Region 7 staff designed and built the sensor system package that is mounted to the floor of the aircraft. In June 2001, staffers Mark Thomas and Tim Curry were in the process of installing the aerial photography system when they were asked to deploy and survey recently flooded areas in Houst...
EPA headquarters officials were in Kansas City, MO, late last month to review Region 7's permitting, inspection and other programs as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to implement a \\\"Lean\\\" management system to streamline activities, the first region to undergo such a...
Two EPA Region 7 complaints charging numerous violations of TSCA regulations on polychlorinated biphenyls seek large penalties.The complaints are seeking 2,434,800 from PCB Treatment Inc.- charged with manufacture,processing,use,distribution,disposal,storage and marking violations - and 1,561,875 from ...
Zach McCue, an aide to Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), is reportedly among the top candidates to lead EPA’s Region 2 office, which oversees New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. McCue, who worked for Clean Ocean Action until joining Booker’s staff in 2014, has...
David Cash tapped as EPA Region 1 administrator EPA has selected David Cash, an academic and former commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, to head the agency’s New England regional office, according to agency sources who say the appointment was shared with staff ...
“It’s going to be great with someone with a fresh perspective coming to institute major reforms,” Mandy Gunasekara, who served as chief of staff at the agency during Trump’s first term, said in an interview. “If Lee Zeldin can turn around the Republican party across New York, he’...
“Loren Jacobson made materially false statements to OSHA investigators regarding his failure to take safety precautions to protect his employees,” said Special Agent-in-Charge Quentin Heiden of the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General's Los Angeles Region. “His actions put his ...
As former Region 10 Counsel at EPA with over 30 years of insider understanding of EPA policies, Allyn Stern helps clients comply with an array of environmental statutes and regulations applicable to their businesses, including CWA and RCRA permit approvals, risk management under CAA 112(r), civil...
The former head of President Donald Trump's transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts.
“This agreement better protects nearby residents and the region’s air quality and is a good example of working with our partners to ensure environmental compliance and emissions reductions,” said Director Liesl Clark of EGLE. The AHE Facility converts landfill gas (LFG), which is generated by...