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After failing the day before to collect the votes needed to approve a bill to force the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers (EPA/Corps) to rewrite their embattled June 29, 2015, Clean Water Rule (also called WOTUS for waters of the United States), Senate opponents of the rule gained the simple majority needed to pass […]
The dog days of summer have dissipated and the seasonal transition towards winter is nearing. Like the Stark family in the Game of Thrones, one could uneasily say, “Winter is coming.”
Millions of Americans are employed in growing, producing, cooking, and serving food. Despite their importance to the economy and to our daily lives, these workers and the hazards they face remain largely invisible. This article addresses food-worker risks and some of the initiatives and innovations involved in reducing them.
In the final stages of a very busy summer, the EPA released its newly proposed regulations for hazardous waste generators. These rules are designed to address generator-specific requirements, correct technical errors, and reorganize the generator rules at 40 CFR 261.5 to make them easier to read.
In mid-September, approximately 800 underground storage tank (UST) professionals gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, for the 25th National Tanks Conference and Expo, which was cosponsored by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC). The event summoned state and federal regulators, tribal representatives, the regulated community, environmental consultants, and tank industry experts under a single […]
Does a commercial office space need to file a Certification for No Exposure under EPA’s Multi-Sector General Permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity?
In an opinion filed July 21, 2015, two legal challenges to multiple aspects of EPA’s 2012 revised National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) governing chromium electroplating and anodizing facilities were consolidated and denied in their entirety by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The EPA had revised […]
UST owners and operators are facing a new set of requirements issued by the EPA. According to the EPA, the new UST regulations shift the focus from the design, construction, and installation of equipment; release detection; and cleanup of releases to the proper maintenance of existing equipment and the need for operator training.
Did you catch BLR’s webinar, “Environmental Management Systems Under New ISO 14001: How to Ensure Compliance”? We’ve got the recap for you on what you may have missed.
Are sediments from wastewater treatment and storage tanks required to follow land disposal restrictions (LDR) if they are nonhazardous but ignitable? Continue reading to find out.