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At a hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was asked repeatedly how the Agency could meet its obligations to protect human health and the environment in 2018 under the $2.3 billion (31 percent) cut the administration has proposed. This is a bipartisan concern since the EPA cuts will impact popular […]
Yesterday we reviewed the top 10 hazardous materials (hazmat) violations that are showing up this year. Nine of the top 10 hazmat violations in fiscal year (FY) 2016 have shown up as part of the top 10 so far in FY 2017. However, one violation that crept to number 10 this year concerns state and […]
What is the most hazardous task your workers will do today? If you’re in a high-hazard industry, you might think it’s operating a dangerous piece of machinery or working at heights. If your industry is less dangerous, maybe it’s a job that requires heavy lifting. However, there’s a good chance that the most dangerous thing […]
The EPA is moving to stay for up to 2 years requirements to meet provisions of its June 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas (O&G) industry. Several of those provisions are already subject to a 3-month stay the EPA issued June 2, 2017; that stay expires August 31, 2017. […]
Unsecured packages remained the top violation of hazardous materials (hazmat) regulations uncovered by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) roadside inspections. What other violations made the top 10 list? Let’s take a look and help you avoid DOT’s hazmat hit list.
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In his continuing effort to bring Department of the Interior (DOI) policies into step with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on U.S. energy independence, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has issued another secretarial order of his own, this one to initiate reviews of federal and state plans affecting conservation of the greater sage-grouse.
Both shippers and carriers of hazardous materials (hazmat) in transportation send the vehicles and drivers off, confident in the arrival of the hazmat to its final destination without incident. However, your driver may be pulled over by a roadside inspector who may uncover any number of hazmat violations. What are these roadside inspectors looking for, […]
The nation was still reeling from news of a shooting at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia early Wednesday morning when reports of yet another shooting began to trickle in. Just a few hours after the Virginia shooting, on the other side of the country, a man walked in to a UPS sorting facility […]
When assembling National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, permit writers must consider both technology-based effluent limitations (TBELs) and water-quality-based effluent limitations (WQBELs). What is the difference?