In a notice published in the Federal Register on July 19, 2013, the PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) of the USDOT announced its intent to seek volunteers to participate in its pilot project to evaluate the effectiveness of

The Retired Engineer Technical Assistance Program (RETAP) provides in-depth pollution prevention (P2) and energy conservation assessments to businesses with 500 or fewer employees in Michigan. RETAP assessments are performed by teams of retired engineers and are always free, confidential, non-regulatory, and

News Release: Public Information and Availability Session 08/06/2013   What: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present information and take questions from the community on the proposed remedy for the World Resources Company (WRC) facility, located at 170 Walnut Lane,

Hosted by Ohio EPA's Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention (OCAPP). This free 1-hour webinar will discuss the basics of how to determine if a waste meets the definition of hazardous waste, how to properly characterize those wastes, and how

Summer is moving fast and the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) annual medication collection at the Capitol is upon us again. Clean out your medicine cabinet and bring your unused, unwanted, or expired household medications to the south Capitol lawn for safe

Published in the July 17, 2013 Federal Register, the purpose of this Safety Alert Notice from the PHMSA is to advise Shippers and Carriers of HazMat of the risks associated with the under-odorization of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)....

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order and Safety Advisory to help prevent trains operating on mainline tracks or sidings from moving unintentionally. The FRA’s announcement was made in response to the July 6, 2013

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

USEPA's Final Rule for its new solvent-contaminated wipe conditional exclusion was published in the  July 31, 2013 Federal Register and will go into effect six months from that date:  January 31, 2014 (read about the USEPA Conditional Exclusion for Solvent-Contaminated Wipes).

July 23, 2013 DENVER – Executive Recycling, Inc. (a corporation) and Brandon Richter, age 38, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, the owner and chief executive officer of Executive Recycling, were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez for their