Environmental

US EPA Region I will host two free webinars to explain the regulatory requirements of this rule, the associated timetable, and answer questions about the rule.

The new Area Source Boiler rule impacts oil, biomass, or coal fired boilers at industries, institutions, and commercial locations. Gas-fired boilers are not covered by the area source boiler rule, nor are hot water heaters, electric or residential units (see http://www.epa.gov/boilercompliance for definitions). It includes requirements for notification and tune-ups for affected boilers. This EPA webinar is intended for owners and operators of boiler units. Join EPA Region 1 and Headquarters staff for this free webinar as they discuss the requirements and timelines of the new rule. (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sou ... more »

Safety

Connie M. Knight, 47, previously of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison in New Orleans federal court late yesterday for providing fraudulent hazardous waste safety training in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill, announced Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Dana Boente, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In addition, Ms. Knight was ordered to pay victim restitution in the amount of $25,300.


“On the heels of the largest environmental disaster in US history, Knight illegally profited from a community already suffering from the impacts of the oil spill by impersonating a federal official and raising false hopes for employment. For that she is being held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” said Ig ... more »

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