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EPA announces $4.4 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Indiana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.4 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Indiana. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA's brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Indiana," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. ...
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Environmental Site Assessment
A revision of ASTM E1527, Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, has been issued; it clarifies language and strengthens the report that results from following the standard. E1527 guides those assessing the environmental condition of commercial real estate and identifies “recognized environmental conditions in connection with a ...
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Free online historic aerials for environmental due diligence
Free online access to historical and current aerial photographs for environmental due diligence and site assessments can be found at www.historicaerials.com. You can view aerial photography taken from the 1930s through today. Multi-year comparison tools will enable you to quickly recognize historical changes in a specific parcel of land or the surrounding area of a ...
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EPA announces $2.8 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Ohio
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2.8 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Ohio. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA's brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Ohio," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. “These ...
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EPA announces $4.2 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Wisconsin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.2 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Wisconsin. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA's brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Wisconsin," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. ...
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EPA Releases Internal Report on Gold King Mine Response
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the findings of an internal review of the agency’s response to the Gold King Mine incident. Led by five EPA personnel from multiple EPA regions and Headquarters, the reviewers were tasked with developing a detailed, chronological description of events as well as identifying potential factors contributing to the release. The ...
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ASTM International Chairman Speaks at City College of New York Informational Day
Mary C. McKiel, Ph.D., 2013 chairman of ASTM International’s board of directors, attended an informational day organized by the alumni group of the City College of New York. The audience consisted of undergraduate and graduate students attending the Environmental Site Assessments – Phase II course taught by Angelo Lampousis, Ph.D.. Lampousis is a member of ASTM Committees D18 on Soil ...
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Practically perfect in every way
Having undergone their fourth Achilles Audit, Flare Products Ltd has scored at 99 per cent for both their Management Systems and Site Assessment; an increase of six and eight per cent respectively. In the four years since first applying for accreditation, Flare Products has consistently improved its health and safety, environment, quality and CSR procedures and policies to be awarded their ...
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EPA announces $3.1 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.1 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Illinois. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA's brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Illinois," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. ...
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ASTM international training course on phase i and phase ii environmental site assessments
“Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments” is the title of a three-day ASTM International training course to be held eleven times during 2010. Many companies offer training on these standards, but the ASTM course offers an opportunity to be trained by the organization that developed the standards. The latest version of the Phase I standard, ASTM E527-05, and information on the U.S. ...
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Oregon local governments share over $2 million in latest round of EPA Brownfields funding
State and local governments in Oregon will receive over $2.1 million in EPA Brownfields funding to help breathe new life into contaminated properties and revitalize former industrial sites. EPA Brownfields Grants fund site assessments and site cleanups, supporting local efforts to clean up contamination or otherwise make land useable for housing, community space or commercial development. EPA ...
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Project highlight - Brownfields
Mid-Atlantic was chosen by the Town of Williamston to help implement their recently awarded $400,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment grant. Mid-Atlantic staff helped the Town in applying for the grant and was chosen by the Town through a qualifications based selection process. The project will consist of helping the Town inventory potential Brownfields properties, conducting Phase I and Phase II ...
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Pipeline repair during the holidays
We received a call late on Thursday afternoon, with the news of a leaking pipe. With our strategically located site engineers working around the clock, we had an engineer on site assessing the situation hours later. An encapsulating repair muffler agreed to be the most effective solution and was designed, manufactured, tested and installed within 24 hours. On Good Friday, we sent an experienced ...
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EPA Selects Western Pennsylvania Communities for New Brownfields Investments
Several western Pennsylvania communities will share in a nationwide total of $67 million in brownfields funding announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties. Among the grants in Pennsylvania, two that total $1 million will help Beaver and Lawrence Counties conduct environmental assessments of properties possibly ...
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BOEM Publishes EA for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York for a 30-day Public Comment Period
On June 6, 2016, BOEM published the Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York (EA) for a 30-day public comment period. In response to stakeholder requests, BOEM is now extending the public comment period. The original comment deadline, set for July 6, has been extended until July 13, 2016. ...
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Five Puerto Rico municipalities get a brownfields boost
Five municipalities in Puerto Rico will get a boost in their efforts to clean up and redevelop contaminated properties, thanks to a total of US$2 million in grants announced today by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The funding will be used by the local governments to identify and assess sites that can be cleaned up and redeveloped. Properties such as these where reuse, redevelopment ...
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Two Washington local governments share $600,000 in latest round of EPA Brownfields funding
Two local governments in Washington will receive $600,000 in EPA Brownfields funding to help breathe new life into contaminated properties and revitalize former industrial sites. EPA Brownfields Grants fund site assessments and site cleanups, supporting local efforts to clean up contamination or otherwise make land useable for housing, community space or commercial development. EPA also provides ...
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Joint venture to bring environmental site assessment course online
One of ASTM’s most popular educational offerings, the E1527 Environmental Site Assessment Course, will soon be offered online for the first time. The new course is the result of an eLearning joint venture announced today by ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world, and Environmental Data Resources Inc. (EDR), the leading provider of ...
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ABIH Awarded Continued ANSI Accreditation
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) has proudly announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has granted ABIH continued accreditation for 2013. Since 2009, ABIH has been accredited by ANSI for its renowned Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) program. ANSI’s Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) determined that ABIH continues to meet the ...
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EPA Announces $1.55 million in Brownfields support for Oregon communities
Five re-development projects in Oregon will receive a total of $1.55 million in Brownfields funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Quickly approaching its 20th anniversary, EPA’s Brownfields Program encourages cleanup and redevelopment of America’s estimated 450,000 Brownfields sites. “Brownfields grants are catalysts for communities,” said Dennis ...
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