Tag Archives: USEPA

USEPA Issues Policy Guidance on Evaluation of Institutional Controls

by Bob Wenzlau | 09 / 23 / 2011 |

The USEPA released on September 13, 2011 new guidance titled “Recommended Evaluation of Institutional Controls: Supplement to the Comprehensive Five Year Review Guidance”  providing recommendations for the monitoring and inspection of ICs during the CERCLA five-year review process.  The new USEPA guidance recommends that “ICs be mentioned specifically in the overall protectiveness statement when long-term protectiveness [...]

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ASTM Publishes Continuing Obligations Guide

by Mike Sowinski and Bob Wenzlau | 07 / 06 / 2011 |

After years in the making and on the heels of two recent court decisions addressing “appropriate care,” ASTM published E2790-11, the “Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying With Continuing Obligations.”

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Tracing the Evolution of the Phrase “Continuing Obligations”

by Mike Sowinski | 02 / 21 / 2011 |

A new “CERCLA Continuing Obligations” discussion group recently began in Linkedin – actually its a subgroup within the “Environmental Issues in Business Transactions” discussion group that Larry Schnapf manages.  Given this, it seemed right to quickly review how the phrase “continuing obligations” came into being and where its heading. It started with CERCLA’s Brownfield Amendments. [...]

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The Day After the Daycare Webinar – Preventing Another Kiddie Kollege

by Bob Wenzlau | 09 / 29 / 2010 |

Terradex wishes to thank the panelists as well as the attendees for their participation in the webinar discussing daycare and the threats posed by contaminated sites.  In the lead up to this webinar, Terradex published a post that sought to provide a fresh look at the progress to prevent the seminal environmental tragedy that unfolded [...]

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Sept 28th Webinar Invitation – Protecting Children at Daycare From Toxic Contamination – Extending Lessons Learned at Kiddie Kollege Nationally

by Bob Wenzlau | 09 / 20 / 2010 |

Join us for a free 90-minute webinar on September 28th, 2010 at 1:30 PM EST (10:30 AM PDT) – The webinar discussion will focus on experiences and solutions aimed towards preventing the establishment of daycare facilities in areas where environmental contamination could pose risks to children.  The discussion will address progress and challenges since Kiddie [...]

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Protecting 6,000,000 Children In Daycare From Toxic Hazards of Cleanup Sites

by Bob Wenzlau | 08 / 12 / 2010 |

Mix 400,000 daycares with 550,000 cleanup sites nationwide, and the vision takes shape for a national daycare screening service to vigilantly protect 6,000,000 children  from inadvertent exposure to toxics.  This effort started after 2006 on the failings at Kiddie Kollege, where children attending daycare were exposed to high mercury levels. The childcare facility occupied the same building that [...]

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EPA Cleanup Proposal Relies on Institutional Control Monitoring

by Mike Sowinski | 07 / 18 / 2010 |

A recent EPA cleanup proposal directly recognizes what many have come to accept as a given – cleanups need institutional controls (ICs), monitoring of ICs is a critical component of cleanup remedies, and private sector landwatch services make monitoring effective. Recognizing the key role of IC monitoring, EPA’s June 2010 “proposed plan” for a Southern [...]

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Terradex Receives United States Environmental Protection Agency 2008 Environmental Achievement Award

by Bob Wenzlau | 06 / 30 / 2009 |

On April 14, 2008 Terradex was awarded a 2008 Environmental Achievement Award. In the award the agency cited Terradex’s groundbreaking work in communicating environmental information to the public enables individuals and communities to make informed decisions regarding both exposure and contaminant contributions. Terradex’s innovative prototype of layering real-time air data on top of the powerful [...]

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ABC-KGO TV Reports on Terradex in “Fighting Global Warming At Local Level”

by Bob Wenzlau | 06 / 30 / 2009 |

Reporter Lyanne Melendez of KGO TV reported on the Association of Bay Area Government’s effort to confront global warming. San Jose Councilmember Cortese liked the online Terradex emissions models. It calculates the level of greenhouse gases for each major city based on data from the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. Watch The Coverage: Fighting [...]

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Enforcement First to Ensure Effective Institutional Controls at Superfund Sites

by Mike Sowinski | 06 / 30 / 2009 |

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has adopted an “enforcement first” policy for institutional controls, which will likely increase both recording and monitoring of ICs. The USEPA Office of Site Remediation and Enforcement has directed the agency’s program and enforcement staff, as well as Department of Justice, to pursue any action needed to ensure the [...]

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