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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Portland Cement Association (PCA) welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) removal of what it considered a technically infeasible proposed emissions limit from the final Good Neighbor Federal Implementation Plan (Good Neighbor FIP).
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Ten Portland Cement Association (PCA) member-company plants received the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star certification for 2022. The designation is awarded to manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in the industrial sector.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) said it opposes the proposed decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to tighten the Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
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Following clear Clean Air Act requirements and meeting a court deadline, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a federal plan that would cut emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants and industrial sources, including kilns in cement and cement product manufacturing.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect $197,500 from Lehigh Cement Co. in Mason City, Iowa, to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations. The EPA said the plant is a “major air emission source” that failed to comply with state and federal regulations intended to limit harmful releases of air pollution.
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For the 11th consecutive year, CEMEX USA’s Miami cement plant received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification for ongoing energy efficiency and sustainability efforts.
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LafargeHolcim has reached a settlement agreement with New York state and the Environmental Protection Agency over environmental violations at its Ravena cement plant, which resulted in pollution of the Hudson River, reports local media.
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Out of the 95 manufacturing plants earning certification in the 2020 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program, 13 were cement operations.
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CalPortland’s Rillito, Ariz., cement plant has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification for the ninth consecutive year, reflecting a legacy of continued energy savings.
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