SMG POV
Progress in reduction of Urban Air Toxics – EPA’s Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress
August 26, 2014
U.S. EPA released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress which is the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics. Air toxics, also known as toxic air pollutants or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), are those […]
SMG Provides Strong Content to the Kentucky Chamber’s Environmental Permitting Conference
August 22, 2014
On August 19 and 20, 2014, SMG addressed the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s 17th Annual Permitting Conference with multiple presentations. A link to each of the presentations can be found below: Impacts of the “Waters of the U.S.” Proposed Rule (presented by Kori Andrews) The Endangered Species Act: How can you stay ahead of the […]
Endangered Species Listing in Kentucky
August 19, 2014
Historically, for those contemplating construction on a new property, the last item many consider is what kinds of bats live in an area. That has been changing over the past few years with the listing of the Indiana Bat as endangered and its potential range spanning every county in Kentucky. Now the US Fish and […]
Back Again: Measurements of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone by NOAA and EPA supported scientists are out for Summer 2014
August 18, 2014
The northern Gulf of Mexico dead zone that forms off the coast of Louisiana and Texas each summer was measured by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supported scientists during a survey cruise from July 27 to August 2, 2014 and reported on the NOAA website (see below) on August […]
SMG attends GLI Environment and Energy Committee Meeting
August 15, 2014
Special Guest John Lyons, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, gave a presentation on August 13, 2014 to GLI members to discuss the potential impacts on Kentucky under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions standards within the proposed “Clean Power Plan” rule issued under the authority of Section 111(d) within the […]