Final Rulemaking on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans EPA Administrator Michael Regan signed a final rule on March 14, 2024, mandating certain facilities to develop response plans for worst-case scenarios involving the discharge of hazardous substances under the...
Understanding PFAS Contamination: Risks, Remediation, and Regulatory Challenges Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a group of synthetic chemicals that have garnered significant attention due to their widespread presence in the environment, and our growing knowledge concerning their...
NYC Local Law 97 in Effect New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL 97) is currently in effect. Any eligible building’s energy usage will count against this law and will need to be accounted for next...
2024 Pennsylvania Industrial Environmental Compliance Calendar Our team of environmental compliance experts is pleased to share our Pennsylvania Industrial Environmental Regulatory Compliance Calendar for 2024. This calendar provides due dates for reporting, permit renewals, and fees...
Understanding Federal SPCC Regulations: Ensure Compliance to Avoid Penalties In the realm of environmental regulations, the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rules have been in existence since 1974. However, despite their longevity, a significant number of facilities still...
New Pennsylvania Air Quality General Permits for Boilers, CHP Projects & Coal Mine Methane Flares Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection requires air quality permits for a variety of industrial and commercial operations including large combustion sources (e.g., boilers or emergency generators), paint spray booths, solvent...
Liberty Welcomes Julie Lucarelli as Operations Manager Liberty Welcomes Julie Lucarelli as Operations Manager Liberty Environmental, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Julie Lucarelli to our team as Operations Manager, based in its Reading, Pennsylvania...
Ebb and Flow of Federal Wetlands Regulations Continues in 2023 with an Agency Ruling and Supreme Court Decision The direction of federal governance related to wetlands protection continues to shift course as a result of two significant actions in the first half of 2023, promising to complicate efforts...
Wickstrom Becomes Principal Liberty Environmental, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan Wickstrom as a Principal. Wickstrom is a Senior Project Manager at Liberty Environmental and is a regulatory compliance specialist...
Regulatory Alert: PADEP Finalizes PAG-03 Permit Effective March 24 2023 On Saturday, December 24, 2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) finalized the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity...
Spencer Joins Environmental Remediation Team Spencer Joins Environmental Remediation Team We are pleased to announce the addition of Yasani Spencer to our team as a Project Scientist. Yasani will be stationed in Liberty’s New York...
Pennsylvania Industrial Stormwater PAG-03 Update On Saturday, July 16, 2022 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) administratively extended the current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with...