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 ...

An overheated kiln led to a fire Friday night at a Northampton County cement plant, according to the Forks Township fire chief. Firefighters from four departments battled the blaze for two hours at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To resolve federal allegations of Clean Air Act violations, two cement companies have agreed to spend about $12 million on pollution-control equipment, and one of the companies also will pay a ...

TXI will permanently shut down its four oldest, highest-polluting cement kilns in Midlothian and will stop burning hazardous waste as fuel, the Dallas-based company said Tuesday. The announcement ends ...