Walden Employee Spotlight: Lou Donates His Hair Lou Goldstein, Project Engineer at Walden, cut his hair this past weekend! A haircut is not always a particularly notable occasion, but we wanted to highlight this particular case because Lou donated his hair to an...
Energy Benchmarking Reports in New York City In 2009, New York City passed Local Law 84 (LL84), which requires owners of buildings that meet certain criteria to report annually on their property’s energy and water use. The law was passed to determine how much...
DiscoverE’s Summer of STEM 2023 Program Starts Next Week! Are you looking for fun, science-based activities to occupy your school-age kids this summer? Check out DiscoverE’s “Summer of STEM!” DiscoverE is the organization behind several engineering-focused...
Comments on PFAS in Biosolids Draft Policy Due July 10, 2023 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is accepting comments on a draft policy intended to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) until July 10, 2023. The policy,...
Your Guide to Creating Sustainable Operations, Part One: Deploying Green Technologies Municipal entities and business leaders alike understand that, increasingly, people are expecting them to implement sustainable tools and technologies across their facilities to...
New York State Begins Ban on Natural Gas The New York Legislature recently approved a new $229 billion state budget. This budget includes provisions which will ban the installation of natural gas utilities, equipment, and appliances during the construction of most new...
I Missed the NOI Deadline! What Happens Now? The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued a new State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) that went into effect on March 8, 2023. This new...
Act Now: Semi-Annual Stormwater Monitoring and Reporting Deadline Approaching! Facilities whose stormwater discharges are regulated under New York’s State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) program are required to complete stormwater sampling and reporting...
Highlights of Five Grants Available Through New York State’s Consolidated Funding Application Applications are due on July 28, 2023 at 4:00 PM for entities seeking to pursue grant awards under Round XIII of New York State’s Consolidated Funding Application (CFA). As...
Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Wetlands On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling to Idaho property owners that will affect the United States as a whole, with the potential to limit the United States Environmental Protection...
