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New Mexico Navajo Fight Uranium Mine Approval

April 25, 2008

EPA's Research Arm Opens House on Assessments

April 16, 2008

Pennsylvania to Regulate Radioactive Material Users

April 15, 2008

NRC Revises Stance on Emergency Drills

March 31, 2008

NRC Issues Assessments for Nuclear Plants

March 13, 2008

Security Committee OKs Chemical Plant Bill

March 11, 2008

NRC Proposal Seeks to Avoid Future Legacy Sites

January 25, 2008

NRC Orders Criminal History Checks to Access Radioactive Material

December 9, 2007

Mercury's Rising Impact

June 1, 2007By Constance L. Senior

This contaminant, a combustion byproduct of power plants, is increasingly polluting land and water through air-borne deposition

Mercury is getting a lot of attention, both in the popular press and in state and federal regulatory agencies. Combustion systems, like coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, incinerators, and cement kilns, are sources of mercury emissions to the air. This article outlines the mercury emission regulations that apply to different combustion systems and the best demonstrated means to control these emissions from combustion sources. This article focuses on utility and industrial combustion systems because they are the highest emitters and face the greatest reductions and tightest scrutiny.

Moving From P2 to P4

September 1, 2005By Mark Wysong

New solutions for companies looking to better manage their MSDS inventories

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce or prevent pollution at its source, before it's generated.

ASTs: Above and Beyond

July 1, 2005By David Harris

Due to their many advances in design, modern aboveground storage tanks are able to store a wide range of hazardous substances successfully while protecting human health and the environment

The other day a person preparing to make a presentation on small aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) asked me for a "sexy spin" on fuel tanks. I wasn't sure if I should be amused or upset. Fuel tanks are designed to hold fuel. That's it.

AST Alert

July 1, 2004By John Adams

Facilities with aboveground storage tanks containing petroleum products need to be aware of the stricter requirements of the new SPCC rules

A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency press release (EPA Region 8, 11/24/2003) reads as follows: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Denver office is seeking penalties of more than $400,000 against 17 facilities in North Dakota for violations of the federal Clean Water Act's Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan Regulations"

Getting the Most Out of Your Data

February 1, 2004By Gregory Swiech

How software automation can increase the efficiency of hazardous material business processes

Hazardous materials (hazmat) compliance has a significant impact on the product life cycle in every organization that is involved in the use, manufacture or transport of dangerous goods. Developing integrated hazmat processes results in measurable improvements in revenue, costs and performance.

Looking Ahead

January 1, 2004By Stephen I. Addlestone, JD

Top Issues in Waste Management in 2004

Despite changes in administration and economic and geo-political uncertainties, there continue to be developments in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) programs affecting waste management. This article examines several of those developments.