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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]