The Business Environmental Program provides free and confidential environmental management assistance to business and government operations in Nevada. The Program specializes in cost effective strategies to reduce hazardous materials and waste generation, conserve water and energy, minimize air emissions, and maintain compliance with environmental requirements. The program provides training, on-site consultation, assistance over the phone and through its website and publications.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently updated its Climate Ready Water Utilities Toolbox, which provides access to more than 500 resources that support climate adaptation planning at water utilities, including reports and publications, information about funding programs, upcoming workshops and training sessions, models and tools, and climate response materials that focus on mitigation and adaptive...
Today, the Department of Energy issued final energy efficiency standards for home refrigerators and freezers that will improve their efficiency by about 25% by 2014. These new standards, developed through a consensus process with manufacturers, consumer groups, and environmentalists, are expected to deliver more than $200 in electricity bill savings for the typical consumer over...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is announcing an extension to the comment period for the proposed rule on the definition of solid waste published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2011. EPA is proposing to revise certain exclusions from the definition of solid waste for hazardous secondary materials intended for reclamation...
The Obama Administration just released a document that highlights the intent to clean up regulations throughout many of the departments and agencies. I just read the EPA final plan. See at http://www.whitehouse.gov/21stcenturygov/actions/21st-century-regulatory-system If you go to this page, scroll down and on the right you will see EPA’s link for the final report after the...
On August 11, EPA issued an order directing E.I. DuPont de Nemours to halt the sale, use or distribution of DuPont’s Imprelis herbicide which was marketed to control weeds but reported to be harming trees such as Norway spruce and white pine. This requirement ensures the safe production, handling, and application of the pesticide and...
EPA has released a new action plan for researching chemicals used in spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation. SPF insulation contains highly reactive chemicals that can cause skin, eye, and lung irritation, asthma, and chemical sensitization when absorbed through the skin or inhaled. When SPF is applied, both the ingredients and the byproducts of the process...
EPA’s website that provides compliance assistance information and links to other resources for industrial or government sectors has been updated. The revised site provides easy access to sector-based information such as Compliance Assistance Centers, sector notebooks, Small Business Administration business guides, EPA laws and regulations, and the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2RX) topic hubs. Direct...
The new Veterinary Compliance Assistance Center (VetCA) was launched July 15, 2011. VetCA was developed with the assistance of the American Veterinary Medical Association and provides veterinarians with everything they need to know about meeting environmental regulatory obligations, all in one place. VetCA includes tools, references, links, and best practices, designed to help you easily...
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