A recent study from two University of California Berkeley economists, Joseph Shapiro and Reed Walker, has found that pollution emissions from U.S. manufacturing fell by 60 percent between 1990 and 2008.  While during the same period, manufacturing grew by 30%.  The study will be published in the American Economic Review. This is very good news…

The OIG plans to begin preliminary research to determine whether active municipal solid waste landfills are operating under the appropriate air-quality permit. Click here  

On July 25, 2018, EPA proposed revisions to AP-42 Section 7.1 – Organic Liquid Storage Tanks. This section, lasted updated in November 2006, provides guidance for calculating air emissions from fixed and floating-roof storage tanks. Along with EPA’s TANK 4.09d software, this section has formed the backbone for most industrial facilities’ tank emissions estimates for…

More than five years after President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13650, sending us down this winding road, on August 17, 2018, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the RMP Delay Rule.  The Court of Appeals stated, “Because EPA has not engaged in reasoned decision-making, its promulgation of the Delay Rule is arbitrary and…

PPM  held its own in 2017 among top environmental firms to win its 12th award from ENR despite many changes to the market and environmental regulations.  The company experienced one of its strongest financial performances of its 23-year history in 2017, and has been recognized as a leader among architecture, engineering and consulting (AEC) firms.…

Trey Glenn, EPA Region 4 Administrator, recently penned an article expressing EPA’s concerns about a class of “emerging contaminants” that are showing up in aquifers and surface waters across the nation.  He stated that “protecting America’s drinking water is a top priority for EPA and that’s why we are coming together with state and local…

Charles Ray presented on the topic: “Lake Okeechobee and Environmental Justice”, at the Florida Brownfields Association Environmental Justice and Social Equity Symposium.  The focus of the presentation is to bring attention to: (1) negative environmental conditions impacting their community health, (2) the impacts to the local economy and (3) to obtain assistance eliminating impacts to…

  MOBILE, Ala. – Ned Coleman has joined PPM Consultants as a Senior Environmental Engineer in the firm’s Mobile, Alabama office. Coleman has nine years of experience in air quality and compliance that he brings to PPM. Coleman has extensive knowledge of environmental regulations, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air…

PPM is working to improve local communities as we explore a Brownfield site in Bastrop, Louisiana. From our team, Lucero Solis and Jordan Harper with the Mayor of Bastrop, Henry Cotton.

Please join PPM, booth 632, at the 2018 FPMA Sunshine Expo on July 27-29 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. Friday, July 27 * Registration and Continental Breakfast 7:30am – 8:30am Exhibitor set up time 8:00am – 3:30pm *Education Session Tracks 8:30am – 3:45pm Track 1 Hurricane Emergency Management Track 2 C-store Operations…

PPM Consultants routinely receives calls from small to medium size industries inquiring the need for an environmental compliance audit.  Environmental audits can come in many shapes and forms but the topic of discussion here is an industrial facility with internal suspicion from management or from the environmental department that “something is missing and we need…

Please join PPM at the MEDC (Mississippi Economic Development Council) Annual Conference and register for the Gulf Coast Brewery Tour sponsored by PPM on July 12, 2018 in Biloxi, MS. Brewery Tour Registration – $35/attendee LIMITED SEATS (Only 31 seats available) 12 – 12:45 PM: Join us for the Networking Shrimp Boil 1 PM: Bus Departs from…

The International Liquid Terminal Association held its Annual Convention at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas, June 11-14, offering educational opportunities for pipeline terminal industry professionals of all skill levels and types.  PPM Consultants has been integral in the preparation and implementation of a two day training class on “Introduction to Terminals”.  The class covers…

Please join Trey Hess and Ben Clabaugh at the Northwest Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Forum to be Held in Marianna Florida, Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM (CDT).

More than 5 years after President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13650, sending us down this winding road, the EPA is proposing changes to a final rule, the Risk Management Program (RMP) Amendments (82 FR 4594, January 13, 2017) to better address potential security risks and reasonable consideration of costs. The proposed changes are intended…