Learn the Issues
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Should I let my pets and/or children play in Sulphur Run and Leslie Run?
Until the stream characterization assessment is completed, and the results analyzed, recreational use of Sulphur and Leslie Run should be avoided. While surface water is tested every three days and has not shown any contaminants at levels that exceed health standards since May 1, further investigation is needed to determine…
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What is defined as a structure (home or place of business)?
While generally defined as a building, a structure under the structural cleaning program will include only those habitable spaces where indoor occupancy is frequent and regularly occurring on a daily or near-daily basis. Examples of residential structures include primary residences and living spaces, and examples of commercial structures include offices…
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Does this mean my home or place of business is contaminated?
No. However, indoor cleaning is being offered to address potential dust emissions that may have been generated as part of the train derailment and cleanup work. This service is being offered as an additional service to interested members of the community.
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Who is eligible?
Anyone within the village of East Palestine, Ohio limits or within the 1-mile by 2-mile Ohio-Pennsylvania evacuation area is eligible for this service.
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Why is cleaning of homes and places of businesses happening?
Norfolk Southern, with EPA oversight, is providing indoor cleaning to eligible occupants in response to concerns about the impact of the derailment and cleanup work on homes and places of businesses. The cleaning is to address potential dust that may have been generated as part of the train derailment and…
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Why are street cleaners no longer watering Taggart the same way they used to?
Street cleaners now lightly mist Taggart with water before using a vacuum truck to collect material from the road. Crews adopted this approach to keep sediment and dust out of the storm drains and Sulphur Run.
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Report: Encouraging Community Engagement in Superfund Enforcement
Report and summary of regional efforts to engage communities in Superfund enforcement
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Enhancing Supply Chain Performance with Environmental Cost Information: Examples from Commonwealth Edison, Andersen Corporation, and Ashland Chemical
This collection of case studies illustrates how supply chain management practices can be improved by determining the financial impact of business activities that have an impact on a company’s environmental performance.
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E3 Success Story - Rising Above the Rest: H&L Advantage
Through the Green Suppliers Network review process, H&L Advantage worked on site with Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and The Right Place, to identify over a dozen improvement opportunities in August 2004.
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E3 Success Story - Holding Lean and Green Assessment Instead of Kaizen Event: Sermatech Connecticut
Sermatech Connecticut, a Green Suppliers Network Partner, had not yet looked at waste minimization as a cost reduction opportunity. They held a Green Suppliers Network review.
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E3 Success Story - Kennametal, Inc. Chilhowie, VA
This document details how MTC experts in lean, environmental and energy practices performed an E3 Technical Assessment at Kennametal, Inc., Chilhowie, VA.
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E3 Success Story - Tonawanda and E3: Partnership for a Brighter Future
The Tonawanda E3 team is working to improve the performance of its manufacturing base and make the town a healthy place to live, work, and play.
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E3 Success Story - Teaming with the Green Suppliers Network: Har-Conn Chrome Company
This page describes the initiatives that the Har-Conn/CONNSTEP team has completed in its lean/green awareness and value stream mapping.
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E3 Success Story - Reducing Electrical Demand in San Antonio, TX
To meet its goal of reducing electrical demand by 9 megawatts CPS Energy in San Antonio, TX partnered with the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) and the Southwest Research Institute to provide lean, clean and energy efficiency training.
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E3 Success Story - Examining Inefficiencies Facility-wide: Triad Manufacturing
Missouri Enterprise, a NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership, approached Triad about participating in the Green Suppliers Network since they were aware that Triad routinely looked for opportunities to improve its operations.
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E3 Success Story - Fort George Brewery and Public House
A walk-through at the Fort George Brewery + Public House (Oregon) demonstrating E3 enhancements and improvements.
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E3 Sample Energy Bill
This is an example of a sample energy bill; an energy bill is just one of many data points that can be useful to establish a base line for E3 assessments.
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E3 Success Story - Accelerating Adoption of E3 Recommendations
The state of Michigan, along with numerous local and state partners, formed E3 Michigan in 2010. This partnership will allow for up to 10 E3 assessments in southeast Michigan and 10 E3 assessments in western Michigan.
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Green Suppliers Network Calculator
This calculator is intended to help you prepare for Green Suppliers Network Reviews, estimate projected savings, and track actual reductions following program support and implementation.
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E3 Charter Template
This is a charter template which includes decisions made during the project planning phase, as well as local project goals, a communication strategy, an outreach strategy, distribution of responsibilities and a schedule.