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December 2011
FUNDED - Grants Office Monthly Newsletter, “Exploring the UASI Nonprofit Security Grant Program” (PDF)
TRC’s Stephen Galati reviews a program by the Department of Homeland Security that provides grant funding to nonprofit groups who are at high risk of terrorist attacks, helping them “harden” their sites.

December 2011
Chemosphere Journal, “PCDDs/PCDFs in Ambient Air (<1 fg m_3) –The CTDEP Long Term Sampling (30 d) Method” (PDF)
In this article, TRC’s Gary Hunt and Melita Lihzis discuss the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s method for monitoring ambient air pollutants.

September 2011
"Nuisance Dusts"- Validation and Application of a Novel Dry Deposition Method for Total Dust Fall (PDF)
This paper by TRC’s Gary Hunt appears in the newly released book Air Quality Monitoring, Assessment and Management. Hunt’s chapter discusses a monitoring program developed to quantify the frequency and magnitude of nuisance dust from a coal fired power plant in the Eastern U.S.

September 2011
The Synergist®, “Exposures at the World Trade Center: Ten Years Later, What Have We Learned?” (PDF)
TRC’s Jack Springston writes about the nature of the contaminates released into the environment upon the collapse of the World Trade Center and the ensuing health effects experienced by first responders and other workers on the site. The Synergist is the magazine of the American Industrial Hygiene Association®.

September 2011
North American Clean Energy, “Renewable Energy Development on Federal Land” (PDF)
TRC’s Rob Jackson explains the policy, eligibility, permitting and contracting issues that financiers and government agencies must address in order to develop successful renewable energy partnerships.

September 2011
Changing Gears, “Coal Regulations Could Reshape Midwest Energy”
TRC vice president Ed Malley is among those who discuss the future of coal in the Midwest in this radio story and article.

March 2011
Environmental Claims Journal, “Method for Allocating Soil and Groundwater Contamination at Complex Sites” (PDF)
TRC’s Andrew Smyth compares allocation techniques between the plantiff and defendant in a lawsuit brought by Solvent Chemical.

April 2011
American School and University, “PCBs on Campus”
TRC’s Dave Sullivan writes about compliance options for schools dealing with PCB contamination in building materials. The article is part of American School and University magainze’s web exclusive content.

April, 2011
SNL Energy, “TRC Exec: Demolishing Old Units, Building New Plants Cheaper than Retrofitting”
TRC Vice President Ed Malley spoke with SNL Energy to discuss a new report he co-authored, "Decommissioning Obsolete Power Plants – Why Do it Now?" The SNL article includes a link to a podcast recording of the full interview.

March/April 2011
Electric Light and Power, “Offshore Wind Power Projects on the Edge" (PDF)
TRC vice president Pat Fleischauer writes about some of the regulatory complications associated with wind projects bordering two or more political jurisdictions.

March/April 2011
North American Clean Energy, “Public Policy Incentives for Solar Energy.” (PDF)
TRC engineer Robert Jackson writes about some of the state policies and federal incentives encouraging solar energy development across the country.

January 2011
Environmental Business Journal, “Air Pollution Control Business Marks Time in the USA, Prospers in Asia.” (PDF)
TRC’s Gale Hoffnagle contributes his expertise to this article about the state of the air quality consulting industry as a host of new requirements are set to come into affect this year.

January 2011
Environmental Business Journal, “Suite of EPA Rule Poses Significant Challenges to Regulated Community.” (PDF)
TRC’s Gale Hoffnagle is among those quoted in this article about the impact new air rules are having on regulated clients.

December 2010/January 2011
Brownfield Renewal, “Brownfields to Brightfields in Greenfield, Mass.” (PDF)
TRC’s Robert Jackson and David Andrews are co-authors of this article about the challenges of preparing a permit application for the construction of a solar array on a former landfill in Greenfield, Massachusetts.