THOMASVILLE, Ga. — On July 18, 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a No Action Assurance (NAA) Extension Memo regarding the Area Source Boiler Rule to include the requirement that ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adjusted the language of the final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulation to recognize the value of neural network combustion optimization systems ...

In a recent blog post about fall maintenance for Minnesota homeowners, I recommended annual furnace inspections (or boiler inspections) by a professional HVAC contractor. One reader sent me an email ...

Maintaining and operating a coal-fired generating station requires the utmost attention to detail to stay competitive. Focusing on the fundamentals of combustion allows engineers to improve ...

Boiler manufacturers question the delay and urge the White House to release the rule back to the EPA for publication. U.S. boiler manufacturers and operators have been waiting nearly a decade for the ...

You might remember the days when a boiler tune-up mostly meant adjusting the flame. The flame was supposed to be solid blue with the tips slightly rounded. If the flame was soft, wavy and contained ...

Churches, businesses and schools are among 19 facilities in Rowan and Cabarrus counties that may be subject to new federal air quality requirements for hazardous pollutants from boilers that burn coal ...

Homeowners should no longer assume that their fuel company will call them to schedule their annual boiler tune-up and inspection, as they have done traditionally. Two years ago last fall, I realized ...