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Cleanup Without Chasing Every Molecule: Risk-Based Corrective Action at...
Contributed by Mike Luckett, Senior Engineer, PPM Consultants, There is a familiar moment on many environmental cleanup projects. The sampling is complete. The tables are built. The plume map, soil...
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Beyond the Checklist: Why Good Field Observations Still Drive Better...
Contributed by Josh Walz, Project Manager, PPM Consultants In environmental consulting, it is easy to think of due diligence, compliance inspections, and routine site visits as checklist-driven work....
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Waste Determinations Matter: Documenting Non-Hazardous Solid Wastes in Timber...
Contributed by Elizabeth Smith, Director of Waste Services, PPM Consultants, Inc. Most timber products facilities generate far less hazardous waste than many other manufacturing operations. That is...
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EPA’s Superfund Solutions Initiative: Slow Down, Gun It, and Why Faster...
Contributed by Trey Hess, P.E., Principal, PPM Consultants So, which school of thought do you typically land in? When you are driving and the light turns yellow, do you slow down… or do you gun it?...
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Timber Industry Air Permitting & PM2.5 Modeling: Avoiding the Surprises After...
Contributed by Corey Gautreaux, District Manager, PPM Consultants Why timber projects now carry more PM2.5 permitting risk Timber operations are built around practical production decisions: run more...
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Lessons from the Sandstone: Understanding Environmental Policy Over Time
Contributed by Jared S. Saterfiel, District Manager, PPM Consultants Standing on the edge of a sandstone cliff just outside Moab, Utah, it’s hard not to feel small. Layer after layer of rock stretches...
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The South’s Other Energy Industry
Contributed by Todd Perry, CEO, PPM Consultants When people think about the industries that built the South, they usually think of oil and gas, manufacturing, or agriculture. Those industries have...
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Large Construction Projects Raise Big Environmental Questions
Contributed by Lauren Lebrun, Trust Fund Assistant, PPM Consultants Large construction projects can change the look and feel of a community quickly. Land is cleared, trucks move in, drainage patterns...
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It Is Time to Stop Changing the Clocks
Contributed by L. Todd Perry, Chief Executive Officer, PPM Consultants Twice each year, most Americans change every clock in the house, adjust sleep schedules, arrive at work feeling slightly off, and...
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Environmental Remediation Must Be Driven by Actual Risk, Not Detections and...
Contributed by Matt Ebbert, Senior Geologist, PPM Consultants Environmental regulations serve an important purpose: protecting human health and the environment from harmful exposures. However, in many...
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Morning Haze Memories of Two-Stroke Outboard Combustion and Pollution
Contributed by Scott Stamper, Environmental Specialist, PPM Consultants If there are others like me, one of the best smells in the world is the two-stroke outboard idling at daybreak creating its own...
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UST Compliance: Everything’s Fine Until It Isn’t
Contributed by Jacob Pongetti, Project Manager, PPM Consultants Most environmental projects don’t start with a catastrophic release. Most of the time, they start with something small. An alarm that...
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Ohio’s BFPP Fast Lane: A Formula for Faster Brownfield Redevelopment
Contributed by Trey Hess P.E., Principal, PPM Consultants Maybe no one’s accusing this idea of sanity. Maybe it’s not everybody’s cup of tea. But in brownfield redevelopment, That may be exactly the...
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EPA’s New Title V Renewal Guidance: Streamlining Is Helpful, But It Is Not a...
Contributed by Maurice Ware, Senior Environmental Professional, PPM Consultants For facilities that live under Title V, the permit renewal process can feel less like a routine administrative exercise...
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Energy Doesn’t Break Slowly—It Breaks All at Once
Contributed by Todd Perry, CEO, PPM Consultants Most people think energy supply is simple. You drill it, move it, and sell it. If one source goes down, another steps in and the market adjusts. That’s...
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Brownfields Grants Are About to Get Harder to Win
A practical warning for communities preparing for the next EPA Brownfields competition Contributed by Jenny Black, Brownfield Grant Specialist, PPM Consultants, Inc. Why FY 2027 Brownfields Funding...
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Vapor Intrusion: The Risk that Still Gets Underestimated
Contributed by Ben Lightsey P.E., Project Manager, PPM Consultants Vapor intrusion is a commonly overlooked topic in environmental due diligence and redevelopment. It is not new, obscure, or...
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Closing the Gap: Driving UST Releases to Closure with Smarter Risk-Based...
Contributed by Todd Perry, CEO, PPM Consultants There’s a quiet revolution underway in how we manage underground storage tank (UST) releases—and it’s long overdue. For years, many programs have focused...
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VSQG or SQG? How to Know Where Your Business Stands on Hazardous Waste...
By Trey Hess P.E., Principal, PPM Consultants, Inc. Hazardous waste regulations can feel overwhelming—especially when you’re trying to run a business, keep your team safe, and comply with multiple...
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Alabama’s Senate Bill SR-71: What is “Clean Enough”?
Contributed by Zane Hood, P.E., Principal, PPM Consultants There’s a moment on certain environmental projects where everything slows down. The sampling is complete. The lab results are in. You open...
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