Environment

U.S. EPA waives anti-smog gasoline rules for Texas county after refinery outages

The EPA has issued an emergency waiver in El Paso County, Texas of rules governing gasoline vapor pressure linked to ozone pollution, or smog, due to a fuel supply emergency caused by unplanned outages at two refineries.

EU infrastructure fund eyes African clean jet fuel projects

The European Union is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, an EU official said, ahead of an anticipated boom in demand for environmentally sustainable air travel.

DNV releases guidelines to validate low carbon and renewable hydrogen and ammonia attribute claims

DNV has announced the release of its new service specification, DNV-SE-0654, which delineates DNV's procedures for verifying claims made by companies about the production and distribution of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia.

Republic Services teams up with polymer recycler Ravago to produce recycled resin

Second biggest U.S. waste disposal company Republic Services teams up with polymer recycler Ravago to produce recycled plastic.

Neste to enable PET bottles produced with bio-based materials

Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of polyethylene terephthalate resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale.

U.S. DOE funds Gulf Coast-focused direct air capture hub feasibility study

Shipowners, port operators ramp up methanol-fueling projects

Brazil government pushes Congress to approve 'green' bills before COP28

Shell, Pemex face fines for Texas chemical plant fire in May

Shell Plc and Pemex each could face more than $1 MM in fines over a Deer Park, Texas, chemical plant fire in May under a lawsuit filed by the state's attorney general.

Strathcona: The road to renewable fuel

The renewable diesel facility at the Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Canada, will soon help pave the way to a lower-emission future.