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		<title>EPA to ban lead bullets!&#8230; err, maybe not&#8230;</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-ban-lead-bullets-err-maybe-not</link>
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		<title>Scoffing at skeptics&#8230;</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/scoffing-at-skeptics</link>
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		<title>EPA to delay compliance deadline for Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-delay-compliance-deadline-for-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-spcc-plans</link>
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		<title>Announcing our latest upgrade of the Virtual Environmental (&amp; Health &amp; Safety) Manager Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Download a Powerpoint presentation describing how the Virtual Environmental Manager program can help you take control of environmental compliance requirements (about 4 Mb); or View or Download a PDF version of the presentation (just 1 Mb); or Call us to set up a demonstration at your location (if you are serious about saving time and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/07/announcing-our-latest-upgrade-of-the-virtual-environmental-health-safety-manager-program</link>
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		<title>Reminder &#8211; TRI Reports due in two weeks!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 chemicals? Do you &#8220;otherwise use&#8221; a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/06/reminder-tri-reports-due-in-two-weeks</link>
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		<title>Chrome platers &#8211; you must notify your employees of ALL hexavalent chromium exposures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has confirmed that employers will be required to notify their workers of all hexavalent chromium exposures, effective June 15, 2010. Previously, OSHA&#8217;s Hexavalent Chromium standard required workers be notified only when they experienced exposures exceeding the permissible exposure limit. Occupational exposures to hexavalent chromium can occur among [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/06/chrome-platers-you-must-notify-your-employees-of-all-hexavalent-chromium-exposures</link>
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		<title>Thresholds for greenhouse gas permitting announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 13, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final &#8220;GHG Tailoring&#8221; rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary sources. The phased-in approach will initially address large facilities like power plants and oil refineries that emit most of the greenhouse gases from stationary sources. The regulated GHGs include carbon dioxide, methane, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/05/thresholds-for-greenhouse-gas-permitting-announced</link>
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		<title>Air pollutant emission standards for boilers and process heaters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 29, 2010, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed three rules to regulate hazardous air emissions from commercial, institutional and industrial boilers, process heaters and incinerators at major and area sources. One of the proposed rules addresses boilers at area sources &#8211; facilities that potentially emit less than 10 tons per year (tpy) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/05/air-pollutant-emission-standards-for-boilers-and-process-heaters</link>
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		<title>Compliance Alert:  Deadline for Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form R report is July 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) Form R or Form A reports are due by July 1! If your facility: has 10 or more employees; is included among certain covered industrial categories, including manufacturers that correspond to SIC Codes 20 through 39; some mining operations; utilities that burn coal or oil for commercial electrical generation; chemical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/05/compliance-alert-deadline-for-toxic-chemical-release-inventory-form-r-report-is-july-1</link>
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		<title>EPA agrees:  Saccharin is not so bad, after all&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the April 22 Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to remove saccharin and its salts from the lists of hazardous constituents and commercial chemical products which are hazardous wastes when discarded. EPA also proposed to remove saccharin and its salts from the list of hazardous substances regulated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/04/epa-agrees-saccharin-is-not-so-bad-after-all</link>
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