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Verizon Wireless and EPA's corporate audit program
Verizon Wireless has just agreed to pay $468,600 in civil penalty to EPA for a series of violations uncovered in its corporate wide audit at 655 facilities in 42 states. Here is a link to EPA’s … more →
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Verizon Wireless and EPA's corporate audit program
Norman Wei wrote 2 days ago: Verizon Wireless has just agreed to pay $468,600 in civil penalty to EPA for a series of violations … more →
Ten Steps to Avoid Air Fines
Norman Wei wrote 1 week ago: Bob Davis wrote an excellent article in the November 2009 issue of Pollution Engineering magazine. ( … more →
EPA on enforcement of the Clean Water Act
Norman Wei wrote 1 month ago: At a recent Congressional hearing, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that her agency will be … more →
New directions from the Obama EPA
Norman Wei wrote 1 month ago: In less than a year into its new administration, the Obama White House and its EPA Administrator Lis … more →
EPA gets ready to regulate greenhouse gas
Norman Wei wrote 1 month ago: On September 30, 2009, EPA announced a proposal that is focused on large facilities emitting over 25 … more →
Resist the temptation ......don't do it!
Norman Wei wrote 2 months ago: Has this ever happened to you? After you tell your VP of production that he cannot install his new … more →
When do you need an air permit?
Norman Wei wrote 2 months ago: This is a question asked by many people in industry. In almost every state, you are required to obta … more →
What is your potential to emit?
Norman Wei wrote 2 months ago: The term “Potential to Emit” under the Clean Air Act is defined under 40 CFR 70.2 as … more →
Satellite Accumulation Points
Norman Wei wrote 3 months ago: 40 CFR 262.34(c) allows hazardous waste generators to accumulate waste in a 55-gallon container at o … more →
Returning a half-empty (pressurized) gas cylinder to the supplier
Norman Wei wrote 3 months ago: Let’s say you have some half-empty pressurized gas cylinders that you wish to return to the su … more →
Why SPCC is not delegated to the states?
Norman Wei wrote 3 months ago: As we all know, many federal environmental programs are delegated to the state levels for implementa … more →
Good apples vs bad apples
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Norman Wei wrote 3 months ago: We have had some lively discussions about EPA’s self-audit policy lately. The topics of good a … more →
Harvard/Georgetown University Study on EPA Self-Audit Policy
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Norman Wei wrote 3 months ago: One of our readers made the comment that a recent Harvard/Georgetown University study on EPA’s … more →
Have you considered FESOP?
Norman Wei wrote 4 months ago: If your Potential to Emit (PTE) air emission amount puts you over the threshold for a Title V permit … more →
You are responsible for choosing your waste transporter
Norman Wei wrote 4 months ago: If you are a hazardous waste generator, it is your responsibility to make sure your waste transporte … more →
Using your satellite accumulation points (SAP)
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Norman Wei wrote 4 months ago: Federal and state regulations allow you to accumulate up to 55 gallons of hazardous wastes at the po … more →
Watch your emails!
Norman Wei wrote 5 months ago: When I do my seminars on environmental liability and enforcement, I always caution the audience to b … more →
Cap-and-trade 101
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Norman Wei wrote 5 months ago: What are greenhouse gases? Three forms of naturally occurring greenhouse gases are being affected b … more →
To fight or not to fight ...that is the question
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Norman Wei wrote 5 months ago: In my last post, I noted the efforts by industry to work with government to forge a solution to the … more →
