4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Recap of the CAPCA 2025 Fall Technical Workshop and Forum
Posted: November 13th, 2025
This year’s fall Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) technical workshop and forum included a wide range of technical topics of interest to those located in the Carolinas and beyond. In addition to the regulatory update highlights presented by the […]
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U.S. EPA Prepares New Revisions to CWA Section 401: What Industrial Project Teams Should Know Going Into 2026
Posted: November 13th, 2025
On November 5, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) quietly advanced a significant Clean Water Act (CWA) action to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The proposal would revise the Biden administration’s 2023 Section […]
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U.S. EPA and Workplace Exposure: Air Toxics and Worker Health in Texas Industries
Posted: November 13th, 2025
Introduction Texas manufacturing, refining, and petrochemical sectors are a significant component of American industry. These production facilities sit at the intersection of worker protection and environmental regulation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) air toxics standards are designed to […]
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Waste Not: Why You Need a Waste Minimization Program
Posted: November 6th, 2025
When was the last time you took a close look at your waste streams? If you’re like many other companies, you may be relying on your hazardous waste vendor to handle waste determination and profiling. But here’s the catch: as […]
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U.S. EPA Processes Renewable Fuel Standard Small Refinery Exemption Backlog
Posted: November 6th, 2025
Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requires that all transportation fuel contain at least a minimum volume of renewable fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Since its establishment, enforcement of RFS has varied greatly, […]
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Lead Copper Rule Improvements Update
Posted: October 30th, 2025
The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements were finalized in October 2024 with Federal requirements as a national baseline including, but not limited to: Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) by 2037, Submitting an updated sampling plan to […]
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Water Regulatory Update: U.S. EPA’s Latest Agenda
Posted: October 30th, 2025
The Spring Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions was (finally) published in early September at reginfo.gov and it brought some anticipated but abbreviated insights into the water regulatory priorities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). Some key […]
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CTDEEP Industrial Stormwater General Permit Reissuance
Posted: October 23rd, 2025
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reissued the industrial stormwater general permit (IGP) on October 1, 2025 with an effective date of November 1, 2025. The previous DEEP National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for […]
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Turning Exposure Data Into Safer Workplaces
Posted: October 23rd, 2025
Understanding Workplace Airborne Hazards In many workplaces employees handle chemicals that can cause both immediate and long-term health effects. Whether it be in a research and development laboratory or a manufacturing environment, airborne contaminants can pose risks if not properly […]
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EHS Considerations in the Paperboard Converting Industry
Posted: October 23rd, 2025
While the process of converting paperboard into corrugated sheets and containers seems rather straightforward, there are a wide array of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) challenges faced when manufacturing these products. As experts in both the converting process and EHS […]
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