The Difficulties With Attaining Compliance With Environmental Regulations – An Ode to the Environmental Compliance Manager
Posted: September 12th, 2013
If you are an environmental compliance manager today with college age children you are probably encouraging them to become dentists or orthodontists, and not to follow in your footsteps as an environmental compliance manager. Arguably one of the toughest positions […]
Read articleInclude Changes to OSHA HazCom Standard in Your 2013 Planning
Posted: December 17th, 2012
Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule that revised its Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard…
Read articleHazardous Waste Manifests – A Future Without Filing Cabinets?
Posted: November 19th, 2012
On October 5, 2012 The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (ACT) was signed into law by President Obama. This ACT amends Subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act…
Read articleWe Hope You Didn’t Blink – U.S. EPA’s Busy New Year
Posted: February 2nd, 2012
Generally as we head into the holiday season here in the U.S., things start to wind down. For many, work is dominated by preparing year-end reports and planning for the year ahead. For individuals, our thoughts typically turn to holiday […]
Read articleCaught in the Crossfire
Posted: January 9th, 2012
Eerily similar to the political and ideological extremism that has overtaken both houses of Congress, the various factions that typically provide “public” comments on proposed new and revised air quality regulations are generally split between industry trade or lobbying organizations […]
Read article(Re) Introducing Cycle4ward!
Posted: August 26th, 2011
The best kept secret about ALL4 used to be EnviroReview, our customized monthly environmental regulatory update product. But thanks to the efforts of Annalise Matulewicz, Kristin Gordon, and the rest of the EnviroReview team, more and more clients have been […]
Read articlePennsylvania Proposes to Adopt Effluent Standards for New High TDS Wastewater Discharges
Posted: February 21st, 2010
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is proposing to amend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 95 (relating to Wastewater Treatment Requirements) to establish new effluent standards for new sources of wastewaters containing high Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentrations. The Environmental […]
Read articlePADEP to Propose Substantial Air Fee Increases and New Air Fees for 2010 and Beyond
Posted: April 16th, 2009
At the February 12, 2009 Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee (AQTAC) meeting, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) introduced proposed new amendments to Chapters 127 and 139 of the State’s air regulations. The proposed changes to Chapter 127 affect […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Amends SPCC Regulation Definition of “Navigable Waters”
Posted: December 11th, 2008
On November 26, 2008, U.S. EPA issued a final rule to amend the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulation in response to a court decision that vacates the definition of “navigable waters” that U.S. EPA had promulgated in 2002. […]
Read articlePennsylvania Finalizes Water Resources Planning Regulations
Posted: November 29th, 2008
On November 15, 2008, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board published the final Water Resources Planning regulations under Act 220. These regulations amend the reporting requirements for water suppliers in Chapter 109 (Safe Drinking Water) and add a new Chapter 110 […]
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