Inside In the News Member Updates CASA & Industry Events Mid-Year Conference CASA LA Times Response Harry Francis Brown Act & Prop 30 USEPA: New Water Quality Criteria In the News Controller Releases October Cash Update As CASA members prepare for 2013, IRS has published their new standard mileage rates. […]
Continue ReadingAs many of you know, EPA signed settlement agreements in March 2011 that called for EPA to issue the 2013 VGP by November 30, 2012. EPA and Petitioners in NRDC v. EPA modified those settlement agreements to allow the Agency additional time to complete work on the next Vessel General Permit. The modifications extend the […]
Continue ReadingSPOTLIGHTS: SPIRIT OF GIVING anyone? SAVE the BAY needs volunteers! Help Save the Bay reach their goal of planting 30,000 native seedlings this winter. Participate in one of their planting events around the Bay throughout the month of December. You know it’s gonna feel good! Find out more – Save the Bay Great news! […]
Continue ReadingFrom Pacific Maritime Magazine Online: Oakland Port Hires New Attorney The Port of Oakland Commission has voted to hire former City Council member Danny Wan as the port’s new attorney, the port announced Nov. 21. Wan is a former member of the Oakland City Council; he was appointed to a seat […]
Continue ReadingFrom Pacific Maritime Magazine Online: Port, Security Guards Reach Deal; Strike Averted The Port of Portland and the union representing its 25 security officers reached a contract agreement on Nov. 24, averting a strike that had been planned to begin hours later. “We are very pleased that an agreement was reached,” […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for the monthly Cumulative Risk Webinar series presenting the latest research findings in cumulative risk assessment and impacts. EPA’s Risk Assessment Forum Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Technical Panel along with EPA National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) is currently developing guidelines on CRA to advance the science further and introduce additional strategies […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, November 21, 2012, the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (Anti-Fouling Convention) came into force for the United States. The U.S. instrument of ratification was deposited with the International Maritime Organization on August 21. Ratification will help ensure a level playing field for U.S. shipyards and vessels, […]
Continue ReadingEPA’s Office of Grants and Debarment periodically hosts webinars for the EPA grants community. If you are interested in applying for EPA grants or are currently managing an EPA grant, please consider attending this webinar: Grant Award Process Webinar Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 2:00-3:00 pm EST Webinar Details: The […]
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