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Compliance Archives - October 2016

How Do EPA Water Quality Standards Affect Your Business?

10/11/2016

How Do EPA Water Quality Standards Affect Your Business?

To protect public drinking water supplies, recreation, and fish and wildlife, the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish water quality standards (WQS) for waters of the United States where appropriate and attainable.  
Workshops for California EHS Pros in San Jose and L.A.

10/11/2016

Workshops for California EHS Pros in San Jose and L.A.

To help EHS professionals in California manage compliance with State rules that are often more stringent than the Federal US EPA requirements, Lion Technology will cover major elements of California’s environmental programs at the Complete Environmental Regulations Workshops in San Jose and Los Angeles.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 10/7

10/7/2016

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 10/7

EPA raised its maximum civil penalties in 2016, making it more critical than ever that EHS professionals understand how these complex regulatory programs affect their facilities. We hope providing information about EPA enforcement cases will help you identify and fix noncompliance issues that could leave your company facing down costly penalties and future liability.
EPA Denies Petition to Extend Air Pollution Deadline in San Joaquin Valley, California

10/7/2016

EPA Denies Petition to Extend Air Pollution Deadline in San Joaquin Valley, California

In the Federal Register this week, US EPA announced it has denied a petition from the California Air Resource Board (CARB) requesting an extension for the San Joaquin Valley region to come into attainment of the EPA’s 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for small particulate matter.
Coal Company to Pay $900,000 for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

10/5/2016

Coal Company to Pay $900,000 for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

A coal company with mining and processing facilities in Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia has to pay a $900,000 civil penalty to resolve US EPA allegations that the company violated the Clean Water Act.
Sulfur Dioxide Release Leads to $106,000 in EPA Fines

10/4/2016

Sulfur Dioxide Release Leads to $106,000 in EPA Fines

US EPA reported this week that a Carson, California facility that produces sulfuric acid for refineries will pay a $106,000 civil penalty following a release of sulfur dioxide that hospitalized eleven people working at neighboring sites.
Last 2016 RCRA Workshops in Detroit, Cleveland, & Pittsburgh

10/4/2016

Last 2016 RCRA Workshops in Detroit, Cleveland, & Pittsburgh

This month, Lion Technology will present the RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Workshop in Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. This is the last time this nationally-trusted RCRA training will be the area until 2017.
How Will Bigger OSHA Fines Affect Your State?

10/4/2016

How Will Bigger OSHA Fines Affect Your State?

The maximum penalty for most OSHA violations is now $12,471 per day, per violation. The immediate effect of these higher OSHA penalties in your state will depend on what kind of “State plan” is in place.

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