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Arizona is Peerless, Her Breezes are Soft, and Her Aquifer Water Quality Standards are Newly Updated
Posted: July 24th, 2025
On June 4, 2025, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced that the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) has approved updated Aquifer Water Quality Standards (AWQS). Four new AWQS have been added for bromate, chlorite, haloacetic acids (HAAs), and […]
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Combustible Dust – NFPA 660 is Here
Posted: July 23rd, 2025
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) issued a new, consolidated standard for Combustible Dusts and Particulate Solids as NFPA 660 (effective December 6, 2024). A combustible dust is any finely divided solid material that presents a flash fire or explosion […]
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Planning Ahead: Upgraded California Environmental Reporting System Coming Out Soon
Posted: July 23rd, 2025
Out with the old and in with the new: the California Certified United Program Agency (CUPA) has announced that they are retiring the current California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) software because it will no longer be supported. CUPA plans to […]
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OSHA Renews and Updates Amputations in Manufacturing National Emphasis Program
Posted: July 17th, 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on June 26, 2025, in a National News Release, the renewal of its Amputations in Manufacturing Industries National Emphasis Program (NEP) aimed at mitigating the risk of amputations […]
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Recent Congressional Review Act (CRA) Activity
Posted: July 17th, 2025
This article is a brief update on recent developments related to Congress’s disapproval of a few Biden administration air quality-related rules. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) was passed into law in 1996 to strengthen congressional oversight of federal agencies’ rules. […]
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Waters of the United States Reconsidered: Listening Sessions
Posted: July 17th, 2025
Listening Sessions & Public Input: U.S. EPA & U.S. Army Corps for “Waters of the United States” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) in a press release on June 17, 2025, announced the completion of the initial listening sessions […]
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Are You in the Know on the Refrigerant Rules?
Posted: July 10th, 2025
On January 1, 2026 facilities with refrigeration appliances, including air conditioners, refrigerators, chillers, and freezers, with a full charge of 15 pounds or more of refrigerant may be subject to new leak repair requirements under 40 CFR Part 84, Subpart […]
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ALL4 is Headed to ASSP Safety 2025 in Orlando, FL!
Posted: July 9th, 2025
We are excited to announce that ALL4 will attend the ASSP Safety 2025 Conference and Expo on July 22-24, 2025 in Orlando, Florida! As one of the leading events for workplace safety professionals, this conference brings together thousands of Environmental, […]
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Changes to U.S. EPA PFAS Drinking Water Standards Under the Trump Administration
Posted: July 9th, 2025
In April 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) finalized Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid […]
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What is the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act?
Posted: June 26th, 2025
Enacted by the Texas Legislature and administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act—the Audit Act for short—has been in effect since 1997, with the purpose […]
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