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The article offers information on annual meeting via video conference of Plumbing Industry Leadership Coalition (PILC) amid COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include aim to seek common ground on plumbing industry issues; guidance documents about building plumbing stagnation and recommissioning; and need for research to address gaps in support of water efficiency and water quality goal.

The article informs that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it's working on new rules to decrease NOx and other pollutants present in vehicle emissions, and the January's announcement will not be the only major one relating to worldwide vehicle emissions, with China 6a set to come into force in 2020. It also informs that European Union's next phase of emissions standards (Euro 6) comes into effect in 2021, under which the average carbon dioxide emissions of new cars.

The article reports about how the fear of not having clean drinking water was heightened in March, but the pandemic highlighted the long-term struggles that communities have faced for the production of clean water and the removal and processing of wastewater. It also mentions how the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 reauthorizes the Safe Drinking Water Act programs that support drinking water infrastructure and also provides resources to communities that have drinking-water needs.

The article highlights the activities that helps to reducing carbon emissions related to buildings. It mentions the idea of regulating concrete's embodied carbon (EC) the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted during production and also focuses in green building codes and certification programs such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and the Living Building Challenge on reducing the operational carbon (OC) emitted by buildings.

The article reports on the launch of the final rule "Use of Lead Free Pipes, Fittings, Fixtures, Solder and Flux for Drinking Water" by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in which it implements regulations associated with the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act (RLDWA) of 2011.

The article discusses the implications of the final greenhouse gases (GHG) reporting rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental engineers in the U.S. According to the author, EPA's GHG rulings has the capability to subtly introduce engineers more deeply into the C-suite of the carbon trading industry: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC).

The article discusses the implications of Assembly Bill 32 (AB32) in California. According to the author, AB32 introduces a strict legislation that addresses greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) which aims to achieve 25% of emission wherein all government agencies and private companies are subject for compliance. It also cites the five essential sectors that are addressed by AB32 since they are responsible for GHG by 80% which includes transportation, forestry, agriculture, electricity generation and industrial along with the plans of the plans of companies under the industry on how to comply with AB32.

The article discusses how to push real-world efficiencies closer to lab levels. Topics discussed include sealing campaign, Energy Star® warns homeowners with forced-air heating and cooling systems that approximately 20 to 30 percent of the air that moves through the duct system is lost due to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts; and Solutions for these problems include repairing and sealing the ducts; ensuring that registers and grills are tightly sealed to the ducts.

The article focuses on the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, presented by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), that was take place on November 19-22, 2019.

The White House initially proposed $45 billion for lead line replacements but Senate negotiators, concerned about the bill's swelling price tag, trimmed that amount to $15 billion. The $15 billion designated for lead service line replacements in the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill is woefully short of what is needed to address the problem, say several industry officials familiar with drinking water issues. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the Seaports and contractors who dredge harbor channels are cheering the House's vote to ease the path to draw down the surplus in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, which helps finance port dredging work. It mentions The trust fund is supported by the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT), which is imposed on imported waterborne freight and sponsored by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio.

The article reports that the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) associations respond when the U.S. Congress House tries to curtail exemption limits through the H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 in the U.S. Topics include before the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), an individual's estate could be valued up to 5.5 million dollars before it would be subject to any estate tax.

The article discusses the proposed amendments to finance and tax laws in New York that would give incentives for the use of low-embodied-carbon concrete in construction projects. Topics mentioned include the emissions-reduction solutions that would get up to five percent of performance-based discount including the mineralization of carbon in concrete materials, and the supplemental price discount to be given for carbon capture and utilization storage.

The article focuses on the plans of Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) to add revenue to keep the struggling Highway Trust Fund solvent; a one-year extension of the current law; and money to offset state transportation agencies' COVID-19-related falloff in motor fuel taxes and other levies.

The article reports that the he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's April 16, 2020 final rule on control of mercury toxic emissions at coal- and oil-fired power plants and the broader value of environmental upgrades from industry cost-benefit analyses changing approach to clean-air regulation.

The article on incentives included in bills expected to be reintroduced in the New York State Legislature's session regarding the use of low-embodied-carbon concrete in public construction projects via tax credits and price discounts. Topics mentioned include replacement of clinker in the cement component of concrete with lower-carbon-intensive alternative materials, general climate performance-based discount for emissions-reduction solutions, and carbon capture and utilization storage or CCUS.

