WASHINGTON (Dec. 23, 2015) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold three public hearings on the proposed updates to the national air quality standards for ground-level ozone, also known as smog. EPA has proposed to strengthen the standards to a level within a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion (ppb) to better protect Americans’ health and the environment, while taking comment on a level down to 60 ppb.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Dec. 23, 2014) – HOLT CAT, the Caterpillar Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and Northeast Texas, has announced that its president and chief operating officer, Allyn L. Archer, retired on Dec. 31, 2014, after a distinguished 43-year career with the company.
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Dec. 23, 2014) – World Water Works, Inc., has announced that it has been selected by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) and the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) to bring their patent-pending AVNÔ technology to the global market.
HELSINKI (Dec. 22, 2014) – Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply power plants for 11 cement factories of EUROCEMENT Group in Russia. The project is part of a modernization program of the factories, which focuses on energy efficiency and environmental upgrading. EUROCEMENT Group, making up almost 40 percent of the Russian cement market, is one of the largest cement producers in the world. The contract was signed in November 2014.
DUBAI (November 2014)—Boosted by a positive upward trend for sales of screw pumps in the Middle East area, Leistritz Pumpen GmbH, a German manufacturer of screw pumps, has opened its office in the UAE, located in the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF-Zone). The Middle East area has made a significant contribution to Leistritz Pumps’ growth in the past years and will play a major and strategic role for the next years’ market development.
WASHINGTON (Dec. 19, 2014) — The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) announced that they have sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen standards to prevent pollution from stormwater, one of the nation’s most widespread forms of water pollution. More than a decade ago a federal appeals court ordered EPA to strengthen those protections, but the agency has failed to take action.
PUNE, India (Dec. 19, 2014) Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) was honored by World CSR Congress 2014 with an award under the category, “India's Most Ethical Company in the Industrial Manufacturing.”
ZURICH, Switzerland (18 December 2014)—ABB Chairman Hubertus von Grünberg and Michael Treschow have decided not to stand for re-election to the board of directors at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM). The board of directors of ABB unanimously nominated Peter Voser to succeed Hubertus von Grünberg as chairman. David Constable will stand for election at the AGM, as previously announced, and all other members of the board will stand for re-election.
HOUSTON, Texas, U.S. (18 December 2014)—Emergency response specialists Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company, announced that Prospect Flow Solutions had joined Wild Well to serve as its new Advanced Engineering group.
Prospect is a proven industry provider of state-of-the-art engineering solutions and complements Wild Well’s comprehensive well control services.
MORTON GROVE, Ill. (Dec. 18, 2014) – With ever-evolving legislation and technologies, continuing education is essential for industry professionals who want to stay on top of their game and give knowledgeable counsel to their customers. The first-quarter seminar schedule is now available for Bell & Gossett’s Little Red Schoolhouse, a training center in Morton Grove, Illinois.