Our first annual roundtable is a no-holds-barred forum exploring issues affecting the environmental industry. From trends in regulations to developments in the job market, our panelists offer their insights. This roundtable is a must-read for every environmental professional who wants to be on top of new directions in our industry.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
In the first eight months of this year, there were 10 national magazines with environmental cover stories. I lost track of the front-page and feature articles in other major print media sources.
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
We are proud to showcase the five exceptional winners of our eleventh annual Facilities of the Year Competition, which represent a variety of backgrounds and geographical areas.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
People are closed-minded. When it comes to ideas that oppose their own, most people will defend their position rather than give some serious consideration to an alternative viewpoint.
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez has called it "a unique and deadly threat to our nation -- which destroys lives far beyond those of just the addicts and the users."
This article originally appeared in the 05/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
The environmental justice movement found its roots in the 1980s when studies were published describing environmental and public health injustices in minority communities. Impacted areas across the southern United States continued to surface throughout the decade.
- By H. Troy Stuckey, Jacqueline Fortin
This article originally appeared in the 04/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
2006 promises to be a contentious and litigious time in the air pollution control area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced some significant new hazardous and traditional pollutant regulatory programs that will be legally challenged as either too stringent or too lax, depending upon the litigant.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
While the sitting U.S. Congress might be characterized as attempting to expand federal spending abroad and restrict spending at home without regard to the impacts on domestic programs, including water quality-related programs, Hurricane Katrina and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on infrastructure maintenance may have been "watershed events" that will result in some re-examination of federal spending priorities in the public sector.
- By Jason V. Turner, Sarah Klahn
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
2005 saw developments related to waste management in both the judicial, administrative, and regulatory contexts. These developments are likely to continue to influence policy and actions well into 2006. The following article summarizes some of these major developments, with an eye toward future effects.
- By Stephen I. Addlestone, JD
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
We've asked leaders from different segments of the environmental field to gaze into their crystal balls and forecast significant developments they see occurring in 2006 and beyond.
- By Angela Neville, Jason Goodman
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
We are proud to showcase the five winners of our tenth annual Facilities of the Year Competition. These facilities represent a wide variety of industrial sectors and geographical locations.
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Water is the hot issue of the next 25 years. You know it, I know, but the American public doesn't. Why should they? American households spend less than any other industrialized nation for their water use. In fact, every year they spend nearly twice as much on carbonated and caffeinated beverages as they do on treating drinking and wastewater.
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Students enjoy the visible bounty of the Biosphere without a clue of the wondrous invisible world that embraces them. This invisible world indeed sustains their very lives, for within this microcosm exists not only the supply of life-preserving oxygen, but also potentially life-destroying microbes and toxic gases.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
As competition for the world's oil resources increases with the advance of developing economies, the United States must seek out ways to reduce its petroleum usage or put its economic security at risk. The era of "cheap oil" may well be over, and as our imports increase we become more and more dependent on resources from such politically unstable regions of the world as the Middle East, Central Africa, and South America.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Despite at least a perceived drop in enforcement, there continue to be developments in regulation and litigation involving solid and hazardous waste. As many predicted, the Bush administration has not been particularly active on the environmental front. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports an increase in the amount of civil penalties recovered in the last fiscal year, the fine print reveals that this "increase" is the result of a relatively few number of larger cases.
- By Stephen I. Addlestone, JD
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
With one party in charge of all three branches of the federal government, there have been no dramatic announcements of radical changes in water quality policy. At the time of this writing, it appears recent issues and trends in water quality will remain the hot issues for 2005.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Each January, Environmental Protection asks leading environmental professionals to predict what trends they see for the coming year.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
In prior years one or two major issues have dominated regarding air pollution. This year, there will be a fascinating mix of significant issues, including hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), implementation of the new ambient air quality standards, Title V permitting, New Source Review (NSR), and enforcement.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Environmental Protection salutes five outstanding facilities that represent a new progressive attitude in dealing with environmental issues. Our top picks show that a forward-thinking approach, industrial development, and greater profit margins can be balanced with a cleaner environment.
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2004 issue of Environmental Protection.
While a great deal of attention has been justifiably paid to airline security threats in light of the attacks of 9/11, there remains another threat, one that is more widespread and potentially more lethal: toxic industrial chemicals (TICs).
This article originally appeared in the 05/01/2004 issue of Environmental Protection.