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LOS ANGELES – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement valued at more than $400,000 with Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. for a fleet of diesel trucks that violated California’s Truck and Bus Regulation. The company will spend $180,600 on environmental projects to reduce air pollution at schools in the Los Angeles area, and $75,000 on air quality improvements in the San Joaquin Valley. It will also pay a $154,400 civil penalty and has taken measures to comp …

Friday April 22, 2016 is Earth Day. Starting in 1970, this day of observance has developed into a global movement, challenging ideas, igniting passions and inspiring people all over the world to take action against the forces of environmental destruction. Throughout the coming years we expect many undesirable changes to occur in our environment, two of which—­air pollution and extreme weather—have the potential to be catastrophic. Becoming informed is the first step in successfully fightin …

1. Stay up to date with OSHA and EPA regulationsFollowing regulations set forth by OSHA and EPA can save your business in the long run. OSHA’s website has a significant amount of resources to help you take care of your employees and safely run your business. OSHA and EPA exist to insure work environments are safe and issue citations when they are not. It is easy to ignore safety regulations, but doing so can jeopardize employees and put businesses at risk. Every day OSHA cites businesse …

The University of Arizona received an award for outstanding efforts in food recovery from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Through the collaborative effort of students, food service staff and university leaders, with the Tohono O’odham Nation’s San Xavier Co-Operative farm and the city of Tuscan,food recovery increased by 1,232% between 2013 – 2014. Over the last year, their efforts diverted 3.4 million pounds of food waste, landscape debris and manure from being thrown in …

Since 2005, the chemical spill neutralizer Amphomag® has played an integral role in the  MERIT Training Program, a Pennsylvania-based tactical training program for law enforcement. The purpose of MERIT is to give law enforcement professionals the skills to discover and dismantle methamphetamine labs and cleaning up when chemical hazards are present. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meth labs can range from crude makeshift outfits to  …