Environmental laws and regulations are extremely complex and difficult to understand. In order to comply with them, they need to be explained in layperson’s terms. This handbook identifies many changes in regulations and recommends ways to apply and implement them. Containing the latest environmental information, this volume goes beyond environmental regulations in two fundamental aspects: sustainability and preparation for future requirements before mandates are enacted. Structured as a “step-by-step how-to” book, readers will find real-life examples for the most important aspects of evaluating sustainability initiatives and preparing for new and revised environmental regulations.
Features:
Explores all sustainability related concepts and regulations and the requirement of any control permits available up to date
Answers in depth all practical questions that arise when working on compliance projects for future requirements
Addresses a wider spectrum of sustainability issues that go beyond chemical-based contamination and environmental regulations and examines the impacts of climate change
Includes many real-life examples and case studies from industry and institutions that comply with sustainability regulations
It is global in coverage and very useful to companies that plan to expand operations outside their country and are interested in future regulations
Author Biography:
Daniel T. Rogers is currently Director – Environmental Affairs at Amsted Industries Incorporated in Chicago, Illinois. Amsted Industries is a diversified manufacturing company of industrial components serving primarily railroad, vehicular, and construction and building markets. Amsted Industries has more than 70 manufacturing locations in 15 countries. Mr. Rogers participates in environmental due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures, investigation and remediation of contamination, creating and evaluating environmental compliance and sustainability programs, and providing environmental advice, oversight, training, and negotiation strategies at various levels within the organization. Mr. Rogers has published over 100 research papers in professional and academic publications and peer-reviewed journals on subjects including environmental geology, hydrogeology, geologic vulnerability and mapping, contaminant fate and transport, urban geology, environmental site investigations, contaminant risk, brownfield re-development, remediation, pollution prevention, environmental compliance and management, and sustainable development. He has authored Environmental Compliance and Sustainability: Global Challenges and Perspectives (2019), Urban Watersheds: Geology, Contamination, Environmental Regulations, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition (2020), and is also the author of Environmental Geology of Metropolitan Detroit (1996) and has published surficial geologic maps of the Rouge River watershed in southeastern Michigan. In addition, he is a contributing author of an encyclopedia of global social concerns and several other books on environmental geology, environmental chemistry, and environmental management and sustainability. He has taught geology and environmental chemistry at Eastern Michigan University and The University of Michigan and has presented guest lectures at several colleges and universities both in the United States and internationally.
