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Lime Manufacturing NESHAP Supplemental Proposal Issued
Posted: March 6th, 2024
A supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to the 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAAA (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lime Manufacturing Plants [Lime Manufacturing NESHAP]) was published in the February 9, 2024 Federal Register. The U.S. Environmental […]
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Revisions to the Risk Management Program Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Requirements
Posted: March 6th, 2024
Introduction On February 27, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) signed final Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP) Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations. The amendments include changes and enhancements to accident prevention program requirements, emergency preparedness […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Listing of Specific PFAS and Hazardous Constituents
Posted: March 5th, 2024
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published the proposed rule, Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents, in the February 8, 2024, Federal Register. The proposed rule has an open comment period until April 8, 2024. What is […]
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Proposed Changes to Project Emissions Accounting (PEA) Regulations
Posted: March 4th, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed proposed changes to the 2020 Project Emissions Accounting (PEA) provisions in the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) regulations on February 22, 2024. Collectively, the PSD and NNSR […]
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Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Rule
Posted: February 29th, 2024
On January 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed the “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Rule,” otherwise known as the methane fee rule or “Waste Emissions Charge” rule (89 FR 5318). As part of […]
Read articleConsiderations when selecting an EHS MIS tool
Posted: February 22nd, 2024
Management information systems (MIS) are used for the coordination, communication, and analysis of information in an organization. There are multiple software solutions out on the market and the MIS selection process for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) compliance systems can […]
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Legacy Data Migration Planning and Approach
Posted: February 21st, 2024
What is Legacy Data Migration and Why is it Needed? Legacy Data Migration is the process of moving data from one storage system to another. As companies move systems such as from a home-grown system to a Commercial Off-the-Shelf software […]
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Industrial Stormwater Applicants Dodged the PFAS Bullet… Industrial Wastewater Not So Lucky
Posted: February 15th, 2024
In December 2023, PA Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) updated its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Individual Industrial Wastewater permit application process, and PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are now included as required pollutants to be sampled. These emerging […]
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So – You Failed a RATA, Now What?
Posted: February 13th, 2024
What’s a RATA? A RATA is a Relative Accuracy Test Audit, and it’s typically performed as an annual audit on a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS). A third party brings an independently certified CEMS and hooks it up to your […]
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Annual PM2.5 NAAQS Lowered!
Posted: February 8th, 2024
On February 7, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) made the long-awaited announcement that the annual particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) will be lowered from 12 micrograms per cubic […]
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