Better Air

Better Air
Author: Jessica Lincoln-Oswalt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Air
ISBN: 9781614707240

The authorities and responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) derive primarily from a dozen major environmental statutes. This book provides a concise summary of one of those statutes, the Clean Air Act. It provides a brief history of federal involvement in air quality regulation and of the provisions added by legislation in 1970, 1977 and 1990. It also explains major authorities contained in the Act as well as key terms and references for more detailed information on the Act and its implementation.

Clean Fuel Fleet Program

Clean Fuel Fleet Program
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2
Release: 1999
Genre: Air
ISBN:

The Clean Fuel Fleet Program is one of several measures required to improve air quality in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Owego Township in Kendall County and Aux Sable and Goose Lake Townships in Grundy County).

Annual Energy Outlook 2016 With Projections to 2040

Annual Energy Outlook 2016 With Projections to 2040
Author: Energy Dept., Energy Information Administration
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2017-02-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160934827

The Annual Energy Outlook 2016 presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2040. The projections, focused on U.S. energy markets, are based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System which enables EIA to make projections under alternative, internally consistent sets of assumptions.

Strengthening Post-Hurricane Supply Chain Resilience

Strengthening Post-Hurricane Supply Chain Resilience
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309494583

Resilient supply chains are crucial to maintaining the consistent delivery of goods and services to the American people. The modern economy has made supply chains more interconnected than ever, while also expanding both their range and fragility. In the third quarter of 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria revealed some significant vulnerabilities in the national and regional supply chains of Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The broad impacts and quick succession of these three hurricanes also shed light on the effectiveness of the nation's disaster logistics efforts during response through recovery. Drawing on lessons learned during the 2017 hurricanes, this report explores future strategies to improve supply chain management in disaster situations. This report makes recommendations to strengthen the roles of continuity planning, partnerships between civic leaders with small businesses, and infrastructure investment to ensure that essential supply chains will remain operational in the next major disaster. Focusing on the supply chains food, fuel, water, pharmaceutical, and medical supplies, the recommendations of this report will assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency as well as state and local officials, private sector decision makers, civic leaders, and others who can help ensure that supply chains remain robust and resilient in the face of natural disasters.

Biofuel Production Technologies: Critical Analysis for Sustainability

Biofuel Production Technologies: Critical Analysis for Sustainability
Author: Neha Srivastava
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789811386367

Production and utilization of sustainable energy toward maintaining a clean environment is a major challenge. At the same time, the continued depletion of fossil fuels and the global dependency on non-renewable fuels is a chief concern. Moreover, the long-term economic and environmental issues associated with the high utilization of fossil fuel, such as global warming, are also important, particularly in the context of the predicted increase in the global population to around 5 billion by 2050. In recent years, researchers have been investigating alternative, renewable fuels to replace fossil fuels. Of the various options, biofuels are especially attractive due to their low production costs and the fact that they are pollution free. Also known as transportation fuels, their energy is derived from biological resources or through the biological processes. Biofuels such as biohydrogen, biomethane, biogas, ethanol and butanol offer a number of advantages and can be economically produced from cellulosic biomass. As such, they can play a vital role in sustainably meeting future energy demands. Biofuels have the potential to become a global primary energy source, offering significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as well as opportunities to increase economic and social development in rural communities and reduce the problems associated with waste disposal. However, low yields and lack of process technology are some of the aspects that need to be addressed. This book offers an overview of existing biofuels and the technologies to solve the problems associated with their practical implementation. Evaluating the biofuel options and discussing the opportunities and risks in relation to resources, technologies, practices, markets and policy, it provides insights into the development of economically viable bioenergy industries.