How can U.S. companies avoid the next environmental disaster?
Is enough being done to prevent environmental disasters?...
20 February, 2014
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Stakeholders must keep track of pertinent environmental regulations
Whether they work in the energy industry or are simply responsible for managing waste disposal, major stakeholders need to be aware of pertinent environmental regulations that affect their operations....
19 February, 2014
Environmental consultants can help energy companies deal with rising project costs
Major players in the oil industry are facing some difficulty as of late, with profits failing to meet expectations due to rising project costs....
14 February, 2014
What sort of efforts are going into improving water quality?
Institutions and startup are studying water quality and developing devices to reduce pollution....
14 February, 2014
What can utilities learn from the recent coal ash spill in North Carolina?
Representatives from Duke Energy recently announced that a leak stemming from a retired coal-fired plant may have dumped anywhere between 50,000 and 82,000 tons of coal ash into North Carolina's Dan River, located 130 miles northeast of Charlotte....
11 February, 2014
More preparation could have mitigated effects of West Virginia chemical spill
For five days last week, hundreds of thousands of residents in the Charleston, West Virginia had no access to safe tap water....
03 February, 2014
Canadian oil company promises to improve leak prevention
Earlier this month, Enbridge, Inc. announced that it would be planning an independent audit of its pipeline in order to better detect leaks and improve public safety....
31 January, 2014
Wake County, N.C. takes proactive approach to resolving solid waste problems
All landfills eventually reach their full capacity, leaving planners to figure out where else they can dump their waste....
29 January, 2014
Without precautions, utilities risk pollution
Energy utilities and other companies that operate in heavy industries face a number of risks when it comes to regulatory compliance....
23 January, 2014
Are you keeping adequate inspection records as part of your SPCC Plan?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates that oil production facilities and sites with bulk oil storage capacity must maintain a comprehensive Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan....
20 January, 2014