$80 Million in Green Grants for New York The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) will be awarding $80 million in new climate resiliency grants through the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. Applications...
How New York City Is Funding Safer Drinking Water Similar to that seen in New York State (NYS), lead contamination in drinking water continues to pose serious health risks throughout New York City (NYC). Some may say it is an even more pressing issue in NYC. To combat...
TRI/Form R Reporting Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires Toxics Release Inventory (TRI – aka “Form R”) data to be reported from applicable industrial facilities in the United States. The purpose of TRI reporting is to monitor toxic chemical...
Your Guide to PFAS Reporting Requirements, Part 4: How to Comply In Part 3 of our PFAS reporting blog series, we reviewed PFAS reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....
How New York State Is Funding Safer Drinking Water Lead exposure that contaminates drinking water is a constant health concern for homeowners, especially those living in older homes with lead service lines. Identifying this concern, New York State instituted valuable...
Your Guide to PFAS Reporting Requirements, Part 3: What Are the Requirements? In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog series, we discussed what PFAS are and EPA actions to regulate these chemicals, respectively. Here, we will detail the current PFAS reporting requirements....
Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rule for 2025 In 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began working on a new safety standard for all general industry, construction, maritime, and agriculture sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction,...
CT DEEP Opens Public Comment Period for Permits The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) has announced a new public comment period for two general permits related to wastewater discharges. As of April 28, 2025, CT DEEP has released...
Common Fall Protection Violations and How to Prevent Them According to the last report of OSHA’s Top 10 Violations, Fall Protection–General Requirements (1926.501) has been the number one most cited violation for over a decade in construction. In general industry, the...
Are You Actually Safe? Inspecting Fall Protection Systems, the Right Way. The Problem: You Trust Your Fall Protection Gear—But Should You? A harness, lanyard, and anchor point might look good at first glance, but looks can be deceiving. When was the last time you...
