EPA Introduces New Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS

On June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new sulfur dioxide (SO2) primary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).  The EPA’s main reason for revoking the former standards is the public health risk posed by sulfur oxides, which SO2 is a part.  They claim that sulfur oxides react with compounds in the atmosphere to form particulates [...]

IEEE Conference Environmental Workshop

Here is a list of the speakers for the concurrent Environmental Workshop and our notes on what they had to say during their presentation and during the subsequent Q&A Session for conference participants:

1.   AB -32: CO2 Climate Change and the Cement Industry by Michael Stevens of National Cement:
• All 6 cement companies and 11 cement plants [...]