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The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 2: A Historical Timeline of Major Events (1962-1978)

April 18th, 2023

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 2: A Historical Timeline of Major Events (1962-1978) September 27, 1962 | Rachel Carson published Silent Spring The 1960s and ‘70s were […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 14, 2023

April 14th, 2023

Ammonia Gets Ice Cold in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Crews Respond to Possible Ammonia Leak at Reno Ice, Prompts Evacuation – “As we work to mitigate the leak, odors may make their way to the filed. We want to ensure public is safe and reduce additional cause for concern.” […keep reading] Hazmat Called […]

IIAR 2023 Award for Presentation Excellence – Uriah Donaldson

April 10th, 2023

Congratulations to Uriah Donaldson for winning the “2023 Award for Presentation Excellence” at the 2023 IIAR National Conference & Expo in Long Beach, California. Uriah’s presentation titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Facilities was highly attended and received the highest evaluations from all of the 2023 IIAR […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 7, 2023

April 7th, 2023

Ammonia Startles in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… JBS Investigating Ammonia Leak at Greeley Beef Plant that Forced Temporary Evacuation – JBS officials are investigating an ammonia leak at the company’s beef plant in Greeley that required an evacuation of the plant this past week as it was ventilated. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at […]

The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 1: Introduction

April 4th, 2023

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 1: Introduction This paper presents an objective analysis of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) enforcement of ammonia refrigeration facilities […]