The Payne Firm’s diverse professional staff is ranked among the very best in the field of environmental consulting. Our scientists and engineers are frequent lecturers to groups ranging from professional organizations to continuing education seminars, are regular contributors to a variety of publications, and are often called on for expert comment from the news media.

Each month, The Payne Firm taps this vast pool of expertise to publish a newsletter called The Environmental Edge. The newsletter covers important environmental issues, and is distributed free of charge to customers and other members of the environmental community. Below is a list of the most recent editions; older editions are archived as well.

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The Current Environmental Edge

6/14/07
The Payne Firm, Inc. Moves Environmental Consulting Office to Downtown Cleveland

10/24/06
All Appropriate Inquiry Rule Becomes Effective November 1, 2006

9/25/06
Start Now to Meet the “Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund” Deadline

9/6/06
New Hazardous Waste Manifest

3/30/06
Payne Firm Opens Office in Chicago

6/2/05
Payne Firm Opens Office to Serve Cleveland Area

5/11/05
Form R Reporting - Common Mistakes

4/7/05
Form R Reporting

1/7/05
Supreme Court Limits Contribution Claims Under Superfund

11/16/04
Fluorescent Bulbs and Ballasts: Ohio Rule Changes

9/15/04
EPA Approves Cheaper Chromium Emission Controls

7/21/04
GAO: SEC Should Improve "Tracking and Transparency" of Environmental Disclosures

7/19/04
US EPA Streamlining?
One Cleanup Program

4/23/04
In situ Chemical Oxidation for Recalcitrant Chemicals

3/16/04
Remediation System Audits Reduce Long-Term Costs

2/10/04
The Payne Firm and Geospatial Analysis

1/13/04
Environmental Portfolio Management:
Dealing with Stigmatized Properties

11/24/03
Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes: Proposed Rulemaking

11/19/03
Greenhouse Gases: A Bargaining Tool

10/15/03
Strategies for Obtaining Clean Ohio Funding

10/8/03
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 A New Challenge for EHS Managers

9/16/03
Updated Vapor Intrusion Model Lowers Cleanup Goals

9/2/03
The Payne Firm’s Latest Development:
Interactive Electronic Phase I Reports With Secure Web Posting

7/25/03
Considerations in Air Permitting

6/24/03
EPA Proposes to Remove MEK from Hazardous Air Pollutant List

5/21/03
Focus on Profits - Pollution Prevention or Waste Minimization

4/16/03
Using the US EPA Triad Approach To Save Time and Money

3/25/03
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
Impact on Environmental,Health and Safety Managers

3/11/03
Proposed Management Reforms of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

2/19/03
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Rule Update

1/30/03
Ohio Heating Oil Tanks: Understanding Your Obligations

1/07/03
Environmental Preparation for Strategic Divestiture

12/19/02
Balancing Forces in Setting Financial Reserves for Remediation

11/21/02
Are You Ready for the Coming Flood?
Meeting the Challenges of NPDES Phase II Regulations

11/4/02
Mass Balance Calculations: Common Mistakes

9/27/02
New Federal Grants Available for Brownfields Sites

9/20/02
BUSTR Accepts the Installation of Pre-Packed Wells
Using Direct-Push Technology

8/15/02
New Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Rule

7/26/02
Second Round of Clean Ohio Funding

6/28/02
Ohio EPA Unveils Voluntary Action Program
(VAP) Memorandum of Agreement Track

6/10/02
The Value Lifecycle of Environmentally Impaired Property

5/20/02
Focus on Profits - Power Factor Correction

4/22/02
Tax Exemption Available for Air Pollution Control Equipment

4/3/02
Site Remediation MACT Standard

3/21/02
Disposal of Solvent-Contaminated Shop Towels and Wipes: Proposed Rule

3/04/02
Money Available for Ergonomics Programs from Ohio BWC

2/04/02
What is an RQ?

1/11/02
Sustainability: Where We are, Where We're Going

12/20/01
West Nile Virus

11/15/01
OSHA's Silica Standard - Are you ready?

10/25/01
ASTM Standard Provides Guidance for Compliance Auditing

10/03/01
Environmental and Safety Compliance Return on Investment

9/7/01
Environmental Business Planning

8/17/01
Managing Solvents and Solvent Wipes: Practical Tips

8/3/01
New and Improved: paynefirm.com

7/27/01
EPA’s Priorities for 2002 and 2003

7/2/01
Self-Disclosure Policies Remove the "Sting" of Self-Auditing

6/21/01
States Step Up To Protect Wetlands

6/7/01
Aerosol Cans: A Hazardous Waste?

5/21/01
Reduced Arsenic Drinking Water Standard
Implications for Site Assessment

5/12/01
Identifying and Controlling MOLD

4/3/01
Kentucky Enacts Voluntary
Environmental Remediation Program

3/28/01
Brownfields Redevelopment Through the Clean Ohio Fund

3/12/01
Proposed Memorandum of Agreement Between U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA Discussed at VAP Public Meeting

3/5/01
Bacteria Eat Ground Water and Soil Contaminants

2/ 7/01
Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental
Site Assessment Process (ASTM E1527-00)

1/17/01
Synthetic Organic-Chemical Industry Rule

12/11/00
Trends in Wetland Protection and How to Navigate the Corps
Administrative Appeals Process

11/8/00 - Update: Potential Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. EPA and Ohio's
Voluntary Action Program

10/25/00
New Emergency Eyewash and Shower Requirements

9/25/00
Environmental Management Systems

9/11/00
EPA Issues New Wastewater Discharge Standards
for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Category

4/14/00
Bioremediation of Chlorinated
Solvents in Ground Water:
Low Cost and Fast Closure

8/24/00
Standard Practice For
Environmental Site Assessments:
Transaction Screen Process

6/29/00
In-situ Remediation of Contaminated Ground Water
Using a Passive Reactive Barrier

6/12/00
OEPA Provides Guidance On
"Generator Knowledge"

5/17/00
Asbestos - An Update

5/11/00
EPA Extends Accumulation
Time for Wastewater Treatment Sludge from Metal Finishers

4/21/00
Critical Air Regulation Issues for 2000

4/21/00
Printing and Publishing Industry:
HAP and VOC Emission Rules Around the Corner

3/28/00
Mock Environmental And Safety Inspections

3/15/00
OSHA Proposes New Ergonomics Standard

2/28/00
Nationwide Permit 26 Is Replaced With
Five New Permits and Six Modified Permits

2/22/00
Superfund Reform Affects Recycling Transactions

2/11/00
Ohio’s Voluntary Action Program:
Potential Memorandum of
Agreement with U.S. EPA

2/4/00
Exemption from Permitting Granted to
Facilities with "No Exposure" to Storm Water

2/4/00
Industrial Storm Water General Permit Ohio Administrative
Code (OAC) Rule 3745-38

1/27/00
The Environmental Safety and
Compliance Assessment