Recent Blog Posts

The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 4: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties

May 16th, 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 4: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties – 1984 Policy & Policies for EPCRA and CERCLA Though it may be surprising to […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 12, 2023

May 12th, 2023

Ammonia Contained in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… GFD Contains Ammonia Leak At Hankins Street Plant – The Greeneville Fire Department responded Saturday morning to an anhydrous ammonia leak at the La Quesera Mexicana plant at 121 Hankins St. […keep reading] Taylor Farms Reopened its Salinas Food Processing Facility One Year After a Potentially Disastrous […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 5, 2023

May 5th, 2023

Many evacuate in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Dangerous Chemical Leaks Have Injured Workers at One of America’s Largest Meat Processors – A pipe weld in the plant had ruptured, filling the room with a white cloud of ammonia gas – a chemical used to refrigerate meat that can be deadly in high doses. […]

The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 3: A Historical Timeline of Major Events (1980-1994)

May 2nd, 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 3: A Historical Timeline of Major Events (1980-1994) December 10, 1980 | The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) aka […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 28, 2023

April 28th, 2023

Ammonia Goes Green in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… C&S Wholesale Grocers Rolls Ahead on ‘Green Path’ Sustainability Road Map – To cut down GHGs like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), C&S reported that it has made “tremendous investments” in green refrigeration systems and now uses a natural refrigerant—ammonia—within almost 100% of its warehouses. […keep reading] Traffic […]