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I am always on the lookout for good energy efficiency resources. The upcoming webinar below by DOE’s Clean Cities program caught my eye. The Clean Cities national network brings together stakeholders in the public and private sectors to deploy alternative and renewable fuels, idle-reduction measures, fuel economy improvements, and emerging transportation technologies.
The Clean Cities program news webpage references a project of interest to Louisvillians. They have announced that UPS is investing in propane for its U.S. delivery fleet by purchasing 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and installing 50 fueling stations at UPS locations. The investment in propane vehicles and infrastructure is approximately $70 million. Click here for the full article.
The news page also features clean energy highlights from Obama’s 2015 budget proposal which continues to focus on achieving the Climate Action Plan. For more details visit the full story.
“The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled “Best of the Clean Cities Tools and Resources” on Monday, March 31, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. During this webinar, participants will learn about the top 10 resources the Clean Cities Technical Response Service uses to answer common questions related to alternative fuels, advanced vehicles, and other petroleum-reduction strategies. Join the webinar.”
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PROBLEM
A local company engaged in manufacturing imported a small amount of a chemical substance defined under TSCA. Faced with a potential EPA enforcement action with penalties assessed for noncompliance under TSCA of up to $32,500 per day per violation, the company called SMG for help.
SMG'S APPROACH
SMG analyzed the company’s current TSCA procedures and assisted the company in developing a proactive, cost-effective compliance procedure. SMG also facilitated a training program to educate employees about TSCA.
MG worked with the company to develop mechanisms that assured adherence with the policies that were being implemented for compliance. Procedures to promptly correct any potential violations and prevent future violations were also put into place.
RESULTS
SMG was able to show that the company complied with the relevant TSCA regulations and was improving their TSCA policies and procedures to assure that future issues were less likely to occur. The company was not subjected to the proposed penalties and now has mechanisms in place to maintain TSCA compliance.