A cement manufacturer in Northampton County seeks state approval to begin shipments by rail rather than truck of the hazardous waste it burns as fuel in its kiln. The Pennsylvania Department of ...

Owners of a Coeymans cement plant along Route 9W are looking to revive a decade-old plan to burn used tires to fuel their new kiln. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The move by ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it would not require cement manufacturers -- including the nation’s largest emitter, in Tehachapi, Calif. -- to ...

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 ...

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 ...

COEYMANS — A cement company interested in burning old tires as fuel in its Route 9W kiln is moving against a proposed town air pollution law that could bar the practice. Meanwhile, the former lawyer ...

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A state-backed project to extend natural gas to a Northampton County cement manufacturer will reduce truck deliveries of coal while supporting more than 100 full-time jobs, officials say. Keystone ...