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The Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a scoping report that is the first step in a process that will produce a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) in 2019 on the management of coal leasing on public land, says the BLM. The intent of the report is to present […]
The Trump EPA has issued the first of what is expected to be two proposals to amend the Obama EPA’s 2016 Phase 2 rules governing emissions from medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles.
A government watchdog group says safety has not improved since a toxic chemical leak at a pesticide plant in Texas that killed four workers a year ago. Keep reading to find out the reasons behind the bleak assessment.
The House of Representatives recently voted 216 to 212 to repeal the power plant rule that “prevents facilities previously subject to strict standards for seven hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (CAA) from being reclassified into a less-strict category of regulation,” according to a Washington Examiner article on MSN News. No replacement rule […]
The Sierra Club announced that it is suing the EPA and Administrator Scott Pruitt for allegedly failing to respond to requests the group has made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain information about ongoing interactions Pruitt and his staff are having with regulated industries.
On March 2, 2016, the Oregon Legislature passed the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan (Senate Bill (SB) 1547, B-eng.). Should Democratic Governor Kate Brown sign the bill into law—and she has preliminarily indicated that she will—Oregon will become the first state to set a deadline for eliminating coal-fired electricity generation by its major utilities. […]
Taking enforcement action against violating small community water systems (SCWSs) can be a complete waste of time, which makes it clear that other approaches are needed to bring the thousands of such systems into compliance with their Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) obligations.
Employers have through September 28 to submit comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposal to amend its controversial Obama-era e-recordkeeping rule.
As you plan safety meetings and other safety training sessions, be sure think about the diverse factors represented in your workforce. There are many differences among employees in your workforce, and some of these differences can present a challenge when it’s time for safety training. To ensure effective training, you need to take these diverse […]
Do you use refrigerants in your day-to-day facility operations? Can you reduce your compliance exposure when it comes to refrigerant leaks? Yesterday we took a look at how your local supermarket may be reducing refrigerant emissions. Today we will explore some suggestions for reducing the potential for a refrigerant leak.