Have both Canada and the U.S. got it wrong?

Despite the recent efforts to hamper the EPA’s duty to  regulate green house gas emissions by certain members of the Republican Party, there has been a recent flurry of investment activity in North America in the area of air pollution. Certain sectors of both the U.S. and Canada are investing in research to better understand and reduce emissions, and improve industrial efficiency.

EPA spending gone wild?

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Environmental management reporting has become a top priority for many corporate entities as environmental regulations become increasingly more stringent. Similar to how every business is required to annually account for their financial flows and pay their taxes, they are now required to account for their productivity and report their waste streams, whether they are wastewater, emissions or solid, chemical or hazardous waste.

Incorrectly reporting or misrepresenting annual taxes can place companies in situations where large legal and financial penalties may apply. It is no different with your environmental accounting. Local and federal reporting deadlines must be met with valid results in order to avoid any unwanted or damaging penalties.

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ERA Environmental Consulting was recently the subject of a webinar entitled ‘Lean Manufacturing: How using an EHS Software can make it a reality’

The discussion surrounding Lean Manufacturing is still a very active one, as many companies in the U.S. face the apparently insurmountable challenges of meeting their EHS Compliance responsibilities, with reduced resources and higher manufacturing expectations.

The webinar focusses on a roundtable discussion between officers of J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. and their consultants, as they examine the steps involved in JBPCO moving towards a viable solution to meeting these problems head on and overcoming them.

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