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Energy Management Planning: Methods & Examples

Webinar Objectives: Share information on integration of energy efficiency and pollution prevention planning Provide an example of a company that has effectively developed a resource conservation plan under the updated Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act and has implemented and energy management plan with a summary of their results Share information on how at least one […]

Results of the Common Measures Project

The webinar included the following presentations: Steven DeGabriele, Massachusetts DEP States Common Measures Project Tara Acker, NEWMOA Additional Documents

Characterizing Contaminated Sediments Workshop

The Harvest Restaurant Pomfret, CT, United States

Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA 9:45 Planning Sampling Paul Craffey, MassDEP Contaminants of Concern Different Environments: freshwater wetland, freshwater stream/pond, estuary, marine Parameters to Consider: physical, chemical, biological QA/QC Practicality: What is reasonable for a smaller site? 10:45 Break 11:00 Bioavailability Stephen Geiger, AECOM Concepts Practical […]

Characterizing Contaminated Sediments Workshop

Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center Westford, MA, United States

Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA 9:45 Planning Sampling Paul Craffey, MassDEP Contaminants of Concern Different Environments: freshwater wetland, freshwater stream/pond, estuary, marine Parameters to Consider: physical, chemical, biological QA/QC Practicality: What is reasonable for a smaller site? 10:45 Break 11:00 Bioavailability Stephen Geiger, AECOM Concepts Practical […]

Lean, P2, & Greening the Supply Chain

Presentations Greening the Supply Chain Initiatives Other "Lean and Environment" Resources From EPA Speakers: Kristin Pierre & Rebecca Cool, EPA Headquarters, Office of Pollution Prevention Lean & Green Case Studies from Connecticut Speaker: Judy Wlodarczyk, ConnStep Lean & P2 Initiative in New Hampshire Speaker: Paul Lockwood, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Lean & P2 […]

Safer Alternatives

The purpose of this webinar was to provide an overview of the States Alternatives Assessment Wiki. This wiki has been developed by an ad hoc group of state environmental agency staff under the leadership of Pam Eliason, Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), University of Massachusetts Lowell. The intent of the Safer Alternatives Wiki site is […]

2009 Mercury Science & Policy Conference with a Special Focus on the Great Lakes & Northeast Regions

Union League Club of Chicago 65 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL, United States

Organized & Sponsored by: EPA & NEWMOA Objectives of the Conference Provide current information on human health, environmental, and ecological research findings pertaining to mercury in addition to associated policy activities Provide a forum for evaluating advancements in reducing mercury releases Provide a forum for discussing the scientific and public health basis for policy actions […]

Design for the Environment Green Cleaning Program

Agenda Introductions & Review of Agenda Speaker: Terri Goldberg (10 min) Design for the Environment Safer Product Labeling Program Speaker: Clive Davies, EPA HQs PPD DfE (45 min) Responses to Prepared Questions Speaker: Clive Davies, EPA HQs PPD DfE (30 min) Questions & Discussion Facilitator: Terri Goldberg, NEWMOA (30 min) Wrap up (5 min)

Organics Management & the Carbon Footprint

The webinar included the following presentations: Jennifer Brady, US EPA Climate and Organic Materials Management Nora Goldstein, BioCycle Magazine Organic Waste Management Trends in the Northeast States  

Compost Facility Regulation & Best Management Practice

The webinar included the following presentations: Angel Arroyo-Rodriguez, OH EPA Ohio's Composting Rules and Best Management Practices for Food Scraps Composting Sally Roland, NYSDEC Composting Facilities - Solid Waste Regulations

Connecting Climate Change Mitigation with Materials, Products, & Waste

This webinar provided an overview of how the life cycle of materials contributes to greenhouse gas emissions - and how materials management approaches, including recycling, composting, and waste and pollution prevention, and environmentally preferable procurement - offer significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Materials management is often underutilized in climate action plans because of […]

Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Workshop

Agenda 9:30 Welcome and Introduction 9:45 Overview of Remedial Options - Jay Borkland, Apex Companies Monitored Natural Recovery, Capping, Dredging, others? Things you need to know in order to make decisions: from the physical conditions of contamination to the overall site involvement of other agencies and permitting requirements. 10:30 Monitored Natural Recovery (MNR) and In-situ […]