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NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) and Project Canary announced the formation of a joint pilot project for monitoring, reporting, and independent third-party measurement and certification of the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be sold from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export facility in the Port of Brownsville, Texas.Project Canary is focused on delivering independent, trusted, continuous emissions monitoring data and related technologies to assess environmental performance across the energy value chain.

Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a Crane Co. business, announced the introduction of its latest series of metal seated ball valves.

The U.S.EPA finalized a rule to extend the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program’s compliance deadlines for 2019 and 2020.

On March 10th, the U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the 16th Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator. Regan, who started his career at the EPA before leaving to work at the Environmental Defense Fund, was approved 66-34.During his confirmation hearing, Regan pledged to "follow the science and the law" in crafting energy and climate rules as part of President Joe Biden's approach to combatting climate change.As EPA Administrator, Regan will oversee the development of rules targeting new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants, oil and gas operations, vehicle emission standards, and federally protected waters.

Gas-fired radiant tube furnaces provide indirect heat for several industrial heating applications where a controlled atmosphere is required, such as heat treatment furnaces, steel and aluminum processes.

On December 23, 2020, the US EPA announced the agency’s final decision to retain the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone set by the Obama-Biden Administration without changes.

The US administration finalized a rule last week that changes the way the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculates the costs and benefits of new limits on air pollution.The new cost-benefit requirements, which apply to all future Clean Air Act rules, instruct the agency to weigh all the economic costs of curbing an air pollutant but disregard many of the incidental benefits that arise, such as illnesses and deaths.

The NORD ECO service helps users save energy and reduce costs. Fundamental application analysis is the first step of the NORD ECO service.

The new FLIR GF77™ Gas Find IR Series allows for the use of uncooled gas detection cameras during gas and thermal inspections in areas such as chemical and industrial manufacturing, electric power utilities, natural gas supply chain, food and agricultural, and public safety.

The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) Joint Industry Program (JIP)33 has published S-708 Subsea Pipeline Valves.