environmental regulator News
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Cleaner cars mean more jobs at BMW
The German car maker BMW wants to recruit 2600 new employees in the next few months as part of efforts to make its fleet more environment-friendly. A spokesman for the company said it wanted to bring in experts to work on electric vehicles, hybrid powertrains and cleaner combustion engines to increase its production of cars with lower CO2 emissions, because of the increasing need to comply with ...
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ELI Report Looks at Trump Administration’s Impact on Environmental Law and Policy and What Lies ahead
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released Environment 2021: What Comes Next?, a report that looks at the Trump Administration’s impact on environmental law and policy and what lies ahead. ELI states that the report is “a response to growing demand for analysis of how deregulatory initiatives by the Trump Administration will affect environmental protection, governance, ...
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ELI Report Looks at Trump Administration’s Impact on Environmental Law and Policy and What Lies Ahead
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released Environment 2021: What Comes Next?, a report that looks at the Trump Administration’s impact on environmental law and policy and what lies ahead. ELI states that the report is “a response to growing demand for analysis of how deregulatory initiatives by the Trump Administration will affect environmental protection, governance, ...
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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 ...
By Acta Group
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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 ...
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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 water intake structures. ENSR's white paper, Cost-Effective 316(b) Compliance, provides strategies to help engineering and environmental managers evaluate the effects ...
By AECOM
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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 ...
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Good times for the waste management industry
The UK’s waste management industry has experienced extensive growth in recent years thanks to environmental regulations. Figures indicate that the industry grew in value by 22.3% between 2009 and 2012, with additional growth of 5% estimated for 2013. Between 2008/2009 and 2012/2013, the volume of municipal waste entering landfill decreased by 38.4%, while the amount of recycled/composted ...
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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 ...
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EPA settlement with NASA resolves environmental violations at Goddard Space Flight Center
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has agreed to pay a $50,660 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal environmental regulations at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Island, Va., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The settlement brings the Flight Center into compliance with environmental regulations that help protect communities and the ...
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Toronto amends sewer bylaw
At its meeting of February 3, Toronto City Council voted to amend the Sewers By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 681) and the Water Supply By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 851) to address, in part, the discharge of certain pesticides, dental amalgams and wastewaters from the food services and auto servicing sectors. In addition, new provisions covering the discharge of private water (i.e., water not ...
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Low emission natural gas I/P transducers meet new environmental regulations
Rotork Fairchild has refined its proven I/P (electric current to pressure) transducer technology to develop new models which exceed recently released government requirements for allowable natural gas emissions. Rotork Fairchild TXI7850 explosion proof I/P transducers have long been approved for and utilised in natural gas operated instrumentation systems. The explosion proof evaluation of these ...
By Rotork plc
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Lynn L. Bergeson Will Speak at the Practising Law Institute's Program, Environmental Regulation 2011: Managing in the Face of Rapid Change
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that on April 6, 2011, Lynn L. Bergeson will speak in San Francisco at the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) program, Environmental Regulation 2011: Managing in the Face of Rapid Change, on two issues -- key ...
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Lynn L. Bergeson Will Speak at the Practising Law Institute's Program, Environmental Regulation 2011: Managing in the Face of Rapid Change
The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU), Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to announce that on April 6, 2011, Lynn L. Bergeson will speak in San Francisco at the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) program, Environmental Regulation 2011: Managing in the Face of Rapid Change, on two issues -- key ...
By Acta Group
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The Crucial Impact: Importance of 2 Seconds Residence Time in Secondary Chamber for Environmental Preservation
When it comes to #environmental #preservation, even the smallest factors can have a significant impact. One such factor that often goes unnoticed is the residence time in the secondary chamber of a #waste #treatment facility. With just 2 seconds, this crucial element can play a vital role in reducing the environmental impact of various waste treatment processes. The secondary chamber is an ...
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Tecam Group fruitful participation at AchemAsia Shanghai 2019
Tecam Group participated at AchemAsia 2019 exhibition, which took place in Shanghai from 21-23 May. This event is the International Expo and Innovation Forum for Sustainable Chemical Production in China and counted with more than 12.000 visitors and 330 exhibitors. Regarding Air Pollution Control, Tecam Group showcased its Oxidizers, Gas Cleaning Systems, Adsorption systems, etc. to eliminate ...
By TECAM
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Powercon Corp. settles hazardous waste violations at Severn, Md. facility
Powercon Corporation has agreed to pay a $40,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility in Severn, Md., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. As part of the settlement, Powercon has also implemented a recycling project that will significantly reduce its hazardous waste. The settlement addresses compliance with ...
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