Tag: EHS

Settlement Will Substantially Slash Sulfuric Acid Emissions from Fertilizer Production Plants

By Clare Condon Nov 28, 2014 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Settlement Will Substantially Slash Sulfuric Acid Emissions from Fertilizer Production Plants In a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), three subsidiaries of the world’s largest fertilizer manufacturer will spend an estimated $50 million to reduce sulfuric acid (SO2) emissions at eight plants in Louisiana, […]

EPA Announces Second Largest Civil Penalty for Alleged CWA Violations

By Clare Condon Nov 21, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

EPA Levies Second Largest Civil Penalty for Alleged CWA Violations In a joint enforcement action announced in September 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) settled with a West Virginia-based oil and natural gas company for multiple violations of the CWA. […]

EPA’s Corrective Actions to Tighten Control of Unmonitored Chemical Releases

By Clare Condon Nov 19, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

EPA’s Corrective Actions to Tighten Control of Unmonitored Chemical Releases In September 2014, the OIG released its report titled, More Action Is Needed to Protect Water Resources From Unmonitored Hazardous Chemicals, which provided a look at how, despite current regulations, hazardous chemicals continue to be discharged from publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). The OIG investigations […]

Green Chill Partnership Achievements—Industry Steps Up

By Clare Condon Nov 14, 2014 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

GreenChill Partnership Achievements—Industry Steps Up The GreenChill Partnership provides food retailers, as well as advanced refrigeration system manufacturers and retrofit chemical and secondary fluid manufacturers, with assistance with preventing costly refrigerant leaks and emissions and meeting strict performance criteria under the GreenChill Store Certification Program. During the first year in the program, Partners average an […]

Value-Added Benefits from Biogas

By Clare Condon Nov 11, 2014 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Value-Added Benefits from Biogas As discussed yesterday, a fully developed biogas industry could provide both renewable energy and reduced emissions of the GHG methane, two valuable assets for combating climate change. But the recent report, Biogas Opportunities Roadmap, also makes the case for biogas as an economic driver that can generate capital investments, jobs, and […]

U.S. Biogas Energy Potential

By Clare Condon Nov 10, 2014 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

U.S. Biogas Energy Potential The process of creating energy through anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic materials (aka “biogas”) is not a new concept, but in light of climate change, it may be one with a lot of unrealized potential for both renewable energy and reducing emissions of the potent GHG methane. In the report titled […]

Use Near Misses to Get Management Thinking About Safety

By Jennifer Busick Nov 5, 2014 Special Topics in Safety Management

Updated: Apr 13, 2018

Production worries. Procurement worries. Personnel worries. Personal worries. With so much to worry about, it can be difficult sometimes to get management, supervisors, and workers to focus on your main concern: their safety. So when there’s a near miss in the workplace, don’t miss your chance—for a brief time, they’ll all be thinking about safety.

Curbing GHGs with Cap–and–Trade —How It’s Working

By Clare Condon Nov 4, 2014 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Curbing GHGs with Cap–and–Trade —How It’s Working The RGGI held its first CO2 allowance auction on September 25, 2008 and will hold its 26th auction on December 3, 2014. Along the way, the RGGI has evolved and in 2013, made changes to its Model Rule to further reduce CO2 emissions and help to ensure the […]

Curbing GHGs with Cap–and–Trade —How It Works

By Clare Condon Nov 3, 2014 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Curbing GHGs with Cap–and–Trade —How It Works The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI or “Reggie”) was first discussed in 2003 by the governors of nine states as a possible way to lower CO2 emissions from electric power plants on a regional scale. In late 2005, seven states – Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, […]

Nutrient Pollution—What It Is and What to Do About It

By Clare Condon Oct 31, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Nutrient Pollution—What It Is and What to Do About It According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the impacts of nutrient pollution are found in all types of our nation’s water bodies. In fact, “More than 100,000 miles of rivers and streams, close to 2.5 million acres of lakes, reservoirs and ponds, and more […]