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Andy Ingriselli, president of Aquatech Pump and Power Inc., the Canadian wastewater contracting company featured in the April GOMC profile story, makes a great point about being proactive in working with environmental regulators. Rather than hope to avoid greater oversight on their mining work sites, Ingriselli wants to let the regulators know his company is knowledgeable about the rules and just ...

Apr. 24, 2011

By Aquatech Dewatering Company

Keep building knowledge of environmental regulation

Andy Ingriselli, president of Aquatech Pump and Power Inc., the Canadian wastewater contracting company featured in the April GOMC profile story, makes a great point about being proactive in working with environmental regulators. Rather than hope to avoid greater oversight on their mining work sites, Ingriselli wants to let the regulators know his company is knowledgeable about the rules and just ...

Apr. 24, 2011

By Aquatech Dewatering Company

Are Canadians missing the mark on energy and environmental regulations?

Policymakers have encumbered Canadians with superfluous and needlessly costly environmental regulations that do little to improve the environment, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute. “From light bulb bans to plastic bag bans, governments across the country have implemented inefficient policies that put unnecessary constraints on Canadians’ personal ...

May 27, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

Voluntary environmental regulation may be better for industry

Environmental regulation that is developed voluntarily within a company, for example through eco-management schemes, is more likely to lead to a competitive advantage than compulsory regulation, according to new research. A study of 208 Spanish companies suggests that command-and-control legislation tends to be perceived as a threat. There is a complex relationship between environmental ...

Jun. 24, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Recolight welcomes new amendements to the environmental permitting regulations

Waste electrical and electronic equipment producer compliance scheme Recolight has welcomed the approval of a new amendment to the Environmental Permitting Regulations which allows collection points to store WEEE for “as long as needs be”, rather than the current storage limit of three months. Recolight health, safety and compliance manager Gemma Bristow told MRW that the new amendment will ...

Feb. 16, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Nuclear regulators to review environmental modelling for radiation safety

Issues of radiation safety and environmental protection go hand in hand. At the IAEA last week, experts from 40 countries examined the transfer of radionuclides to plant and animal life, to improve how risks are assessed and ultimately reduced. 'All nuclear facilities and uranium mines, in their day-to-day activities, release some amount of radioactive effluents into the environment, transferring ...

Jan. 25, 2009

By The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Cap-and-Trade regulation posted on Ontario Environmental Registry

Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) posted on the Environmental Registry February 25, 2016, a regulatory proposal for a new cap-and-trade regulation designed to generate approximately $1.8-1.9 billion per year to fund projects aimed at reducing emissions. The proposed framework includes: An appendix presenting detailed technical information for the ...

Mar. 15, 2016

By Envirogate Event Management Inc.

The challenge of regulating nanomaterials

Lynn L. Bergeson is quoted in an article in the January 15, 2008, issue of Environmental Science & Technology regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) clarification that nanomaterials are not considered new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act ...

Feb. 26, 2008

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

New Biocides Regulation improves human health and environmental protection

A new Regulation on biocidal products applying from 1st September will significantly increase the safety and simplify the authorisation procedure of biocides used and placed on the market in the EU. Biocides are chemicals used to suppress harmful organisms such as pests and germs (i.e. moulds and bacteria), including insect repellents, disinfectants and industrial chemicals like anti-fouling ...

Aug. 29, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Weak environmental regulations show little faith in U.S. business

Before the big job speech, President Obama made an important decision about the economy and public health. About 10 days ago he reversed himself and his own EPA to stop a regulation that would've reduced smog-causing pollution. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the ...

Sep. 11, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

New regulations for 2011

A number of new domestic (both State and Federal) and international regulations are in effect in 2011. The new Emergency Response Guide Book, released in 2008, is now available with Chemical Safety’s Environmental Management Systems (EMS) software, as are new Building Code rules and regulations, international labeling requirements under the Global Harmonized System for labeling and ...

Feb. 23, 2011

By Chemical Safety Software

The right’s resistance to regulation

Book details how conservatives have changed the terms of the environmental debate in recent decades. Written by Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office.You can read the original story in MIT NewsJames Watt, who served as Secretary of the Interior from 1981 ...

Jan. 15, 2013

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

U.S. Power Plants Face New Environmental Regulations, Potential Retrofits

Untitled Document EPA's new CWA Section 316(b) rule may significantly increase facility permitting and monitoring costs for of 543 major US power plants -- even requiring expensive retrofits of their cooling ...

Dec. 31, 2003

By AECOM

House subcommittee holds hearing on environmental regulation and its impact on the economy

On October 6, 2011, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing on "Chemical Risk Assessment: What Works for Jobs and the Economy?" According to the background memorandum, the hearing was intended to explore the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), and the relationship between IRIS and EPA's regulatory ...

Oct. 6, 2011

By Acta Group

EPA’s ethanol regulations pose serious safety, environmental concerns for consumers

In a conference call with reporters today, API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco discussed ...

May 2, 2012

By American Petroleum Institute (API)

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Environmental Regulation and Its Impact on the Economy

On October 6, 2011, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing on "Chemical Risk Assessment: What Works for Jobs and the Economy?" According to the background memorandum, the hearing was intended to explore the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), and the relationship between IRIS and EPA's regulatory ...

Nov. 5, 2011

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Commitment to streamline and simplify environmental regulation of onshore oil and gas exploratory activities

The Environment Agency is the environmental regulator for the onshore oil and gas industry in England. We take the environmental risks associated with oil and gas exploration and production very seriously, including hydraulic fracturing for shale gas. We are committed to ensuring that people and the environment are protected. We are also committed to ensuring that our regulation does not impose ...

Jun. 26, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

New Environmental Regulations Open the Door for UVC-LED Based Sensors and Systems

The Paris Climate Pact highlighted the need for countries across the world to urgently address planet-warming carbon emissions. In recent weeks, governments in Asia and Europe have been battling another key environmental concern- smog caused by automobile and factory emissions. To limit various types of air and also water pollution, governments and regulatory bodies have implemented several new ...

Jan. 25, 2016

By Crystal IS, Inc.

Lynn L. Bergeson will speak at conference concerning environmental regulation and commercial implications

We are pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson will be speaking at the upcoming conference entitled 'Environmental Regulation and Commercial Implications 2010: How the New Administration, Congress and the Courts Have Changed the Rules.' The conference will be held in New York City on May 7, 2010, and in San Francisco on May 18, 2010. The conference will be broadcast live on the Internet on May ...

Feb. 28, 2010

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Drinking Water Inspectorate Water regulation - Regulation 31

The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) under the umbrella of the UK Government’s DEFRA (Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs) states that; “Protection of public health of consumers through safeguarding the quality of drinking water is a key aspect of the drinking water quality regulatory framework. ...

Jun. 16, 2017

By ENDURAMAXX

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