Environmental policy in the United States

Christopher R. Blunck, Former Special Assistant to the Director of EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Joins Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group

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Thursday, April 2, 2020
Nature, Natural environment, Environment of the United States, Environment, Environmental policy in the United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Toxic Substances Control Act, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Actin assembly-inducing protein

(B&C) and The Acta Group (Acta) are pleased to announce that Christopher R. Blunck has joined our firms as Of Counsel with B&C and Senior Regulatory Specialist with Acta.

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  • (B&C) and The Acta Group (Acta) are pleased to announce that Christopher R. Blunck has joined our firms as Of Counsel with B&C and Senior Regulatory Specialist with Acta.
  • Mr. Blunck most recently served as Policy Analyst and Special Assistant to the Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT).
  • This impressive team offers clients an unmatched wealth of experience in TSCA and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) legislative and regulatory matters.
  • Acta supports clients' products from concept to approval so they get to market quickly and efficiently.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation earns 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Findlay, Ohio, Nature, Natural environment, Regions of the United States, Environment, Environmental policy in the United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Marathon Petroleum, Energy Star

FINDLAY, Ohio, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award, the highest honor among ENERGY STAR awards.

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  • FINDLAY, Ohio, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award, the highest honor among ENERGY STAR awards.
  • MPC is the only fuels manufacturing company to earn the award, which recognizes the company for sustained, top-tier energy efficiency and excellent environmental compliance.
  • "I salute the 2020 ENERGY STAR award winners," said Anne Idsal, EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
  • Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.

Beko US, Inc. Earns ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award For Second Time

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Nature, Natural environment, Environment of the United States, Environmental policy in the United States, Energy Star, Energy conservation in the United States, Product certification, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Energy efficiency, Efficient energy use

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award today in recognition of Beko's superior leadership and contributions to the ENERGY STAR initiative.

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  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award today in recognition of Beko's superior leadership and contributions to the ENERGY STAR initiative.
  • The 2020 ENERGY STAR recognition stems from Beko's most recent achievements:
    Innovative products: Beko introduced 16 ENERGY STAR-certified models in 2019, including a series of new refrigerators deemed ENERGY STAR Most Efficient for reducing environmental impact while improving thermodynamic performance.
  • Industry leadership: Beko US worked directly with ENERGY STAR, providing technical comments on proposed ENERGY STAR and ENERGY STAR Most Efficient criteria changes and presenting on emerging technology at the 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner Meeting.
  • "I salute the 2020 ENERGY STAR award winners," said Anne Idsal, EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.

KBRA Releases Research - A Better Way: The Emergence of Community Choice Aggregation in California

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Professional services, Other Consumer, Consumer, Other Professional Services, Finance, Consulting, Community Choice Aggregation, Environmental policy in the United States, Renewable energy, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, KBRA, ESG, Stakeholder, CCAS, Economy

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has continued to monitor the proliferation of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) incorporations in California and believes that the burgeoning industry presents a compelling alternative to traditional utility generation services.

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  • Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has continued to monitor the proliferation of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) incorporations in California and believes that the burgeoning industry presents a compelling alternative to traditional utility generation services.
  • KBRA believes that well-run CCAs with favorable characteristics in California can achieve strong investment-grade ratings through an asset-light and community-centric business model that provides clean, competitively priced power to residents.
  • As stakeholders increasingly prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, CCAs in California are uniquely positioned to ride the coattails of this movement, helped by social dissatisfaction with traditional vertically integrated utilities.
  • KBRA sees a window of opportunity for CCAs in California, given the higher-cost electricity supply and legacy governance issues that burden existing utilities.

Sungrow Supplies the 200 MW Wright Solar Project in California's Central Valley

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Friday, March 13, 2020
Articles, Energy, Community Choice Aggregation, Environmental policy in the United States, Renewable energy, Nature, Outline of solar energy

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the 200 MW utility-scale Wright Solar project, utilizing Sungrow SG2500U-MV turnkey inverter solutions, has been operational since early this year in California's Central Valley, making another milestone for the Company's continued commitment to utility-scale segment in the North American solar market.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the 200 MW utility-scale Wright Solar project, utilizing Sungrow SG2500U-MV turnkey inverter solutions, has been operational since early this year in California's Central Valley, making another milestone for the Company's continued commitment to utility-scale segment in the North American solar market.
  • Notably, the project is California's largest solar installation built exclusively for a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) agency.
  • The Central Valley is home to many California solar plants due to the ample sunshine and abundant flat land.
  • The Wright Solar project moves us toward our goal of providing all customers with 100 percent renewable power by 2025,"said CEOJan Pepper, in a press release.

