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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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How to Prepare for EPA's Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule
Most affected industries that must comply with EPA's new mandatory GHG reporting rule will be required to begin to collect appropriate data beginning in 2010. With precious little time remaining this year to set up your systems and procedures before appropriate data must be collected and handled, it is imperative that you understand the rule’s requirements and prepare for it NOW.
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SEC About-Face on Risk Disclosure Policy
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened what can be considered a veritable hornet's nest with a reversal of a policy that allowed public companies to exclude investor proposals for disclosures related to environmental, financial, and health risks, including those related to climate change.
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This Week's Poll
Should your company have to disclose future environmental risks?
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Last Week's Poll
Last week we asked if you thought the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act would increase the number of jobs in the United States. Find out what most people said.
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Companies Correct Environmental Violations, EPA Reduces Fines
Six California companies that voluntarily disclosed and corrected environmental violations have seen penalties waived by EPA. It's the result of an EPA policy that has been successful in getting companies to make good-faith efforts in self-policing their own environmental compliance.
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EPA Orders Chemical Testing for Hormone Effects
EPA has issued the first test orders for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interact with and disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by human and animal endocrine systems, which regulate growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
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Tool of the Week
Guidance Document - What You Should Know: A Guide to Developing a Hazardous Materials Training Program
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Proposed GACT for Chemical Preparation
Owners and operators of the 25 or so of the nation's chemical preparation plants that are small or area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) can derive some measure of relief from EPA's proposed national emissions standards for the sector.
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New SEC Risk Disclosure Policy
This thread discusses SEC's new take on whether companies have to disclose risks.
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OSHA Challenge: OSHA Citation
Federal OSHA has published preliminary figures for the most frequently cited OSHA standards during the period October 2008 through September 2009.
Which standard led the list as most frequently cited?
A) §1910.1200—Hazard Communication
B) §1926.451—Scaffolding
C) §1926.501—Fall Protection
D) §1910.134—Respiratory Protection
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Featured Environmental Resources
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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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November 5, 2009
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SEC has reversed a policy and now requires public companies to disclose in investor proposals activities that have an adverse effect on the environment—including matters related to climate change. This week’s EHS Forum Hot Topic discusses this policy—tell us what you think.
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