Is Auto Start Stop on Your Vehicle Finally Optional? – EPA’s February 2026 Decision and What It Means for Vehicles Moving Forward
Contributed by Jared S. Saterfiel, Principal and District Manager, PPM Consultants In February 2026, the…
Environmental Geology and the Surprises Beneath the Surface
Contributed by Forest Stroud, Staff Geologist, PPM Consultants There’s a moment on most environmental projects…
EPA Rescinds the 2009 Endangerment Finding
Contributed by Isaac Smith, Principal, PPM Consultants In a previous article from March 2025, I…
At the End of the Pipeline: Reflections from Valdez on Alaska’s Oil and Wilderness
Contributed by Mike McCown, Principal, PPM Consultants My wife and I recently had the opportunity…
Peering Through the Oculus: How Florida’s Regulatory Window Guides Environmental Decisions
Contributed by Trey Hess P.E., Brownfield Director and Principal, PPM Consultants When I was with…
Pollution Rankings Need Context: What Louisiana’s Environmental Data Really Shows
Contributed by Todd Perry, CEO, PPM Consultants Louisiana sits at the center of the United…
Mississippi’s Stormwater Permit Review and the SWPPP Issues Facilities Overlook
Contributed by Annie McIlwain P.E., Principal and District Manager, PPM Consultants Industrial stormwater compliance is…
Venezuela’s Oil Reserves: Opportunity, Risk, and the Case for Smarter Environmental Policy
Contributed by Todd Perry, CEO, PPM Consultants A Sleeping Giant of Global Energy Venezuela holds…
Rethinking Climate Risk: A Smarter Approach to Policy and Progress
Contributed by Todd Perry, CEO, PPM Consultants On July 29, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency…
Christmas Through Their Eyes: A PPM Tradition
One of our favorite holiday traditions at PPM is our annual Christmas card. Each year,…
Terminal Planning Essentials for Next-Gen Fuels and Additives
Terminal Series - Article 8 Contributed by Ned Coleman, Senior Project Manager, PPM Consultants Adding…
What Lies Beneath
Contributed by Walt Henley, Senior Geologist, PPM Consultants Sometimes bad things happen when you least…
Monitored Natural Attenuation at Bulk Terminals: Making Risk Drop—and Stay Down—with Smart Institutional Controls
Terminal Series - Article 7 Contributed by Trey Hess P.E., Principal, PPM Consultants Every terminal…
Erosion Control: Keeping Dirt Where It Belongs (and Keeping You Out of Trouble)
Contributed by Lucas Carson, Geologist, PPM Consultants Let’s be honest—when most people think about a…
Closing the Gap at Bulk Terminals: How Smarter, Risk-Based Oversight Drives Legacy Releases to Closure
Terminal Series - Article 6 Contributed by Trey Hess P.E., Principal, PPM Consultants Legacy impacts…