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EPA | March 06, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with The Uni-Kool Partners (Uni-Kool) corporation to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. The violations pertain to chemical accident prevention requirements at Uni-Kool’s produce storage and distribution facility in Yuma. Uni-Kool will pay a $26,250 civil penalty and spend at least $98,438 to further improve environmental, health and safety conditions at the facility. Uni-Kool’s industrial refr...

Mash Viral | February 03, 2020

The EPA provides money to help companies reduce the pollution they cause. Federal technical assistance grants are aimed at informing and training universities and private companies. An important point of interest for the EPA’s P2 grant program is sharing the best ways to combat pollution. The EPA spends a lot of time and money on cleaning up pollution at locations across the country, but this program is primarily aimed at preventing pollution. Alexandra Dunn is the assistant administrator ...

MARKET OUTLOOK

Aemetis, Inc. | December 23, 2021

Aemetis, Inc. a leading producer of dairy Renewable Natural Gas and developer of the "Carbon Zero" renewable jet/diesel biorefineries, announced today it signed a Master Developer Agreement with the City of Riverbank to lease/purchase the 125-acre former military base in Riverbank, California known as the Riverbank Industrial Complex. The Riverbank facility features 710,000 square feet of existing buildings, a four-mile railroad loop with 120 railcar storage capaci...

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Lactips | October 12, 2021

Lactips, the French company specialized in producing a 100% biosourced casein-based plastic material that is biodegradable in water and home compostable, has developed a first-generation coating solution that respects the barrier properties of cellulose packaging without impacting its end-of-life. Lactips has worked with the eco-organization CITEO to develop this cellulose matrix coating solution that ensures the total recyclability of papers and cardboards by combining the thermo...