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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Agency had changed its mind about withdrawing the Obama EPA’s July 2014 proposed determination regarding Pebble Limited Partnership’s (PLP) plan to build a copper and gold ore mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska.
EHS Daily Advisor’s exclusive online summit focusing on worker safety is taking place on May 13-14, 2025. Join us for two days of conversation and insight from industry-leading experts, covering the latest topics in worker safety and providing tools for building a more protected workplace. Day 1: Tuesday, May 13 Opening Keynote | Psychosocial Hazards Are […]
Scaffolds provide necessary access to certain jobs—and require necessary training to work on them safely. OSHA general industry standard on scaffolds (29 CFR 1910.28-29) emphasize specifications that are very precise about everything from the spacing of the poles to the size of the planking. No matter what its type, a scaffold has to be strong […]
EPA’s just-released 2016 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis paints an ambiguous picture of the electric utility sector. The good news is that all releases from the sector are down compared to numbers in the 2015 analysis. But what is also down is the number of facilities reporting. In the 2015 analysis, 554 facilities sent […]
The EPA has launched a new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) website to provide information to the public about EPA’s review of the Clean Water Rule’s (CWR) controversial definition. This site replaces the website initially developed under the Obama administration’s 2015 rulemaking process.
While receiving less attention in the news than the administration’s proposed 31 percent cut to EPA’s 2018 budget, the proposed cut of $1.8 billion (13 percent) for the Department of Interior (DOI) significantly restructures DOI’s top priorities. In testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made it clear that the […]
Responding to two petitions for reconsideration, the EPA has issued a final rule extending several compliance deadlines under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the phosphoric acid manufacturing and phosphate fertilizer production source categories. The final rule also includes several technical amendments related to required monitoring and performance testing.
The case against EPA’s effort to freeze the Agency’s June 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) imposing air pollution controls the oil and natural gas (O&G) industry expanded when the attorneys general (AGs) of 14 states and the city of Chicago filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the plaintiffs, five environmental groups. “State […]
But EPA says approach pays few dividends for RMP For several years, EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been trying to persuade several Agency programmatic offices to conduct cross-checks wherein facility information collected by one program can indicate if the facility is potentially not complying with requirements in another program. Generally, the OIG believes […]
If you employ workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, they could be at higher risk of injury than the rest of your workforce. Keep reading for information on an important new training resource created for these employees.