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North Carolina NPDES Industrial Stormwater General Permit 2026 Updates – What You Need to Know General Background of Stormwater Permits
Posted: June 17th, 2026
Author: Alex Ges The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has published the draft permits and factsheets for six National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Industrial Stormwater General Permits. The proposed reissuances of these six draft General Permits include […]
Read articleMassachusetts Industrial Wastewater Holding Tanks: What Facilities Should Know About 314 CMR 18 Compliance
Posted: June 17th, 2026
Author: Shawn Murphy Industrial wastewater holding tanks are common across many industries throughout Massachusetts. Yet many facility owners are unaware that these systems may be subject to specific regulatory requirements under Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) regulation 314 CMR […]
Read articleInclusion of Microplastics in U.S. EPA Draft Contaminant Candidate List
Posted: June 17th, 2026
Author: Aidan Decker Microplastics, which are coming under increased public scrutiny, were included in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) on April 2, 2026. CCL 6 is a list of contaminants that […]
Read articleIllinois Data Centers – Fears for Tiers
Posted: June 11th, 2026
Author: Kelly Blackmon Data centers in the state of Illinois may have some questions ─ or fears ─ about engine Tiers in their future. Big changes are coming that will impact data centers looking at future emergency engines: there’s a […]
Read articleNorth Carolina Takes Decisive Action in Regulating PFAS in Wastewater – 2026 Update
Posted: June 11th, 2026
Authors: A.J. Golding & Kennedy Schroeder On September 11, 2024, the Water Quality Committee of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) Environmental Management Commission (EMC) approved a motion to establish per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) monitoring for “every industrial […]
Read articleSB 54 Explained: California’s Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Law
Posted: June 9th, 2026
Author: Cambre Codington California’s SB 54, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, establishes one of the most sweeping packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs in the United States. Companies that sell, distribute, or import covered packaging or […]
Read articleCority EMS: Best Practices for Instance Management
Posted: June 4th, 2026
Authors: Kurk Hebert & Julie Taccino Introduction A key concept in information technology (IT) administration is instance management, which is how you manage different versions of your site. This blog post is focused on best practices for Cority EMS, specifically […]
Read articleHazard Communication Standard Updates
Posted: June 4th, 2026
Author: Kevin Chaplin Compliance Deadline Extension Reminder On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a second corrections notice to further correct minor errors and make technical amendments that do not affect or change any […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Issues Back-to-Back Title V Guidance Memos
Posted: May 28th, 2026
Author: Amy Marshall In April and May 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued two memoranda directing regional offices and state, local, and Tribal permitting authorities to take full advantage of existing flexibilities in the Clean Air Act […]
Read articleProposed Revisions to “Begin Actual Construction” Definition
Posted: May 21st, 2026
Author: Roy Rakiewicz The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) proposed revisions to the definition of the term “begin actual construction” under the New Source Review (NSR) regulations were signed by the U.S. EPA administrator on May 11, 2026 and […]
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