Compliance

IDEM issued the final Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP) on December 30, 2025.  This permit will replace the permit-by-rule codified in 327 IAC 15-6 (“Rule 6”) which has been the stormwater permit in Indiana for the last 20+ years.  IDEM has not yet provided the Notice of Intent (NOI) form/mechanism [...]

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enacted in 1976, established the framework for the proper management of hazardous solid waste in the United States. Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), RCRA’s primary goals are to protect human health and the environment, reduce waste, and encourage resource conservation [...]

As the heat index reached record highs this Summer, OSHA continued to “raise the heat” with its first ever National Heat Safety Rule and made heat illness and hazards a top enforcement priority through its Heat Hazard National Emphasis Program (NEP). The agency continues to conduct proactive inspections for heat-related [...]

The air quality in several counties throughout Ohio and around the country has historically declined to non-attainment levels for both Ozone & Particulate Matter 2.5. These levels are designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) based on current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Ranking in severity [...]

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is in the process of transitioning their stormwater permits from a permit by Rule (previously referred to as “Rule 6”) to a Master General Permit. Rule 6 was codified into the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) in 2003 and has remained unchanged since. Rule [...]

Hazardous waste can be an intimidating topic for industry. Find a handy guide below to the basics of common definitions and terms as well as good practices. Hazardous waste labels must include the following information: Hazardous waste warning: The words “Hazardous Waste” must be clearly displayed on the container Waste composition: The [...]

Recent enforcement statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that enforcement penalties have increased approximately 7% in 2023 from the maximum penalties in 2022, and those resulting from a  Clean Air Act violation ranged from 55,000 to $117,000 daily, and 446,000 maximum per violation. The EPA or the state [...]

Many companies are already familiar with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) having been required to provide in depth information to the EPA in 2016 and in 2020 on the quantities manufactured or imported of certain chemicals along with their industrial processing and use, consumer and commercial applications, potential exposure [...]

The OSHA Top 10 is a list of the most cited violations in a given fiscal year (October 1 – September 30). Inspectors are on high alert for these violations and are likely to issue citations for them. OSHA violations begin at $16,131 per violation per day. If that violation [...]

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) guides August Mack through the Tier II reporting season at the beginning of each new year. EPCRA was passed by Congress in 1986 in response to environmental concerns about the storage and handling of toxic chemicals. President Reagan signed EPCRA into law, [...]