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First Things
Flash Demo -- If you haven't done so already, you may want to run our Flash Demo to familiarize yourself with our navigation and the various features of the website. For more personalized instruction, you can always contact your account representative or BLR technical support.
User's Guide -- Your subscription includes a printed User's Guide, sent to you through the mail. If you'd like to see it now, or if you ever lose your copy, you can use this link to view or print another copy. (You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader on your computer to view this file. If you don't have it, you can download and install it using this link.)
Getting Started
A to Z Topic Page -- There are many ways to locate the compliance and training tools and information you need. If you like to browse topics alphabetically, try starting with our A to Z Topic Page.
Left Side Navigation -- Not sure exactly what topic you want? Our Environmental Topics section lets you drill down through major category headings and subheadings. If you're looking for particular kinds of resources or tools (e.g., regulatory analysis, regulatory activity, forms, sample plans, guidance documents, etc.), use the links in the Library section. Both of these sections are located on the left side of the home page and all other main pages.
Site Navigator --
If you know the state, the topic, and/or the type of document you need -- or any combination of those things -- you can go directly to the information using the Site Navigator at the top of your screen. See more information about using the Site Navigator.
Search -- If you are unsure of exactly what you are looking for, try our search box at the top right of every page or go to our advanced search page.
Ask the Experts -- If you still can't find an answer on the website, you can always use our Ask the Experts service, where you are guranteed a response to your question within one business day.
Website Features
This website contains a wealth of valuable environmental compliance and training tools and information, including:
Final Regulations represent the final step in the regulatory process. After being published, final rules are codified into the full text of the code of federal regulations or into a state's administrative code. Regulated entities must keep track of new and amended regulation effective and compliance dates to avoid potential enforcement action.
Proposed Regulations often represent the first step in the regulatory process. Agencies will usually open proposals for a period of public comment. Interested parties can submit written comments and/or attend hearings in an effort to influence the final form of a proposed rule. Tracking proposals can help ensure that a regulated entity is never caught off guard by an agency action.
Notices are agency-provided announcements of their actions. Notice content includes information on things such as meetings, hearings, permit applications, emergency actions, and other agency communications.
Regulatory Analysis -- Plain-English summaries of the differences between federal and state environmental laws and regulations. These summaries are updated regularly. Full-text regulations are available for an additional charge.
Compliance Tools -- Thousands of forms, sample plans, guidance documents, Q&As, checklists… countless tools to help you in your day-to-day environmental management activities.
Training Sessions -- Prewritten training sessions on a variety of key environmental topics such as hazardous waste, emergency response, and risk management. Each session includes a trainer's outline and a quiz, along with a detailed description of regulatory requirements and citations.
Daily Environmental News -- Feature articles written by BLR's staff of environmental professionals, plus state and federal agency news, news briefs, and other articles, updated each day.
Ask the Experts! -- Any subscriber can have an environmental question answered by our environmental analysts within one business day and can access a Q & A database of numerous questions and answers, organized by topic.
Your Newsletters
Regulatory Update -- Your subscription includes our twice-weekly Regulatory Update detailing regulatory activity at the federal level and in your state(s). The Regulatory Update is e-mailed on Tuesdays and Fridays. You can see the current issue here.
Environmental Newsletter -- Subscribers to Enviro.BLR.com also are given access to our state-specific Environmental Newsletter, an 8-page monthly newsletter chock full of important environmental news, regulatory activity, court cases, and tips for your state and EPA region. You can view current and archive issues here.
Environmental Ezine -- Your subscription also includes our weekly Environmental Ezine, which is e-mailed every Thursday. If you haven't previously subscribed to any BLR ezines, you will need to click the link in the confirmation e-mail you receive (this helps protect you from receiving unwanted e-mail). You can see the current issue here.
Important Links
You may want to bookmark some of these important links:
