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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court) recently issued a stay nationwide against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from enforcing the revised definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), also known as the Clean Water Rule.
Yesterday we discussed green infrastructure as a method to stem the flow of stormwater at your facility. Today we are going to take a fun trip on the wine trail to explore some ways that wineries can “green the grapes.” As the weather changes and grapes are growing well in climates where they did not […]
If your community is tasked with bucking up its efforts to stem the flow of stormwater, you may be asked (let’s face it, required), to better manage stormwater at your facility. This could be more or less costly depending on how you choose to tackle the problem. Today we will discuss green infrastructure as a […]
The EPA has released a rule that it says will reduce the discharge of pollutants into U.S. waterways from steam electric power plants by 1.4 billion pounds per year annually, as well as reduce water withdrawal by 57 gallons per year. The rule sets the first federal limits on the levels of toxic metals in […]
EPA’s revised standards to protect agricultural workers from exposure to pesticides are intended to provide workers with the same level of protections afforded by law to workers in other industries. According to Arturo S. Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America, the final revisions for the standards meet that expectation.
This is what regulatory agencies across the country want to know. From February through June sources of air emissions are required to submit annual emissions statements or reports to the appropriate regulatory agency quantifying the pollutants they emitted during the year.
There’s money to be had in green technology for small business entrepreneurs. Yesterday we walked you through five steps toward getting funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for green technology ideas. Today we will highlight three projects the Agency recently funded to help you judge whether your idea can grab the money and […]