If the retail industry is going to improve its capacity for hazardous waste management, it is going to have to focus on how to better deal with the near-constant change that it faces....
Back in December, the EPA added two sites in North Carolina to the NPL, which means that the agency will encourage stakeholders to perform remediation work at these properties....
When governments and private businesses work together to deal with brownfields, they can bring about numerous benefits for their local communities....
A federal court recently ruled that the owner of a former auto shop in Banning, California is responsible for remediation costs stemming from an oil spill that was caused by a transient who broke into the building after it had been abandoned for years....
The need to repair decaying cast-iron pipes has created common ground for environmental organizations, labor unions and energy industry groups....
[caption id="attachment_765" align="alignnone" width="300"] Oil and gas companies need to be prepared for unexpected environmental liabilities[/caption] Politicians and media commentators often have harsh words for companies that suffer environmental mishaps, characterizing them as the result of a blatant disregard for safety. However, this simplistic view overlooks...
The Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program was launched in 1997 after the state legislature passed the Brownfield Redevelopment Act. The statute specified a number of central goals for the program, including: Reducing risks to public health and the environment at commercial and industrial sites that are vacant or underused...
The Missouri Clean Water Commission has issued new rules for water compliance that will require many districts to upgrade their facilities....
[caption id="attachment_742" align="alignnone" width="300"] Does your facility's SPCC Plan properly account for mobile refuelers?[/caption] In late 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised its Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule with the stated goal of easing compliance requirements for facilities that have relatively small...
[caption id="attachment_738" align="alignnone" width="201"] Booming U.S. oil production brings increased concerns about environmental compliance[/caption] The production of oil and gas has increased dramatically in the United States during the past few years, generating a rare sense of optimism about the economy but also growing concerns about...