The article reports that according to 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, developed countries will be phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from January 1, 2019. Topics discussed include lack of right of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban HFCs, Kigali Amendment supported by Heating & ventilation industry (HVAC), and creation of jobs due to ractification in Kigali Amendment.

The article reports on the concerns expressed by the pipeline sector observers on whether U.S. appellate court ruling, which last month canceled federal approval of $3.2-billion Florida natural-gas line and two others for not adequately considering projects contribution to greenhouse-gasemissions, could affect the approvals of other planned projects.

The article reports on the U.S. state's participation in the implementation of plans from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) statewide and federal programs from greenhouse (GHGs) to New Source Review (NSR). It highlights the EPA's official proposal for regulating greenhouse gases on August 12, 2010 in support to the Clean Air Act framework. It elaborates the 2011 GHG Tailoring Rule and the industrial requisition for air permit.

Discusses a Congressional debate on regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. utilities and industrial plants. Announcement of a legislation by Arizona Republican Senator John McCain and Connecticut Democrat Senator Joseph Lieberman for reduction in the emissions; Clauses of the legislation; Possible opposition to the legislation from U.S. President George W. Bush administration.

The article discusses a U.S. Supreme Court case on whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases emitted by stationary sources in 2014. The case focuses on provisions of the Clean Air Act under which carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are regulated as air pollutants.

The article discusses U.S. President Barack Obama and the American federal government's backing of a program designed to incentivize the use of combined heat-and-power (CHP) energy systems as a means of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions as of October 2012. Obama reportedly signed a CHP capacity-related executive order on August 30, 2012.

The article discusses aspects that companies need to consider in collecting and calculating data on carbon dioxide relative to the new greenhouse gas reporting rule. It states that an environmental management system helps in the recordkeeping, tracking, and calculating of carbon footprint. It mentions that emissions can be calculated with mass balance or with emission factors, and even without the monitoring process, the emission data can be calculated using the fuel usage data.

The article offers the author's insights on the cap-and-trade bill, an energy bill which was expected to impose additional authority to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the control of greenhouse gases. The author says that EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed two findings about the impact of greenhouse gases in public health and welfare. He adds that the signed findings were part of the EPA's effort for the completion of the greenhouse gas emission standards for light vehicles.

The article focuses on the lawsuits filed by the states of Texas, Virginia and Alabama against the finding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. Texas Governor Rick Perry claims that federal restrictions on greenhouse gases would affect employment in the state. The EPA was authorized to regulate such gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA) in 2007. Some business and industry associations such as the National Association of Home Builders also filed petitions regarding the finding.

The article offers information on the issues surrounding the efforts of the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) towards greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation in the U.S. EPA's efforts to implement GHG standards involve tailpipe emissions from vehicles and installation of best available control technology (BACT) for power plants and industrial emitters. The article discusses the implications of regulation as they relate to the U.S. Congress and court cases.

The author reflects on legislation to control greenhouse gases. He says that when hearing discussions about this issue, one should identify whether the controls are absolute reductions in carbon dioxide or if they are intensity reductions. He emphasizes that most legislation calls for absolute reduction in carbon dioxide. He stresses that a limit on economic activity and growth is the risk shown in most of such legislation.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate has taken up a bill that would cut U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions by 71% by 2050, partly through a new carbon-allowance market estimated to grow into the trillions of dollars. According to Andrew Goldberg, American Institute of Architects' senior director for federal relations, the bill's chances of its becoming law in 2008 are slim.

The article focuses on the cost of assessing the environmental impact for companies through carbon footprinting, the process of quantifying the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). It notes that to date carbon offset pricing is relatively low but development of a regulated market may significantly raise the price. Moreover, it discusses the types of inputs for calculation of climate impact and suggests proper estimation for offset compliance cost relative to claim of carbon neutrality.

The article states that although legislation to control greenhouse-gas emissions is a priority for Democratic congressional leaders, final action will not come quickly. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said it may require a new White House administration before such legislation is enacted. U.S. President George W. Bush opposes mandates to trim emissions of carbon dioxide, and most congressional Republicans side with him.

Reports on the United States Congress' debate over two proposals on how to control greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States. Senator John Chafee's introduction of the Credit for Voluntary Reduction Act; Senator Frank Murkowski's introduction of the Energy and Climate Policy Act; Awarding of credits to businesses who voluntarily reduce green-house gas emission. INSET: Climate-Change project Fund Established.