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Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 7: EPA’s Jurisdiction EPA’s 10 Regional Offices To achieve the EPA’s goals nationwide, ten regional offices were created, each with a specific […]
Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 6: EPA’s Combined Enforcement Policy for CAA §112(r) and 40 CFR Part 68 In June 2012, the EPA revised its enforcement policy […]
Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 5: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties – Examples of Release Notification and Tier II Example 1 | Failure to make immediate […]
Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 4: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties – 1984 Policy & Policies for EPCRA and CERCLA Though it may be surprising to […]
Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 3: A Historical Timeline of Major Events (1980-1994) December 10, 1980 | The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) aka […]