If you haven’t heard of an SPCC plan, you’re not alone. Hundreds of Maine facility owners and operators across the state are quickly learning the importance of the acronym as the deadline for ...

Small oil production and storage facilities often overlook their obligations to develop and implement oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans. These requirements have been issued ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Anadarko Minerals, Inc., (“AMI”) entered into a July 16th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act ...

The Environmental Health & Safety Office oversees programs and initiatives that can impact the environment. EH&S handles all hazardous waste generated on campus and oversees the University's Spill ...

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 5-- Facilities that store and transfer oil will not have to file a specialized spill prevention plan with the US Environmental Protection Agency in February, industry groups say.

In 2011, revisions to the regulations included the requirement that all bulk containers, including above ground storage tanks (ASTs), be inspected according to a “national industry standard.” This ...