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12/19/2024

12/19/2024

Look to the skies, or maybe just on our website, we have a NEW Rob's Blog!

I Have A Drone Problem Too One of many speculations links recent drone activity on the East Coast to the Department of Transportation, 49 CFR Hazardous Material Regulations. Apparently, there is word going around that a shipment of radioactive medical equipment was received at a disposal facility

12/04/2024

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11/20/2024

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11/20/2024

In the news...

Thousands of potentially toxic plastic chemicals can migrate from food processing and packaging into the human body, a new study found.

11/19/2024

In the news...

Major retailers earned a grade of F for failing to protect customers from hazardous chemicals and plastics in the products they sell, a new report says.

10/16/2024

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10/15/2024

October 11, 2024

40 CFR Parts 84, 261, 262, 266, 270, and 271

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0606; FRL–10105–02– OAR]

RIN 2060–AV84

Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing regulations to implement certain provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. This rulemaking establishes an emissions reduction and reclamation program for the management of hydrofluorocarbons that includes requirements for leak repair and installation and use of automatic leak detection systems for certain equipment using refrigerants containing hydrofluorocarbons and certain substitutes; the servicing and/or repair of certain refrigerant-containing equipment to be done with reclaimed hydrofluorocarbons; the initial installation and servicing and/or repair of fire suppression equipment to be done with recycled hydrofluorocarbons, technician training, and recycling of hydrofluorocarbons prior to the disposal of fire suppression equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons; removal of hydrofluorocarbons from disposable cylinders before discarding them; and certain recordkeeping, reporting, and labeling requirements. In addition, EPA is establishing alternative Resource Conservation and Recovery Act standards for certain ignitable spent refrigerants being recycled for reuse.

DATES: This rule is effective December 10, 2024.

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10/15/2024

In recent news...

The Pemex refinery chemical leak killed 2, injured dozens and forced shelter-in-place orders in Deer Park and Pasadena. They have since been lifted.

10/08/2024

10/08/2024

The Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Tuesday could eliminate a toxic threat to U.S. children and is projected to cost tens of billions of dollars.