Certain fossil fuel power units at the Holcim Detroit cement blending and distribution terminal will give way to battery electric alternatives, thanks to the producer’s participation in a Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority program supported by a $21.9 million Environmental Protection Agency grant.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected the Slag Cement Association (SCA) as a recipient of a grant aimed at reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions for construction materials and products.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected Heidelberg Materials North America to receive up to $5 million in funding to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
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As part of its Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products grant program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Portland Cement Association (PCA) more than $2.4 million to lead a project that will improve both the quantity and quality of industry Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
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The latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, presenting a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 forward, cites 2022 GHG emissions of 5.489 billion metric tons (Gt) of carbon dioxide equivalent, a 1.3% increase from the prior year.
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The GCC Pueblo Plant in Colorado has again been honored with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star certification for its exceptional energy efficiency.
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In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalization of the new Particulate Matter 2.5 standard under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement:
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) warns that should a newly proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) particulate matter (PM) standard take effect, building materials might not be readily available over the course of the next few years.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is advocating for the Biden administration to withdraw a proposed change to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) as it would require cement producers to “endure regulatory overkill and unnecessary, mounting expenses.”
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Timely equipment maintenance and cost-saving improvements enabled CalPortland’s Redding, Calif., and Rillito, Ariz., cement plants to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Energy Star certification.
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