by Matt Schroeder, P.E. | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog
Just over a year ago, we reported on some positive changes as they relate to recycling provisions in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (in Michigan). As we, and others, said – these were common-sense changes. Changes to Part 121 of PA 451 And now, there are...
by Alan Hahn | Dec 29, 2015 | Blog
How busy was the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2015? According to the EPA’s December 2015 press release, “In fiscal year 2015, EPA secured record-setting hazardous waste, Clean Air Act, and Superfund settlements…” Here are some of the...
by Matt Schroeder, P.E. | Dec 9, 2015 | Blog
For anyone that has ever been responsible for permitting, reporting, or conducting a site closure under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), you know how prescriptive and at times, illogical, RCRA can be. And if you have an old “dog-eared” set of RCRA...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog
Following some tweaking and editing as a result of input from stakeholders, Michigan’s Part 201 Rules (the primary environmental cleanup rules in Michigan) have been in a state of flux for a while now. Based on discussions with Michigan Department of Environmental...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog
Arguably, there are dozens of potential pitfalls that you can encounter when you “assess” a commercial property. When the property is an industrial site, there are considerably more of these potential pitfalls that await an unsuspecting buyer/investor. First, when...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog
There were a couple of items in the environmental news cycle recently that grabbed my attention, both relating to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA Issues Part 1: Big Enforcement The last blog we posted regarding environmental compliance and...