Encore Green Environmental Poised to Fulfill EPA’s Water Reuse Plan

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Monday, March 2, 2020
Nature, Chemistry, Natural environment, Environment, Environmental policy in the United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Water

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Green Environmental (the Company) applauds the Environmental Protection Agencys newly announced plan to reuse industrial produced water, but calls for a clear plan for water safety.

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  • CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Green Environmental (the Company) applauds the Environmental Protection Agencys newly announced plan to reuse industrial produced water, but calls for a clear plan for water safety.
  • A leader in this sector, created their patent-pending Conservation By-Design method to safely test, treat and land-apply produced water from an oil well.
  • CBD allows the company to clean produced water to match the surrounding soil.
  • Encore Green Environmental has been granted the first-ever permit in Wyoming from the states Department of Environmental Quality to clean oilfield water and apply that water to the surrounding land, which increases vegetation.

Largest CCA Renewable Project Comes Online

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Articles, Energy, Nature, Community Choice Aggregation, Environmental policy in the United States, Renewable energy, Sustainable energy

Redwood City, CA, Jan. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The largest renewable energy installation ever built for a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) agency is officially online.

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  • Redwood City, CA, Jan. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The largest renewable energy installation ever built for a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) agency is officially online.
  • Peninsula Clean Energy this month began providing more solar power to Californias San Mateo County from the 200-megawatt utility-scale Wright Solar Project located in the nearby Central Valley.
  • The solar facility was constructed by Swinerton Renewable Energy with roughly 400 union workers from the surrounding areas that were hired as part of a five-union project labor agreement.
  • The Wright project is owned by Centaurus Renewable Energy and the construction and operations are managed by Clnera, LLC.

USW Sues EPA to Save Chemical Disaster Rule

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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Environmental policy in the United States, Natural environment, Nature, Environment, United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) capitulated to industry demands by rescinding crucial provisions of the Chemical Disaster Rule that bolstered EPA's Risk Management Program regulations, including requirements that companies take commonsense actions to prevent foreseeable catastrophic incidents.

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  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) capitulated to industry demands by rescinding crucial provisions of the Chemical Disaster Rule that bolstered EPA's Risk Management Program regulations, including requirements that companies take commonsense actions to prevent foreseeable catastrophic incidents.
  • "The USW spent years advocating for the Chemical Disaster Rule.
  • The USW's lawsuit asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to implement the Chemical Disaster Rule as the EPA originally wrote it, before the current administration took office.
  • Recent incidents at USW facilities subject to Risk Management Program requirements demonstrate that U.S. workers and their communities still urgently need the full protections of the Chemical Disaster Rule.

Comstock Mining Receives Permit Modification; Provides Updates on Mercury Remediation Growth Initiatives

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Chemical elements, Endocrine disruptors, Native element minerals, Neurotoxins, Environmental policy in the United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Heap leaching, Arsenic, Mercury

Comstock recently received approval for the EDC from NDEP approving the Mercury Remediation Pilot Test Plant that will be located within Comstock's existing heap leach pad under Comstocks existing Water Pollution Control Permit (NV-2000109).

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  • Comstock recently received approval for the EDC from NDEP approving the Mercury Remediation Pilot Test Plant that will be located within Comstock's existing heap leach pad under Comstocks existing Water Pollution Control Permit (NV-2000109).
  • Comstock provides the platform for testing and MCU conducts the sampling and trials that prove efficacy, scalability and feasibility.
  • The Company will operate under NDEP's and the EPA protocols, guidance and goals for sampling, characterizing, transporting and managing mercury within the CRMSS.
  • The platform is in place for developing a world-class, state of the art global mercury remediation system in 2020.

Cummins CEO and National Environmental Experts to Discuss the Need to Combat Climate Change and Plans to Address Environmental Challenges

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Friday, November 15, 2019
Other Philanthropy, Automotive, Other Manufacturing, Steel, Automotive Manufacturing, Manufacturing, General Automotive, Environment, Public transport, Other Energy, Other Transport, Utilities, Trucking, Oil, Gas, Other Automotive, Alternative energy, Energy, Transport, Philanthropy, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Nature, Natural environment, Articles, Environmentalism, Environment, Environmental policy in the United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Sustainability, Ecological resilience

Conference call with the media to discuss need to address climate change and plans to address environmental challenges.

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  • Conference call with the media to discuss need to address climate change and plans to address environmental challenges.
  • Cummins will announce its latest environmental sustainability strategy including specific and quantifiable goals and its future carbon neutral target.
  • Call is intended for media only due to limited number of lines.
  • Janet McCabe, Director, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute and Professor of Practice, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and former EPA Administrator
    Friday, November 15 at 1:30 p.m. EST