Environmental groups Wednesday called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce a law that would control the thousands of pounds of toxic mercury discharged into the atmosphere every year ...

This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows a section of the Mississippi Power Co. carbon capture power plant in DeKalb, Miss. Carbon capture entails catching the carbon emissions from a power plant or cement or ...

For every 1,000 kilograms of cement the world produces, 600 kilograms of carbon dioxide are dumped into the atmosphere. If that doesn’t sound like a lot, consider that last year the world made about 4 ...

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For many North Texans, a federal proposal to limit mercury and some other pollutants from cement kilns is an intensely local issue. GUY REYNOLDS/DMN The Holcim cement plant (above) and two other ...

The European Cement Association estimates that up to 95 percent of traditional fuels used in Cement production can be replaced with alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) to help reduce emissions ...

DORCHESTER, Texas (KTEN) — Grayson County Commissioners hosted a Thursday night meeting with Dorchester residents at First Baptist Church. The topic: Concern over a proposed cement manufacturing plant ...

The belching, cement-producing smokestacks that dot Dallas County’s southern horizon have long befuddled area officials working to comply with federal clean air standards. Facing deadlines, fines and ...

Lehigh Hanson will now have to officially cease cement production at its quarry west of Cupertino in the wake of the company’s legally binding agreement with Santa Clara County. On Tuesday afternoon, ...