EPA is seeking comments on its proposed guidelines to control the discharge of pollutants from construction sites, according to an agency press release. The proposal would require all construction sites to implement erosion and sediment control best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges.
EPA has a new policy to broaden its consulting efforts with intergovernmental partners when new regulations and policies cost more than $25 million each, according to an agency press release. This is a significant lowering of the previous consultation threshold of $100 million, according to EPA.
Judith Hackitt, chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) addressed attendees at the Health and Safety and Worker Involvement conference held by the TUC’s Southern and Eastern Region (SERTUC) at Congress House in London on Friday, November 14th.
Students attending the recent American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Future Safety Leaders Conference in Louisville, Ky., expressed optimism regarding the future of the EHS profession.
More than 60 energy, environmental and state policy leaders from across the country gathered together to produce the updated National Action Plan Vision for 2025: A Framework for Change.
The 2009 renewable fuel standard (RFS) will be 10.21 percent to ensure that at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into transportation gasoline, according to an EPA press release.
EPA, in cooperation with the Government of India and other U.S. federal partners, has launched a new Methane to Markets information center to help India reduce methane emissions and aid in the global fight against climate change, according to an EPA press release.
EPA’s annual summary of the Superfund program’s accomplishments shows construction was completed at 30 sites in 2008, for a cumulative total of 1,060 sites or approximately 67 percent of the sites on the National Priorities List, according to an agency press statement.
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