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Covanta intends to close multiple plants in coming years, divestitures still possible
WasteDive: Covanta intends to close multiple plants in coming years, divestitures still possible.
Covanta’s strategic review process is complete, and the company’s North American portfolio will be changing. “We have now identified a number of sites where we intend to shutter operations over the next several years, including several public sector operating […]
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The Daily Climate, March 26, 2021
Articles include: Canada’s Supreme Court ruling on carbon tax; US carbon tax on O&G; promises of net zero carbon emissions; solar entrepreneurs; biomass; Congressional Review Act to reinstate methane rules; pro-fracking columnist is a denier; Massachusetts climate law; wind capacity not being built quickly enough; abandoning buses and trains; […]
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C&EN discusses Companies are placing big bets on plastics recycling. Are the odds in their favor? Chemical recycling is attracting billions in capital spending, but environmentalists don’t think it will solve the plastic waste problem.
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Chemical companies and major consumer brands are betting that chemical recycling—mainly pyrolysis and depolymerization—will help them […]
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The Wood Pellet Business is Booming. Scientists Say That’s Not Good for the Climate.
Inside Climate News discusses the Wood Pellet Business. Scientists Say That’s Not Good for the Climate. Trump’s EPA is expected to propose a new rule declaring burning biomass to be carbon neutral, as industry looks to expand its domestic markets.
In rural Southern towns from Virginia to Texas, mill […]
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Not all biomass is carbon neutral, industry admits as EU reviews policy
Climate Change News discusses that not all biomass is carbon neutral, industry admits as EU reviews policy. The EU is working on stricter sustainability criteria for bioenergy, posing a challenge for the industry and several member states.
Leading industry figures acknowledge that not all biomass brings benefits to the climate, […]
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Report: Is renewable natural gas a serious alternative to ‘electrify everything’?
Grist discusses whether renewable natural gas is a serious alternative to ‘electrify everything’.
While wind and solar power and electric vehicles tend to dominate the conversation around preventing catastrophic climate change, electricity and transportation aren’t the whole picture. The world also needs to act quickly to reduce emissions from other […]
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Connecticut DEEP rejects proposed overhaul of major WTE facility on cusp of closure
Waste Dive discusses how the Connecticut DEEP rejects proposed overhaul of major WTE facility on cusp of closure.
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently rejected plans from the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) to refurbish an aging refuse-derived fuel (RDF) facility for a capital cost of […]
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6 Places Where the National Environmental Policy Act Made The Difference
EarthJustice discusses 6 Places Where the National Environmental Policy Act Made The Difference. One of the first lawsuits under the National Environmental Policy Act was brought — and won — by Earthjustice on behalf of the Sierra Club in 1971. It demanded an environmental study before the government allowed the Gila River, a […]
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New plastic pyrolysis capacity planned in the US
C&EN discusses new plastic pyrolysis capacity planned in the US. Plants by Braven Environmental and Encina will take in a combined 225,000 metric tons of waste plastic per year.
Two new plastic pyrolysis plants are in the works in the US that could add a new recycling option for plastic trash […]
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El Dorado plant destroying virus waste
nwaonline discusses how an El Dorado plant destroying virus waste.
A hazardous-waste facility in El Dorado is incinerating hundreds of containers full of infectious waste per week produced during the coronavirus testing and decontamination efforts taking place in the mid-Atlantic region and neighboring Southern states.
The facility, owned by the national […]
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