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Sustainability and Utility Regulation
June 26, 2013
The Louisville Bar Association hosted a seminar focusing on Sustainability and Utility Regulation. Bob Ehrler (LG&E/KU), Peter Goodmann (Kentucky Division of Water), and Tony Hatton (Kentucky Division of Waste Management) were the speakers. Mr. Ehrler spoke about the developments in air quality regulations and their effect on utilities, like LG&E. He highlighted several changes, including: […]
What is a Laboratory in Kentucky and Who has to be Certified?
June 25, 2013
Kentucky’s environmental regulators have presented their final regulations describing the laboratory certification program developed over the past year. These regulations are not yet scheduled to pass through final approval and legislative oversight. As with any birthing process, there will be people who are happy with this regulation and those who want changes. No matter what […]
OSHA Issues FY 2014 Budget Justification – Rulemaking Projections
June 24, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently issued its budget justification for 2014. OSHA claims in the justification that enforcement inspections result in safer workplaces and provide employers significant savings through reduced workman’s compensation costs. Within the funding request OSHA projects that it will issue four Final Rules (Infectious Disease, […]
State Environmental Award Nominations Sought
June 13, 2013
From the KY Division of Compliance Assistance Press Release Date: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Contact Information: Mary Jo Harrod 800-926-8111 Frankfort, Ky. (June 4, 2013) ––The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) is soliciting nominations for the 2013 Environmental Excellence Awards. These awards were established to recognize the environmental leadership efforts and activities of individuals, […]
TRI Reporting Deadline Approaching
June 12, 2013
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting deadline for 2012 is quickly approaching. Reports must be filed by no later than midnight on July 1, 2013. The EPA has been hosting a variety of webinars over the last month, and provided several tools on its website (http://www.epa.gov/tri/). A noted […]