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<title>My RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.proactenv.com/index.html</link><description>Environmental News&#x21;&#x21;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2011 Norman Wei</dc:rights><dc:date>2012-05-15T07:56:54-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:01:19 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Point of generation</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2012-05-15T07:56:54-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/b0495eb4ad8209561579c50f8d4f3d54-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/b0495eb4ad8209561579c50f8d4f3d54-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Technically speaking, all that material sitting inside the vat is hazardous material (not hazardous waste) for 90 days before it becomes abandoned per 40 CFR 261.4 (c) or when someone decides to discard it - whichever comes first. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Is groundwater considered navigabel water?</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>SPCC</category><dc:date>2012-03-07T15:33:48-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/80740df0ad8466a5e3f624f7379f69c6-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/80740df0ad8466a5e3f624f7379f69c6-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is what EPA stated in its SPCC Inspection Guide: Facilities should consider "certain&nbsp;underground features (e.g., power or cable lines, or groundwater), (that) could facilitate the&nbsp;transport of discharged oil off-site to navigable waters."&nbsp;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Huge settlement for the BP Oil Spill</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>oil spill</category><dc:date>2012-02-17T14:17:34-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/f610117c77c124969a591805014be9c8-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/f610117c77c124969a591805014be9c8-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[According to the terms of the settlement, MOEX will pay $70 million in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act resulting from the spill and agreed to spend $20 million to facilitate land acquisition projects in several Gulf states that will preserve and protect in perpetuity habitat and resources important to water quality and other environmental features of the Gulf of Mexico region.&nbsp; ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Common fallacies re agency inspections</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>inspection</category><dc:date>2012-02-06T14:22:22-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/4d13048a2b82a1860dee9b924c8c1211-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/4d13048a2b82a1860dee9b924c8c1211-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If he is doing a general environmental or safety inspection, he has a wide scope as long as the inspection pertains to environmental or safety issues. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Does &#x22;one size fits all&#x22; audit really work?</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>Audits</category><dc:date>2012-01-26T18:09:22-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/40eb548a94f3e6939cf1021dd05e45fe-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/40eb548a94f3e6939cf1021dd05e45fe-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The main rationale cited at the presentation was that senior management was tired of having to spend time with 4 separate teams and preferred to spend time with just one large team at one time.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Portland Cement plants to pay &#x24;1.7 million fine</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>enforcement</category><dc:date>2011-12-30T21:03:30-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/354e19247764c6743785e86980c3c9ce-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/354e19247764c6743785e86980c3c9ce-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Essroc Cement Company has agreed to pay a $1.7 million penalty and invest approximately $33 million in pollution control technology to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at six of its Portland Cement manufacturing plants. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Caveat Emptor - buyer beware</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>due diligence</category><dc:date>2011-12-06T10:15:08-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/19cdbf18c087b821344c4f303b37496b-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/19cdbf18c087b821344c4f303b37496b-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If a lender pays for one of these reports and gives it to the buyer and approves the loan, the lender can be sued by the buyer if the property turns out to have contaminations that were missed in the report.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>EPA&#x27;s greenhouse gas rule ammendments</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>Greenhouse Gas</category><dc:date>2011-11-26T18:41:10-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/d715311c26e1dff42923dd6f0380c027-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/d715311c26e1dff42923dd6f0380c027-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this action, EPA amended 40 CFR part 98 to correct technical and editorial errors and to address certain issues identified as a result of working with entities required to report during rule implementation and outreach. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sometime....less is better</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>law</category><dc:date>2011-11-23T13:46:03-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/a461fc51bedccd036a6e8f0a72bd37ab-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/a461fc51bedccd036a6e8f0a72bd37ab-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As he lay with his neck firmly placed in the crook of the guillotine and looked up to his maker, and to the blade, he exclaimed, "Ooh, I think I see your problem." 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Generator&#x27;s knowledge</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>hazardous waste</category><dc:date>2011-11-08T14:02:21-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/cbe238e04ae862bf1b6621d6afc2c206-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/cbe238e04ae862bf1b6621d6afc2c206-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a reminder to all hazardous waste generators that IF you have NO knowledge about your wastes, you MUST analyze them to determine if they are hazardous  or not. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>EPA extened SPCC deadlines for farms</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>SPCC</category><dc:date>2011-10-18T12:25:48-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/7693f9a81b0cfe65ec756a26a210c3ff-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/7693f9a81b0cfe65ec756a26a210c3ff-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For the purposes of SPCC, a farm is defined as a facility on a tract of land devoted to the production of crops or raising of animals, including fish, which produced and sold, or normally would have produced and sold, $1,000 or more of agricultural products during a year (40 CFR Section 112.2). &nbsp;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>California Cap and Trade final regulations to pass soon</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>Greenhouse Gas</category><dc:date>2011-10-17T16:56:30-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/6e45eb5947c6f3993263e03145da909c-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/6e45eb5947c6f3993263e03145da909c-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released its &ldquo;Final Regulation Order and Compliance Offset Protocols&rdquo; (FRO) in preparation for the Board&rsquo;s forthcoming hearing this&nbsp;week on October&nbsp;20th and 21st.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Environmental auditor&#x27;s duty to report</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>Audits</category><dc:date>2011-10-13T06:07:14-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/my_environmental_blog.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/my_environmental_blog.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My take is that faced with an imminent danger to pubic health, you have a duty to tell your client to cease its practice immediately and report to the appropriate agencies. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>California&#x27;s Cap and Trade Law</title><dc:creator>norman@normanwei.com</dc:creator><category>Greenhouse Gas</category><dc:date>2011-10-13T06:02:16-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/dec5d9592187ca51146f06ecbbeea442-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.proactenv.com/blog/files/dec5d9592187ca51146f06ecbbeea442-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court just voted yesterday to allow the California Air Resources Board to go ahead with it Cap and Trade program scheduled for implementation in 2012. ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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