SC Energy Office Spring Training – Evaluating HVAC System’s Readiness to Mitigate the Spread of SARS-COV-2

Please see below for the SC Energy Office Spring Training courses. The first course, Evaluating HVAC System’s Readiness to Mitigate the Spread of SARS-COV-2, will be held on March 11, 2021. Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible if you would like to attend. If you have any questions please contact at swashington@ors.sc.gov.  Energy Office … Read more

EPA, USDA, and FDA renew formal agreement aimed at reducing food waste

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the renewal of the joint agency formal agreement including the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative. The agreement reaffirms the agencies’ commitment to improve coordination and communication efforts to better educate Americans on the impacts and importance … Read more

EPA SUPERFUND REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SUPERFUND SITES – SUPPORTING REDEVELOPMENT AND ADDRESSING THE SUPERFUND LIABILITY CONCERNS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Local governments can play a critical role in the cleanup, redevelopment, and reuse of contaminated properties. When contamination complicates property acquisition, reuse, or stewardship, local governments can help transform these properties from liabilities into community assets. However, local … Read more

Your Suppliers’ Impacts Are Your Impacts Too: Opportunities to Prevent Pollution through Procurement

Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance Programs, or P2 TAPs, know the importance of understanding their client’s key environmental impacts – or “hotspots.” But what if some of the most significant impacts are not in the facility itself but driven by procurement? From batteries to boxes to buildings, the products and services purchased by manufacturers/processors have vast … Read more