EHS Aligned

On this edition of Coffee & Compliance, we welcomed Shawn Cobb, Partner at Allen Matkins, who joined Ryan to delve into data-driven enforcement analysis and trends. Together, they explored emerging trends, best practices, and practical strategies to ensure your business stays ahead of regulatory challenges. This webinar is a must-attend watch for compliance professionals, legal practitioners, and anyone interested in harnessing the power of data to drive compliance success. Take advantage of this informative session. Grab your coffee and join us for an enlightening conversation on data-driven enforcement analysis and trends with Shawn Cobb

We talked to Desean Garnett, Supervisory Attorney-Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Office of Regional Counsel. Desean discussed how their office enacts National Enforcement & Compliance Initiatives, how the Environmental Justice movement impacts their work, Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP)s role, and the Vessel General Permit (VGP).

Are you looking to get rid of manual data entry and endless spreadsheets? From hazardous, universal, recyclables, and other waste streams, Mapistry's platform takes the hassle out of waste tracking so you can effortlessly monitor and manage all your waste streams in one centralized location. This webinar covered waste stream tracking for reporting and analysis, sustainability reporting, and TRI reporting.

Kathryn Connolly, Managing Consultant, Digital Solutions at Trinity Consultants, joined Ryan on this week's Coffee and Compliance. Kathryn Connolly, shared her expertise and insights on Air Emissions Management & Technology Consideration. With her extensive experience in digital solutions at Trinity Consultants, Kathryn guided attendees through the key considerations and challenges in effectively managing air emissions. She provided valuable strategies and practical advice to optimize air emissions management processes, from regulatory compliance to technology implementation.

How to get 200 hours back a year with Mapistry's Environmental Data Platform Mapistry's Environmental Data Platform is designed to simplify and streamline the management of air emissions. With continuous data management for air emissions monitoring, you can easily monitor your emissions data in real-time. Our platform offers immediate notifications when approaching or hitting limits, so you can quickly take action to address any issues and maintain compliance with environmental regulations.

On April 21, 2021, US EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan called to create an “EPA Council on PFAS”. What does this announcement mean for you and your clients? What will the Council on PFAS be doing? Who will participate? And where is it going? Speaker: Beth Hummer, Counsel, Hanson Bridgett LLP

A review of the newest developments in environmental enforcement activities, regulatory changes, and challenges over the past 30 days! We covered:

See why thousands of industrial facilities trust Mapistry to solve EHS site compliance. Centrally manage and track all your EHS compliance data, documents, and activities from a single location. Provide staff and facilities with immediate visibility to correct and prevent compliance problems before they impact your bottom line.

During the Getting the Most Out of Mapistry Webinar, we will cover: AND a look at our newest addition, the Compliance Calendar!

We reviewed the past month's EPA enforcement, including cases for air emission violations from tanks, haz waste violations, and targeted enforcement on vegetable oil producers. In addition, we gave an update on WOTUS court rulings and where the PM2.5 rules are headed. Plus, hear a customer story on managing environmental data!

Julianne Finkelnberg, EHS Consultant at Toyota Racing Development USA, discuss how they avoid the most common stormwater permit violations by developing and implementing top-quality best management practices (BMPs). Additionally, hear how they have successfully streamlined their entire stormwater compliance process with a single software solution — from BMP management to water sampling, lab reporting, data analytics, and reporting workflows. Their world-class system is helping them not only increase EHS efficiency, but it’s helping them tremendously decrease risk exposure

Amy Kronson, CA State Water Resources Control Board

Navigate the environmental compliance data gap challenges with insights into what facilities in your program have the highest environmental compliance risk of inefficiencies, violations, and lawsuits. Mapistry’s newest product release is a comprehensive environmental compliance risk score (ECRS) toolkit and dashboard that ties together core environmental actions with geographic and violation data to highlight the most pressing issues for EHS leaders. Watch our webinar to learn how to prioritize resources, identify specific areas of concern on individual facilities, and maximize operational time.

A review of the newest developments in environmental enforcement activities, regulatory changes, and challenges over the past 30 days! In this episode we are going to be talking about the proposed PM2.5 rule and potential impact on facilities regarding air permits, enforcement cases, and California’s proposed rule to require companies to report carbon emissions.

Our kicked off our new look for our 2023 Coffee & Compliance series! In this webinar, we reviewed and shared trends from environmental enforcement activities and updating you all on regulatory changes and challenges. Enforcement Analysis: We dived deep into EPA enforcement activity from the past month, including settlements for stormwater violations and waste disposal, including a new settlement requirements to use EPA online Environmental Justice screening tool to select disposal facilities. We also shared what the EPA’s 2022 Enforcement Report means for companies and how to think about compliance strategies for 2023. Regulatory Updates: Waters of the US (WOTUS) was recently updated and in conjunction with the pending Supreme Court decision, gives companies another set of regulatory challenges to think through when laying out your 2023 strategy. Finally as a followup to our 2022 recap, we shared the latest developments on PFAS for TRI reporting and analytical tools.