Environmental Justice Tools Update: EJScreen 2.1 and CEJST 1.0
Posted: December 2022
U.S. EPA Releases EJScreen 2.1 On October 11, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released a new version of their EJScreen tool, EJScreen 2.1. EJScreen is an environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping tool that combines environmental and […]
Read MoreECHO and ECHO Notify: Do you know what data is out there?
Posted: October 2022
With different industries continuing to either expand their current facilities or build new facilities, public awareness and scrutiny has increased dramatically over the past few years. The public has started looking into different factors associated with facilities – including a […]
Read MoreU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Equity Action Plan to Support Environmental Justice Goals
Posted: May 2022
On April 14, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released its Equity Action Plan (EAP), meeting the directive from Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government calling for each […]
Read MoreBiden Administration Releases Two Environmental Justice Tools on the Same Day
Posted: February 2022
On February 18th, the Biden administration released two Environmental Justice (EJ)-related tools. First, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a beta version of the long-awaited Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. Later in the day, the U.S. […]
Read MoreOSHA Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings – Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making
Posted: December 2021
On October 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated rulemaking to protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazardous heat through the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) – Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor […]
Read MoreEPA’s Power Plants and Neighboring Communities Tool – It’s Not Just for Power Plants
Posted: August 2021
On July 29th, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) held a webinar to introduce their Power Plants and Neighboring Communities web resource. The tool is built off the demographic and environmental information available in U.S. EPA’s EJSCREEN Environmental Justice […]
Read MoreRecently Published Changes to PADEP Air Permit Fees
Posted: January 2021
Effective on January 16th, 2021, air quality applications, permits, Requests for Determination (RFD), and initial asbestos notifications are subject to new and/or increased fees in Pennsylvania. The amended fees are a result of a three-year regulatory process where the Pennsylvania […]
Read MoreAir Quality Permitting of Emergency Generators Located at Northern Virginia Data Centers
Posted: December 2020
Because of the infrastructure put into place decades ago, the Northern Virginia region has developed into a hub for data centers. Due to the critical nature of data centers remaining operational at all times, their presence naturally brings along with […]
Read MoreEnvironmental Justice and Air Quality Permitting in the Carolinas
Posted: November 2020
What is Environmental Justice or “EJ”? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), EJ is defined “as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the […]
Read MoreU.S. EPA Has Finalized Its Guidance Rule
Posted: November 2020
On October 19, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA’s) final rule titled Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions was published in the Federal Register. This final rule adds Subpart D to 40 CFR Part 2 – […]
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