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An Eco-Friendly Approach to Coastal Resiliency

An Eco-Friendly Approach to Coastal Resiliency

20:00, October 29, 2012: The eighteenth named storm of the year, Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the coastline of southern New Jersey. This shift left Long Island and the New York metropolitan area directly in the path of the stronger, eastern side of the Category 2,...

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Reminder: Make Sure Your Community Right To Know Filing is On Time

Reminder: Make Sure Your Community Right To Know Filing is On Time

The Community Right-To-Know (RTK) Program requires businesses in New York City to document and report their quantities of potentially hazardous materials to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Every year, owners or operators from any...

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Year End Regulatory Updates Part 2

Year End Regulatory Updates Part 2

Mold Program Update On January 1, 2016 New York State Article 32 of Labor Law went into effect.  Before Article 32, there were no controls on contractors performing mold-related services.  Some contractors were therefore able to take advantage of their customers by...

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Year End Regulatory Updates Part 1

Year End Regulatory Updates Part 1

Proposed Part 360 Regulations In early 2016, the NYSDEC proposed significant changes to New York State regulations regarding previously unregulated facilities, activities, and waste streams within the existing Part 360 solid waste management program. The proposed...

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The Importance of Building Permits

The Importance of Building Permits

Imagine it was a foggy morning, and Engine Company 42 was on its way to a one-alarm fire at a warehouse. On the way to the warehouse, the senior Firefighter (FF) checked his online Department Database to get information about the facility, which he passed on to all...

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How to Use ENVIROFACTS: The US EPA One-Stop Source for Environmental Information

How to Use ENVIROFACTS: The US EPA One-Stop Source for Environmental Information

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains multiple databases that contain information regarding the compliance of facilities to environmental regulations.  Even though anyone with a computer can search these databases to identify the compliance status of...

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Innovative Closure of Residual Waste Lagoon Restores Site and Establishes Natural Habitat

Innovative Closure of Residual Waste Lagoon Restores Site and Establishes Natural Habitat

Walden has prepared a Final Certification Report to document the lagoon closure activities performed at a mid-Atlantic paper mill. From 1937 to 1992, the paper mill discharged wastewater with a high total dissolved solids content into an unlined surface impoundment...

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