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		<title>Your SPCC Plan &#8211; Is it up-to-date?</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/09/your-spcc-plan-is-it-up-to-date</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPCC requirements apply to fuel and oil storage tanks&#8230; By November 10 of this year, all regulated facilities storing more than 1,320 gallons of oil or fuel in above ground tanks and containers must comply with recently amended federal requirements for development and implementation of written Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emissions standards for existing boilers at area sources &#8211; It&#8217;s time to comply!</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/08/emissions-standards-for-boilers</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(A little snow in the picture to alleviate the Florida August heat&#8230;) The initial notification date for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) from boilers at area sources (40 CFR part 63 subpart JJJJJJ) is September 17, 2011. By that date, owners or operators of existing, regulated boilers must complete and submit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New chemical data reporting requirements take effect&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/08/new-chemical-data-reporting-requirements-take-effect</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/08/new-chemical-data-reporting-requirements-take-effect#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TCozzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants more information on commercial chemicals from chemical manufacturers.  Published on August 16, 2011, the EPA&#8217;s new Chemical Data Reporting rule (CDR) requires more frequent reporting of critical information on a larger number of chemicals and requires the submission of new and updated information regarding: potential chemical exposures, current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reminder: Deadline for 2010 TRI Form R Reporting is Near!</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/06/reminder-deadline-for-2010-tri-form-r-reporting-is-near</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/06/reminder-deadline-for-2010-tri-form-r-reporting-is-near#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s like this happens every year&#8230; If you have not completed your Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) reports yet, note that they are due by July 1. For additional information, refer to our TRI reporting guidance pages: Who must file TRI Form R (or Form A) reports? What are thresholds for reporting of TRI toxic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not ready to report greenhouse gas emissions?  No worries&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/03/ghg-emissions-reporting</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/03/ghg-emissions-reporting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TCozzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its rule to extend the deadline for reporting 2010 emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to September 30, 2011. (Reports had been due by the end of this month.) Those facilities required to report their GHG emissions must first register with the EPA&#8217;s electronic greenhouse gas reporting tool (&#8220;e-GGRT&#8221;). Registration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally! Air emissions standards for boilers and incinerators</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/03/finally-air-emissions-standards-for-boilers-and-incinerators</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final Clean Air Act standards for boilers and certain incinerators to reduce toxic air emissions, including mercury and soot. The rule establishes hazardous air pollutant emission standards for new and existing industrial, commercial and institutional boilers and process heaters located at major and area (minor) sources of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just a little more time &#8211; for SPCC Plan updates</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/11/just-a-little-more-time-for-spcc-plan-updates</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/11/just-a-little-more-time-for-spcc-plan-updates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the deadline for most facilities that are required to prepare or revise their oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans to comply with recent amendments to the SPCC rule.  The compliance date of November 10, 2011, applies to regulated facilities in a broad range of categories, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA to ban lead bullets!&#8230; err, maybe not&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-ban-lead-bullets-err-maybe-not</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-ban-lead-bullets-err-maybe-not#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;but fishermen might still have cause for concern: A flurry of protests followed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s notice on August 24 that it would accept comments on a petition requesting that it ban lead in bullets and shot, as well as in fishing tackle (e.g., lead sinkers). As quickly as the clamor rose, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scoffing at skeptics&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/scoffing-at-skeptics</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/scoffing-at-skeptics#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TCozzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 29, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, it is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and it threatens human health and the environment. EPA&#8217;s decision rejected claims that climate science cannot be trusted and that collusion (dare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA to delay compliance deadline for Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-delay-compliance-deadline-for-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-spcc-plans</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-delay-compliance-deadline-for-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-spcc-plans#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to extend the compliance date for some facilities subject to the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule amendments. Drilling, production or workover facilities that are offshore or onshore facilities required to have and submit facility response plans (FRPs) will not be eligible for the proposed extension, and [...]]]></description>
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