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2015 UST Rules to Begin Full Implementation
The 2015 Revised Underground Storage Tank (UST) Regulations will begin full implementation in some states and 16 non-program approved states on October 13, 2018. The revisions strengthen the 1988 federal UST regulations by increasing emphasis on properly operating and maintaining … Continue reading
RECENT STUDIES FIND DECLINES IN CONTAMINANTS FROM MANUFACTURING EMISSIONS
A recent study from two University of California Berkeley economists, Joseph Shapiro and Reed Walker, has found that pollution emissions from U.S. manufacturing fell by 60 percent between 1990 and 2008. While during the same period, manufacturing grew by 30%. … Continue reading
EPA Proposes Changes to Storage Tank Emission Calculation Guidance
On July 25, 2018, EPA proposed revisions to AP-42 Section 7.1 – Organic Liquid Storage Tanks. This section, lasted updated in November 2006, provides guidance for calculating air emissions from fixed and floating-roof storage tanks. Along with EPA’s TANK 4.09d … Continue reading
DC Circuit Court Vacates Risk Management Program (RMP) Delay Rule
More than five years after President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13650, sending us down this winding road, on August 17, 2018, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the RMP Delay Rule. The Court of Appeals stated, “Because EPA … Continue reading
Local Firm PPM Consultants Honored with ENR Top 200 Award
PPM held its own in 2017 among top environmental firms to win its 12th award from ENR despite many changes to the market and environmental regulations. The company experienced one of its strongest financial performances of its 23-year history in … Continue reading
PFAS Chemicals and the EPA’s Plan
Trey Glenn, EPA Region 4 Administrator, recently penned an article expressing EPA’s concerns about a class of “emerging contaminants” that are showing up in aquifers and surface waters across the nation. He stated that “protecting America’s drinking water is a … Continue reading
Thinking About Tomorrow Today
Charles Ray presented on the topic: “Lake Okeechobee and Environmental Justice”, at the Florida Brownfields Association Environmental Justice and Social Equity Symposium. The focus of the presentation is to bring attention to: (1) negative environmental conditions impacting their community health, … Continue reading
Ned Coleman, P.E. Joins PPM Consultants as Senior Environmental Engineer
MOBILE, Ala. – Ned Coleman has joined PPM Consultants as a Senior Environmental Engineer in the firm’s Mobile, Alabama office. Coleman has nine years of experience in air quality and compliance that he brings to PPM. Coleman has extensive knowledge … Continue reading
PPM Working to Improve Local Communities
PPM is working to improve local communities as we explore a Brownfield site in Bastrop, Louisiana. From our team, Lucero Solis and Jordan Harper with the Mayor of Bastrop, Henry Cotton.
FPMA Sunshine Expo
Please join PPM, booth 632, at the 2018 FPMA Sunshine Expo on July 27-29 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. Friday, July 27 * Registration and Continental Breakfast 7:30am – 8:30am Exhibitor set up time 8:00am – 3:30pm … Continue reading
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