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EPA Recognizes 2 PA Companies With Top Environmental Performers and Leaders For Freight Supply Chain Efficiency

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency recognized two Pennsylvania companies-- Pittsburgh-based Armada Supply Chain Partners , and Reading-based Penske Logistics LLC -- as industry leaders in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency. On October 29, the U.S.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above). Indoor air (pollution) : coming under OSHA rather than EPA, there are laws in place to ensure that employees work in a clean and safe environment with good ventilation. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.

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DEP Testimony Provides Overview Of Budget Request, Progress On Permitting, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure Investments, PFAS, Watershed Cleanup, Climate, Clean Energy Initiatives

PA Environment Daily

I’m Jessica Shirley, the Interim Acting Secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Pennsylvanians, no matter their location, demographic, or wealth have equal access to environmental protection. Our proposed budget also includes $1.1 million over the next four years.

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PFAS…The Forever Chemicals

Capaccio

If your company is in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has added additional PFAS to its Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) reportable chemicals list as a category “Certain PFAS ,Not Otherwise Listed” which will be reportable by July 1 2023. . Designate certain PFAS as CERCLA hazardous waste .

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. Draft Contaminant Candidate List Included All PFAS. The House bill ( H.R.

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Lessons from the Pandemic About Making Decisions Without Statutes

Acoel

Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act authorizes adoption of performance standards for existing stationary sources of air pollution. There are reasons to be concerned when a decision maker does not have fairly clear authority and at least some criteria for deciding, even for those of us who favor aggressive government responses.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court also found that the plaintiffs had demonstrated irreparable injury based on “the waste of publicly owned natural gas, increased air pollution and associated health impacts, and exacerbated climate impacts.” Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. 1:18 -cv-00271 (D.D.C., filed Feb.

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