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State Environmental Compliance Doesn't Have to Be Difficult
Here is all the plain-English help you need to stay in compliance with the environmental laws in your state. No need to know the name of complex regulations—just look up by topic for fast, accurate explanations.
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GHGs and Your Air Permits
In March 2010, EPA plans to establish standards regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light-duty motor vehicles. This rule has the potential to cripple stationary source air permitting programs and small businesses throughout the nation. How does a mobile source rule have such an impact on stationary source air permits?
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Energy, Climate, and Jobs
National job security is vying with environmental protection as the most important element in climate legislation, as evidenced by the title of the recently introduced Senate bill—the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
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This Week's Poll
Would the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act increase number of jobs in the U.S.?
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Last Week's Poll
Last week we asked if you thought the Clean Water Action Enforcement Plan will be successful. Find out what most people said.
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EPA Rethinks Risks from Shop Rags
The regulatory road for solvent-contaminated shop rags destined for landfilling became uncertain with EPA's release of a reassessment of the associated risks posed to human health and the environment.
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EMSs Help Achieve Environmental Justice Goals
At this year’s WEFTEC, Andrew Krucin of the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority stressed that wastewater managers have a unique opportunity to improve other people’s lives because they have the skills and authority to optimize water quality, minimize odors and other adverse impacts, achieve cost efficiencies to reduce rates, and reduce facilities’ carbon footprints.
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Tool of the Week
HAZWOPER Facility Security (PPT)
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PHMSA Reins in Special Permits
If you depend on a Department of Transportation (DOT) special permit or approval for shipping hazardous materials—and if DOT records are to be believed there's quite a large number of you who do—you may be encountering significant changes in the way DOT issues and renews those documents.
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EHS Forum Hot Topic |
Rags
This thread asks about the final rule establishing standards for the treatment of solvent-contaminated rags. Think you can help?
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OSHA Challenge: National Emergency Declaration
President Obama has signed a National Emergency Declaration on H1N1 that allows healthcare systems to quickly implement disaster plans should they become overwhelmed.
Which of the following will healthcare facilities specifically be able to do?
1. Submit waivers to establish alternate care sites
2. Make it mandatory for healthcare personnel to get H1N1 vaccine
3. Modify patient triage protocols and transfer procedures
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Featured Environmental Resources
Enviro.BLR.com
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Environmental Training Library
New Content delivers required EPA, RCRA, and HAZWOPER training easily and effectively with the ready-to-use library of Microsoft® PowerPoint® training meetings. The prewritten meetings developed by BLR's environmental training experts take the time and hard work out of delivering required hazardous waste training. Learn More
Hazardous Waste Container Management
This guide explains the federal hazardous waste container management rules applicable to both TSDFs storing hazwaste in containers and generators accumulating hazwaste on-site in containers. In addition to explaining the federal standards, the guide addresses the standards of all 50 states. Learn More |
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October 29, 2009
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Accidents involving hazardous wastes may injure workers and have severe impacts on public health and the environment. Preventing these detrimental effects is a leading responsibility at any facility or worksite covered by the HAZWOPER standard. Procedures for safe use, handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes are essential to prevent accidents. See this week's tool for a new HAZWOPER Facility Security training PowerPoint® presentation.
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