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EPA Fines Elementis Chromium Over Non-Disclosure of Chemical Risk

06.12.2013 - Elementis Chromium, one of the world's largest manufacturers of chromium chemicals in the world, has been fined $2,571,800 for failing to disclose information about the negative...

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Opinion - U.S. Target Fails To Spur Synthetic Diesel

21.08.2013 - Technologies for producing synthetic diesel from waste have failed to step up to rapidly rising U.S. biofuel targets, leaving the long-term future of those targets further in doubt...

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U.S. EPA Fines ExxonMobil Affiliate on Fracking Water Discharge

22.07.2013 - XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has been fined $100,000 for violating the U.S Clean Water Act in connection with its discharge of wastewater from a facility in Pennsylvania...

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EPA Plans to Revise Rules on Use of PCBs

18.07.2013 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will seek input from small business, small government organizations and non-profit organizations in writing new regulations dealing...

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Shell to Pay Millions for Pollution Control in Houston, Texas, Area

17.07.2013 - As part an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) described as the first of its kind involving chemical production, Shell Oil and affiliated companies will...

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U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act Compromise Shows Promise

16.07.2013 - In the wake of a groundbreaking U.S. Senate bill to reform the country's chemical control law, leaders in both chambers of Congress are convening hearings on the Toxic Substances...

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Jury Finds Exxon Liable for $236.4 Million in U.S. Pollution Suit

10.04.2013 - A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found Exxon Mobil liable for $236.4 million in a civil lawsuit that charged the oil company had polluted groundwater in the state with a gasoline...

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The Latest from SOCMA

29.01.2013 - Policies Supporting Competitiveness and Market Expansion are KeyThere are policies that the U.S. government can and should pursue, or not pursue, to help American companies be more...