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Free White Paper: Enterprise Risk Management: Keeping People, Assets, and the Environment Safe
Find out why operational risk management is a rising priority for monitoring disparate and disconnected efforts in safety, environmental compliance, and asset use to provide better enterprisewide control and management accountability.
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EPA Extends Reviews of 79 Proposed Mountaintop Mining Permits
EPA has announced that it has identified 79 proposed surface coal-mining projects in Appalachian states for further, detailed reviews of their pending permits.
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EPA Expects to Revise Rules for Wastewater Discharges from Power Plants
EPA has announced plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants. Wastewater discharged from coal ash ponds, air pollution control equipment, and other equipment at power plants can contaminate drinking water sources, cause fish and other wildlife to die, and create other detrimental environmental effects.
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This Week's Poll
Should FDA strengthen bottled water regulations?
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Last Week's Poll
Readers were split on the promotion of National Preparedness Month.
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President of Pesticide Company Sentenced for Environmental Crimes
The president of a pesticide company based in St. Joseph, Missouri, has been sentenced in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, for violations of the Clean Water Act and hazardous waste storage laws related to the company's pesticide production.
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National Program to Improve Fuel Economy and Reduce Greenhouse Gases
EPA and DOT have jointly proposed a rule establishing a national program to improve vehicle fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gases.
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Regulation of Bottled Water
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reported the results of a 1-year study on how federal and state governments ensure that consumers are protected from possible health risks from bottled water and how those protections compare with similar provisions for public water.
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Training Matrix
This thread offers help with organizing training requirements for SPCC, HAZWOPER, HazCom, etc.
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OSHA Challenge: Site-Specific Enforcement
OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting 2009 program will focus enforcement efforts on nearly 4,000 high-hazard worksites on the agency's list for comprehensive safety inspections. Changes to this year's program include dividing the primary list of establishments slated for inspection into three sectors and establishing minimum injury and illness rates for each group.
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