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DES Consultants There used to be a year lag in the publishing of toxic release data. Watchdog groups will be making sure that local industries are filing their TRI reports in a timely manner. If you don't know if you are required to file a TRI, DES Consultants can do a site assessment to determine if your chemicals are over the threshold for reporting.

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WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to open government, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the latest data on industrial releases and transfers of toxic chemicals in the United States between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2009. EPA is making the ...
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    DES Consultants ‎"EPA has released a draft plan to strengthen efforts to integrate environmental justice into its programs and promote continuous, meaningful engagement with communities and stakeholders. Plan EJ 2014 is an overarching strategy intended to advance EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s priority to 'expand the conversation ...on environmentalism and work for environmental justice'.”

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    Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. EPA has this goal for all communities and pers...
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      • DES Consultants What does this mean for the industrial community? It means that there will be more reporting of violations by the general public as EPA's outreach encourages more people to get involved.
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    DES Consultants EPA has extended the comment period for proposed rulemaking concerning Lead Emissions From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline. The new deadline for comments is August 27, 2010.

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        The interesting thing about this Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) is that it is in response to a petition submitted by Friends of the Earth (FOE) requesting that EPA find endangerment from and regulate lead emitted by piston-en...gine aircraft, or if insufficient information exists, to commence a study.
        The General Aviation sector needs to be active in commenting on this ANPR.
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    DES Consultants How will General Aviation handle the inevitable switch to unleaded aviation fuel? Anyone have any thoughts?

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      DES Consultants EPA seeks to reinstate the lapsed Superfund “polluter pays” taxes that expired on December 31, 1995

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      WASHINGTON– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today sent a letter to Congress in support of reinstating the lapsed Superfund “polluter pays” taxes. Superfund is the federal government's program ...
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        • DES Consultants Phase I Environmental Site Assessments performed by a reliable company before buying property will be even more important if these "taxes" are reinstated. DES has extensive experience with both Phase I and Phase II site assessments.
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      DES Consultants Be assured that this is going to lead to some type of new EPA regulation.

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      WASHINGTON– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it had completed air quality testing outside 63 schools in 22 states and at two tribal schools. The testing was done as part of an unprecedented school air monitoring initiative announced by EPA Administrator Lisa P. ...
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        DES Consultants In a recent poll by BLR, 91% of respondents said that they had noticed a recent increase in environmental enforcement actions in their state.

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          DES Consultants Did you know that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that as much as three quarters of the computers sold in the US are stockpiled in garages and closets? Watch for a future DES blog post on this subject.

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          Earth 911 Earth 911 is a comprehensive communication medium for the environment. Earth 911 has taken environmental hotlines, web sites and other information sources nationwide, and consolidated them into one network. ...
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            DES Consultants Kudos and congratulations to APAC Mid-South for being named Corporate Partner of the Year in the City of Chattanooga!

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            APAC Mid-South was presented with an award at a community meeting held by the City of Chattanooga and the Lookout Valley Neighborhood Association.
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              DES Consultants Congratulations to Sky Harbor Aviation at Craig Field in Jacksonville, Florida for receiving AVweb's FBO of the Week award.

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              AVweb recognizes top-notch service in our weekly FBO of the Week contest, where we award small tokens of our appreciation to great FBOs (and the AVweb readers who nominate them).
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                DES Consultants EPA is proposing to regulate the renovation, repair, and painting of public and commercial buildings. The regulation will pertain to buildings that are likely to contain lead based paints. DES Consultants tests for lead based paint in commercial buildings and offers contruction management services.

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                  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a final rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the largest stationary sources, while shielding millions of small sources of GHGs from Clean Air Act permitting requirements. ...
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                    DES Consultants It seems that even branches of the government are not in compliance with EPA regulations. EPA is going after everyone.

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                    (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Army and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service failed to comply with critical environmental laws related to underground tanks used to store diesel fuel, gasoline and used oil at the West Point Garrison in New York, according to a complaint issued by the U.S. ...
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                      MIT's D 'double bubble' series design concept is based on a modified 'tube-and-wing' structure that has a very wide fuselage to provide extra lift. Photograph: MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences
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                        DES Consultants Airport Grand Opening: Watch live coverage of the Northwest Florida Beaches International grand opening on Saturday, May 22nd from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on News 13 and http://www.wmbb.com/.

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                        General Aviation Transition to NW Florida Beaches Int’l - When the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport opens for air service on May 23, some operations will be left behind—at least temporarily. Construction managers say the target date for transferring…...