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Energy, Environment & Sustainability
News items focusing on evolving technologies and steps taken to create a sustainable industry and minimize environmental impact.
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ArcelorMittal Ostrava Invests in Screens to Reduce Noise in Bartovice
27 September 2010 - Four anti-noise screens separate the marshaling yard from the residential zone at Bartovice, erected along the railway track where trains are marshaled and transferred to the ArcelorMittal Ostrava railway siding. The fourth anti-noise screen of nearly 400 meters in length was just recently commissioned.
NLMK Upgrades Lipetsk Steelmaking Facilities
24 September 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has completed the reconstruction of gas exhaust ducts and the secondary emissions collection and cleaning system at its Lipetsk site.
Posco’s Emissions-Reducing Efforts Recognized by Worldsteel
08 September 2010 - Posco recently received a Climate Action Member certificate from the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Posco has been issued the certificate of recognition for two consecutive years.
OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Reports Q2 Environmental Protection Investments
07 September 2010 - ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih has invested a total of 111.197 million UAH in environment protection in the period from April to June 2010, an increase of 1.8 times compared to the same period of 2009.
EPA Orders Tonawanda Coke to Comply with Clean Water Act
27 August 2010 - The U.S. EPA has ordered the Tonawanda Coke to comply with its Clean Water Act permit. Among other violations, Tonawanda Coke is discharging industrial wastewater containing cyanide in excess of its permit limits into the town of Tonawanda’s sanitary sewer system.
Illinois EPA Announces Loan to Clean Up Northwestern Steel and Wire Site
18 August 2010 - Illinois EPA Director Doug Scott and other state and local officials have announced the approval of a $1 million Illinois Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund award to the City of Sterling to mitigate asbestos contamination at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Plant 1 site and to ready it for redevelopment.
State Specifies Air Quality Upgrades for Evraz Claymont Steel
11 August 2010 - Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has signed a Consent Decree with Evraz Inc. North America regarding air quality control technologies at Evraz Claymont Steel.
NLMK Launches New Environmental Project at Sintering Operations
29 July 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel is revamping the central dust collecting system for sintering machines No.3 and No.4, which it claims will cut total atmospheric dust emissions at the Lipetsk site by 28%.
Posco Launches Second Carbon-Neutral Program
13 July 2010 - Posco recently launched the second “carbon-neutral program” at Seoul’s Posco Center as part of the steelmaker’s emissions reduction project. The contest is aimed at spreading social consciousness about climate change and practicing reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
Lakeside Steel Signs Contract with Bennett Environmental for PCB Remediation
09 July 2010 - Lakeside Steel has agreed to terms with Bennett Environmental to remove the PCB material currently stored on Lakeside's property in Welland. The project is expected to be completed by December 2010.
NLMK Wins National Environmental Award
11 June 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel has won a National Environmental Award for “Innovative Eco-Efficient Industrial Technologies,” being awarded a special figurine and diploma for the successful implementation of its “Industrial Water Supply System Upgrade” project.
Harsco, EPA Partner on Sustainable Remediation of Former Gulf States Site
10 June 2010 - Harsco and the EPA are celebrating their innovative partnership to process stockpiled waste materials left behind when the Gulf States mill closed operations and filed for bankruptcy more than ten years ago.
Tata Steel Active on World Environment Day
08 June 2010 - Tata Steel observed World Environment Day at Jamshedpur and all its operational locations, keeping with this year’s global theme, “Many Species. One Planet. One Future.” The day included a widespread tree-plantation drive.
Tata Steel Unveils Environment Awareness Campaign
07 June 2010 - Tata Steel has unveiled its new nationwide environment awareness campaign “Greenfection” to raise awareness and urge the citizens to protect the environment. The launch was marked by “Green Lighting” of the Victoria Memorial and the Tata Centre in Kolkata.
Agreement Reached with Allegheny Ludlum on Clean Air Violations
18 May 2010 - The U.S. EPA, Allegheny County Health Department, and U.S. Department of Justice have reached a settlement agreement with Allegheny Ludlum Corp. for alleged Clean Air Act violations at its Natrona silicon steel production plant in Allegheny County, Pa.
AISI CEO Comments on GHG Regulation
17 May 2010 - American Iron and Steel Institute President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson believes that the Tailoring Rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency does not solve the fundamental problems associated with regulating greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act.
U.S. Industrial Sector Reduces GHG Emissions
11 May 2010 - The American Materials Manufacturing Alliance reports that between 1990 and 2008, industrial was the only sector of the U.S. economy in which greenhouse gas emissions fell.
EPA Requires Improvements at Tonawanda Coke
30 April 2010 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Tonawanda Coke Corp. (TCC) to find and fix deficiencies in its operation of the coke manufacturing facility in Tonawanda, N.Y. EPA is also requiring TCC to explain two incidents that took place at the facility in 2009 and 2010, apparently due to power and equipment failures.
EPA Settles with Alro Steel for Chemical Inventory Reporting Violations
19 April 2010 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently settled a case of hazardous chemical reporting violations involving Alro Steel Corp. The consent agreement and final order applies to Alro facilities in Lansing, Mich.; Melrose Park, Ill.; and Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Ind.
EPA to Begin Full Investigation at Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site
08 April 2010 - The U.S. EPA will begin a full investigation of the type and extent of contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, N.J., within a few weeks. The site was put on the federal Superfund list in November 2009 after sampling revealed elevated levels of lead in the jetty and seawall.
