean Water Act04 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe EPA announced a US$740,000 settlement on November 29, 2011, with Lafarge North America for alleged Clean Water Act violations in Colorado, Maryland, Alabama, Georgia and New York. The violations include unpermitted discharge of storm water at 21 stone, gravel, sand, asphalt and ready-mix concrete facilities across the country. The Lafarge Plant in Ravena is not involved in the settlement. The EPA touted the settlement as "The latest in a series of federal enforcement actions to a... |
Lehigh plant gets tentative permit to burn new source03 December 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. plant tested the alternative material — sold by International Paper Co under the brand name Enviro-Fuel Cubes — last autumn, and found it reduced air pollution from sulfur dioxide, Lisa King, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said Friday. However, emission tests on the fuel cubes also showed "minor increases" in dioxin, a carcinogen related to chlorine, and furans, another dangerous chlorine-related chemical, as well as sm... |