Environmental

Legal and technical aspects of power plant environmental monitoring and control; regulatory issues

EPA Head Leaves Climate Summit Early
EPA Head Leaves Climate Summit Early

The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reportedly left a Group of Seven summit on climate in Bologna, Italy, after the opening session of the two-day event, just…



A Double Whammy for Coal Power in Europe
A Double Whammy for Coal Power in Europe

Coal generation in Europe was walloped—twice—in April. Early in the month, members of EURELECTRIC, a pan-European power sector association of more than 3,500 companies, announced that it would cease investing…


Norwegian CCS Boss: CCS is not BS
Norwegian CCS Boss: CCS is not BS

Sitting on a panel during the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in New York City on April 24, Michael Bloomberg proclaimed that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is “total bullshit.”…


Paris Agreement Debate Heats Up
Paris Agreement Debate Heats Up

President Donald Trump is getting a lot of advice about the Paris Agreement on climate change lately, though it remains uncertain what he’ll do with it. A group of more…