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Call for Project Pitches from the NSF Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine

$100,000–$250,000 in funding is available | Deadline: December 6th The NSF Engines: Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine (SWSIE) leadership team has announced that the new Innovation Grant program is now open and accepting project pitches through Friday, December 6, 2024. This funding opportunity is designed to support innovative projects that address critical challenges in sustainability, focusing on solutions in the energy, water, and carbon sectors. The Innovation Grant is catalyzed by the NSF Innovation Engines program and provides non-dilutive funding ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 to …

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US EPA Finalizes Amendments to Toxic Air Standards for Rubber Tire Manufacturing

On November 13, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for rubber tire manufacturing. These updates address previously unregulated hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from the rubber processing subcategory, ensuring compliance with Clean Air Act requirements for this industry. This action is expected to reduce emissions of total hydrocarbons (THC) and filterable particulate matter (fPM) by about 171 tons annually. Read more about the final rule here.

BEP is Awarded Pollution PreventioN Grant

Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law On October 30th, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced the selectees of the 2024-2025 Pollution Prevention Grants. The newly announced grant is part of a nationwide initiative to reduce pollution by limiting it at its sources. The Nevada Business Environmental Program is one of 48 agencies nationally that received a total of nearly $19 million for pollution-prevention projects, and the $350,000 grant to the Nevada program is among the largest.  The University of Nevada …

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Apply for EPA Recycling Grants

The US EPA has announced three new funding opportunities to improve recycling infrastructure and consumer education and outreach on wasted food prevention and composting: Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia and for Communities, and Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants for coalitions. Read more information about these funding opportunities and how to apply by reading EPA’s Press Release.

US EPA Amends Two Air Toxics Standards to Remove Affirmative Defense Provisions

On October 16, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final amendments to two air toxics regulations, the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Oil and Natural Gas Production and the NESHAP for Natural Gas Transmission and Storage. These rules aim to control hazardous air pollutants, which can cause cancer and other serious health problems.

US EPA New Final Rule for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels – Including Petroleum Storage Vessels: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Earlier this month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized amendments to strengthen the new source performance standards (NSPS) for volatile organic liquid storage vessels, including those used for petroleum liquids. These amendments aim to further reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and fulfill the EPA’s obligation under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to review emission standards regularly, reflecting advancements in pollution control technology. The updates include stricter standards for VOC emissions from storage vessels, particularly those with floating …

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New Air Quality Permittee Recordkeeping Tools from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

Do you have an air quality operating permit and are required to keep records? Good news! The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has new resources including an Excel spreadsheet template and guidance document to help keep your records organized and ready for inspections and annual reports. You can find a recording of a webinar on how to set up your spreadsheet along with all the relevant materials in the description in this YouTube video. Contact BEP if you would like …

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Charge West Moving Forward!

BEP to provide support for Nevada ChargeWest is a collection of Intermountain West states which are committed to improving electric corridors across the western United States; building infrastructure on rural gateway communities, state and national parks, monuments , recreation areas and scenic by-ways. The states involved are Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.  As the lead agency for Nevada, BEP will be doing work to help promote electric vehicle highway corridors along national scenic byways including the …

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Register Today: 2024 BEP Hazardous Waste 101

December 13th (Las Vegas) & December 17th (Reno) Hazardous Waste 101 is a free training where you and your team will learn proper management of hazardous waste, RCRA manifest requirements, waste identification and labeling requirements, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and training requirements. Throughout the training, BEP will provide tips for cost-saving approaches and resources to help you manage and minimize hazardous waste streams. Registration is required. Register here for the Las Vegas course, to be held from 9AM – 12PM on Friday, …

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Notice of public workshop

NDEP Workshop on Proposed Changes to Nevada’s Hazardous Waste Regulations The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is proposing to modify state hazardous waste regulations NAC 444.8618 through NAC 444.8633. The proposed amendments to Nevada’s existing hazardous waste regulations will: A workshop will be held to solicit comments on the proposed amendments on Wednesday, October 30th at 2:30 PM. Read more information about the workshop here. The proposed regulations and related materials are available on the NDEP website at: http://ndep.nv.gov/land/waste/statutes-and-regulations.