The 2015 Environmental Trade Fair and Conference Presented by the TCEQ is Approaching!

I can’t recommend enough the annual Environmental Trade Fair and Conference (ETFC) presented by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).  These two days are a conference, convention, expo, network-building, customer/client interaction, relationship building, skill improving, knowledge enhancing…great time, deep…

Whats New in the Federal Register?

The Federal Register (the daily newspaper of the Federal government) is a legal newspaper published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).  The Federal Register contains: Federal Agency Regulations Proposed Rules and Public Notices Executive Orders…

Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Proposed Exclusion

Announcements from regulatory agencies of the US Government in the Federal Register can have a profound impact on your business.  Therefore it’s important for you to continuously monitor Federal Register publications for announcements applicable to your operations.  I can help…

PHMSA Amends its Rules: Shippers and Carriers of HazMat may not Operate Until all Civil Penalties are Paid

Announcements from regulatory agencies of the US Government in the Federal Register can have a profound impact on your business.  Therefore it’s important for you to continuously monitor Federal Register publications for announcements applicable to your operations.  I can help…

Federal Aviation Administration Announces Public Meeting Date

Announcements from regulatory agencies of the US Government in the Federal Register can have a profound impact on your business.  Therefore it’s important for you to continuously monitor Federal Register publications for announcements applicable to your operations.  I can help…

Hazardous Materials: Reverse Logistics (RRR) An Extension to the Comment Period – Announced by the PHMSA in the September 2014 Federal Register

Announcements from regulatory agencies of the US Government in the Federal Register can have a profound impact on your business.  Therefore it’s important for you to continuously monitor Federal Register publications for announcements applicable to your operations.  I can help…

Hazardous Materials: Reverse Logistics (RRR) – An Announcement from the PHMSA in the August 2014 Federal Register

Announcements from regulatory agencies of the US Government in the Federal Register can have a profound impact on your business.  Therefore it’s important for you to continuously monitor Federal Register publications for announcements applicable to your operations.  I can help…

What’s Wrong With This Picture? HazMat Release at South Bend, IN Lowe’s

This is how the release was reported on the WSBT website:   With the accompanying text: Read the article yourself here:  Crews Respond to Hazardous Materials Leak Behind Lowe’s in South Bend A leak of some sodium hydroxide.  Seems pretty…

September 2014 – Rules & Regulations, Proposed Rules, and Notices Regarding the Management of Hazardous Waste and the Transportation of Hazardous Materials

On its website the US Government Printing Office makes a wealth of Federal publications available for review and download; one of these is the Federal Register. Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the…

Metal Finisher in Seattle pays $24,000 to Settle Hazardous Waste Violations After Corrections are Made

The Bullet: A firm that applies rust-resistant coating to iron and steel has corrected past environmental violations, but will pay a $24,000 fine for having allowed the non-compliance to occur.  More… Who: Washington State Department of Ecology Larry Altose, communications,…