Environmental

Sep 11

Environmental Lawsuit Asserts Going Fishing Requires an NPDES Permit

The Fourth District Court of Appeals rejected arguments that North Carolina shrimpers violate the federal Clean Water by discharging...

Aug 25

Is Your Retirement Portfolio Safe During the PFAS Lawsuits?

Maryland’s largest water utility is joining a national trend of suing manufacturers who produce PFAS (“forever chemicals”) used in...

Aug 15

5 Places You Will Find Forever Chemicals (PFAS) in Your Home

My family is shocked that PFAS is in makeup, cookware, furniture, carpets, and rain gear. They are in disbelief that there isn’t much...

Jun 26

Effective Communication: How to Improve When Environmental Disasters Strike Our Communities

The East Palestine train wreck is just the most recent example of our struggles with communication of environmental disasters in our...

May 30

Will The Recent Sackett v. EPA Wetlands Ruling Hurt Landowners?

The May 25, 2023, Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency adds clarity for...

Apr 24

Why Diversifying Water Sources Provides Benefits and Challenges

Diversifying the number of sources in a public drinking water system has positives and negatives. According to one source, approximately...

Mar 20

Ten Questions to Help You Understand the Proposed USEPA PFAS Regulations

1. What is PFAS? PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, are fluorinated carbon-chain compounds. PFAS has been used in...

Jan 31

Applying ISO 31000 to PFAS and USEPA Risk Assessments

PFAS is an issue filled with complexity, difficulty, and uncertainty. The good news is that the USEPA does a good job with technical...

Dec 16, 2022

Three Things To Avoid When Performing An Environmental Root Cause Analysis

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a collective term that describes a wide range of approaches, tools, and techniques used to uncover the...

Oct 18, 2022

The Way One State Evaluates Climate Change

South Carolina appears in many evaluations as one of the top ten states that are susceptible to climate change. One climate change source...

Jul 11, 2022

What the New USEPA Health Advisory Levels for PFAS Means to You

On June 15, 2022, US EPA reduced the current Health Advisory Levels (HALs) of 70 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS (combined) to 0.004...

May 22, 2022

12 Things I Learned About Bay Lakes and Nutrients from the Water Resources Research Institute

I moderated a powerful session at the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) Annual Conference concerning shallow, relatively small...

May 14, 2022

Communicating Complex Changes While Dodging Sacred Cows

JD Solomon serves as a co-author with Dr. Diane Lauritsen for this paper at the 2022 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM) in Grand...

Feb 15, 2022

Wetland Regulation by Press Release

North Carolina recently moved to regulate a class of "connecting" wetlands due to a permitting gap that resulted from the Biden...

Dec 22, 2021

This New Approach for Nutrients Helps Root Cause Analysis

The USEPA release of new assessment tools to thwart harmful algal blooms is a step in the right direction. In particular, the new...

Nov 30, 2021

Emerging Contaminants Create Havoc On Communities And Businesses

Emerging compounds are much like illicit drugs – manufacturers are continually creating new “designer” versions to make our lives a...

Nov 11, 2021

Drinking Treated Wastewater Is Still A Few Years Away

Drinking treated wastewater is still a few years away because there is not enough demand for it. The technology exists that makes it...

Nov 6, 2021

WOTUS and Why It Matters

Waters of the United States (WOTUS) are based on the federal Clean Water Act. The goal of the Clean Water Act is to restore and maintain...

Nov 5, 2021

Environmental Violations and Root Cause Analysis

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) applies to environmental issues in the same way RCA applies to equipment failures or business process failures....

Sep 6, 2020

The Top Five Sites For Evaluating Your Hurricane Risks

Understanding your risks relative to an uncertain future usually involves some type of model.

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