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Free eBook: What Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001) and Should I Care?
Many organizations are implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) as part of their risk management strategy to address changing legislation and protect their workforces.
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Libby to Get Health Services
During her Senate hearing to clear the way for her appointment as administrator of EPA, Lisa Jackson assured Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) that she would use her authority to reconsider EPA's decision not to declare a public health emergency in the asbestos- contaminated Libby Superfund site.
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New EPA Guide to Help States Save Money, Reduce GHG Emissions
EPA has released a first-of-its-kind guide to help states save money and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by adopting clean energy practices in their facilities, operations, and vehicle fleets.
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This Week's Poll
Do you agree with Jackson’s decision to declare Libby a public health emergency?
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Last Week's Poll
Last week we asked if you thought Obama's plan to reform mountaintop mining was too harsh. Find out what most people said.
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Wetlands Bill on the Move
On June 18, 2009, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved legislation sponsored by Senator Russ Feingold, E-Wis., that more clearly defines which bodies of waters are subject to federal regulation.
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Railroad Companies Fined for Hazmat Violations
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has assessed a $121,000 penalty to three railroad companies operating in western Massachusetts for failing to properly assess and clean up hazardous materials at two rail yard sites in Deerfield.
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Best Practice EPA Compliance Advice - At Your Service
When it comes to environmental compliance, the Advisor is your "peace of mind" guide to EPA regulations at 40 CFR. This plain-English newsletter gives you practical compliance advice on every key environmental compliance topic and acronym from CERCLA ... RCRA ... NESHAPS ... NPDES ... to SPCC.
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Tool of the Week
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (PPT)
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PCBs and Hazardous Waste
At the federal level, management and disposal of hazardous wastes is almost entirely regulated under RCRA, with two notable exceptions: asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, which fall under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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EPA's CHaMP Going Away?
Have you heard anything about EPA eliminating its Chemical Assessment and Management Program (CHaMP)?
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OSHA Challenge: Environmental Health Hazard
What substance has California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment recently added to its Proposition 65 list as an agent that can cause cancer?
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