The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will hold its 104th Annual Conference and Exhibition June 21 to 24, 2011 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Abstracts for papers and poster presentations must be submitted to A&WMA by Friday, December 3, 2010 using the abstract submission web site, which can be found
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Reliance on the use of hearing protection to control hazardous noise exposures in the United States would be severely limited under a proposed interpretation published by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on October 19, 2010. OSHA’s reinterpretation of the word “feasible” as applied to engineering and administrative noise controls would essentially require
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In Russia, industrial facilities are required to establish a Sanitary Protection Zone (SPZ) that protects nature and people within a designated distance of the facility. An SPZ is a buffer zone between the operating site and nearby residential areas. It is established for industrial facilities that emit pollutants into the atmosphere or have other environmental
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition calling for a ban on the manufacture, use and processing of lead in fishing gear. The announcement dated November 4, 2010 followed the EPA’s announcement in August that it had denied a petition calling for a ban on the manufacture and distribution of lead ammunition used for hunting. […]

Environmental, health, and safety (EHS) audits are an effective compliance assurance tool for many organizations. They are designed to verify whether sites, facilities, and operations are meeting the expectations of applicable regulatory requirements, corporate policies and standards, and good risk management practices. As such, EHS audits are an important part of corporate governance. The audit
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Mexico’s General Law for Prevention and Integral Management of Wastes (the Mexican Waste Law) has had profound legal and financial consequences for property owners, buyers and tennants. Anyone with a vested interest in property ownership or management in Mexico should read this article about the new property liability requirements and associated impact on environmental due diligence. Some of the most noteworthy differences between the new and old regulations include […]

In our role as environmental and business consultants who assist global companies in developing and implementing sustainability strategies, we’ve noticed three important trends in sustainability programs: expanded transparency and reporting; enhanced importance of ratings, rankings and standards; and whole systems life cycle thinking. […]

In October 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) compliance date by one year for certain facilities. Facilities covered under the October 2010 amendments have until November 10, 2011 to implement their new or amended SPCC Plans in accordance with revisions that have been made to the
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