Posted by Mark Bartlett on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 @ 01:26
We were excited to receive Banker & Tradesman’s Silver Award for being one of paper’s “Best Of” Commercial Environmental Services firms for 2010 as voted by its readers. The annual poll is both popular and prestigious in the greater Boston business community, attracting thousands of votes each year.
Readers had the opportunity to cast their votes for the best providers of services and goods in the banking and real estate professions from April 30th through July 2nd. Norfolk Ram has truly distinguished itself as a leader within its industry as it has captured the loyalty and support of the Bay State’s real estate community. We are very pleased to have received this award and we look forward to continuing our success with superb results for our clients.
Posted by Brian Moran on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 10:23 AM
The U.S. Congress has recently proposed reinstatement of the ‘Superfund' tax under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), which expired in 1995. The original Superfund tax was historically imposed upon industry in order to fund the cleanup of abandoned toxic waste sites in the country. Since its expiration the funding for cleanup has come from general revenues from corporate taxes. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has introduced a bill to reinstate the original tax, which placed a feedstock tax on 42 industrial chemicals and crude oil. The chemical industry strongly opposes reinstating the tax, however, fearing that it will drive more of an already ailing domestic chemical industry offshore to countries like China who do not impose a tax of this type. The original tax was designed to create a trust fund for cleanup of orphaned sites. The fund grew larger than originally expected and did not run out money until 2003. It is uncertain at this time how fast, if at all, the bill will proceed. If enough support is garnered, however, the bill could pass as a rider to another bill. A weak Superfund program may lead to undesirable consequences concerning cleanup of toxic and hazardous waste sites.
Posted by Brian Moran on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 @ 08:25 AM
EPA announced on Monday, March 22, that the agency will be developing stricter risk standards for four suspect carcinogens; tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, acrylamide, and epichlorohydrin. Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) are common groundwater and surface water contaminants and often require treatment in water supplies. PCE is a common dry cleaning and industrial solvent. Lisa Jackson of EPA announced that new rules will be issued for these chemicals in the next year with the focus being to protect drinking water supplies. Ironically, acrlyamide and epichlorohydrin are impurities that can occur from water purification.
If you require more information on treatment of groundwater or have a contamination problem you need help solving, contact Brian V. Moran, P.E. at (508) 478-1276 X12.