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4 The Record: Behind The Scenes
by Colin McCall
4 The Record: Behind The Scenes podcast takes a strategic and forward-facing look at your environmental obligations – and help you make your EHS program an indispensable and important part of your company’s growth.
Episodes
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A Practical Approach to Process Safety Management
In this episode of 4 The Record: Behind the Scenes, we sit down with Barry Sechrist to discuss process safety, risk management, and the challenges facing today’s EHS professionals. Barry shares insights from his decades of experience and offers a practical perspective on building stronger, more...
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Going Beyond Compliance: How EHS Teams Are Using Digital Tools to Run Stronger Programs
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, is joined by Julie Taccino, ALL4 Senior Managing Consultant and Alexis Dallaportas, CPO of Higher Elevation Software, to continue the conversation from our recent joint webinar, Going Beyond Compliance: How EHS Teams...
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The Importance of Continuity to Data Center EHS Compliance
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, is joined by Sharon Sadler, ALL4 Data Center Sector Lead, and John Easton, Global Strategic Advisor at Enablon, to continue the conversation from their joint presentation at the Advancing Data Center EHS Operations...
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Introducing ALL4’s South Carolina Office
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, sits down with Brandon Mogan, ALL4 Directing Consultant and Founder of Tora Consulting, to discuss the evolution of ALL4’s South Carolina office and the expertise it brings to clients across the Southeast. Rich and...
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Why Acoustics Matters in Today’s Energy and Infrastructure Projects
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, sits down with Buddy Ledger, ALL4 Acoustics Practice Director, to discuss the growing importance of acoustics in today’s rapidly expanding energy and digital infrastructure sectors. From data centers and battery...
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Inside the EPA Agenda: 2026 Priorities and Industry Impact
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, sits down with Leslie Bellas, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), and Tim Hunt, Vice President for Environment, American Wood Council (AWC), to unpack the…
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Expanding Our Capabilities: New Services from ALL4’s San Juan Capistrano Office
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, sits down with Julie Beeman and Wade Caffrey from ALL4’s new San Juan Capistrano office to explore the team’s background and the expanded services they bring to ALL4. They discuss the office’s origins, core service...
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Everything You Wanted to Know About AI but Were Afraid to Ask
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, sits down with Mike Myers, ALL4’s Digital Solutions Global Business Unit Leader, and Aditya Shivkumar, ALL4 Technical Manager, to discuss the role of AI in EHS business processes. They cover practical use cases,...
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Clean Water Act Citizen Suits
In this episode, Bruce Armbruster, ALL4 EHS Practice Director, sits down with Joseph Drapalski, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, to discuss Clean Water Act citizen suits. They explore potential regulatory shifts under the current administration, key considerations around California’s proposed...
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EHS Compliance Assessments
In this episode, Bruce Armbruster, ALL4 EHS Practice Director, is joined by ALL4 EHS experts Katie Grasso and Kelly Di Stefano, to break down EHS compliance assessments. They discuss what EHS assessments cover, how they fit into broader compliance systems, and why they are critical tools for...
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Water Regulatory Update
In this episode, host Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, is joined by Lizzie Smith, ALL4’s Water Tech Team Lead, to discuss key developments in the water regulatory landscape. They cover PFAS trends, the impact of recent deregulatory actions, and what to expect next for…
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Power Facility Siting
In this episode, Rich Hamel, ALL4 Technical Director and Power Sector Lead, is joined by colleagues Dan Dix, Technical Director and AQMM Technical Team Lead, and Merritt McGlynn, Directing Consultant, to explore the evolving landscape of power facility siting—particularly for new gas-fired...
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Federal Executive Order and Regulatory Update
In this episode, host Colin is joined by Amy Marshall and Rich Hamel to discuss the impacts of recent Executive Orders signed by President Trump amid the transition to a new Federal administration. With a new U.S. EPA Administrator taking office, they explore potential shifts in environmental...
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Water Federal Regulatory Updates
In this episode, Colin chats with Lizzie Smith, ALL4’s Water Tech Team Leader, to explore the latest developments in federal water regulations. They cover hot topics like the anticipated Facility Response Plan (FRP) rulemaking, updates on lead and copper rule revisions, and the growing focus on...
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Air Quality Federal Regulatory Update
In this podcast, I am joined by Amy Marshall, ALL4's Air Practice Director. We discuss updates on air regulations and policies, focusing on how the 2024 election might influence these regulatory areas. Key topics include environmental justice, Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR), Maximum...
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SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
In this episode Colin talks with ALL4 colleagues Daryl Whitt, Technical Director of Climate and Sustainability and Connie Prostko-Bell, Director of ESG & Sustainability to understand the SEC Climate Disclosure rules which were approved by the Commission on March 6, 2024. We will talk about why…
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PM2.5 NAAQS Lowered
In this episode I am joined by Dan Dix to discuss U.S. EPA's announcement of a more stringent fine particulate NAAQS. We review the changes that have been finalized, the process that state agencies will now embark on to set new NAAQS designations, future permitting and compliance implications…
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PFAS Regulatory and Policy Update
In this episode I am joined by Karen Thompson to discuss PFAS. We review the current landscape of PFAS regulatory and policy developments and talk about the implications of proposed regulations for manufacturers, waste disposal, and public treatment plants among others. We also discuss regional...
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A Conversation Exploring Environmental Compliance as a Service (ECAAS)
In this episode I am joined by Nick Evans of Precision Partners. Nick and I discuss how Precision Partners is offering environmental compliance as a service (ECAAS). We discuss broadly the concept of ECAAS and how it can be applied as a tool in the management of environmental programs and risk,...
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EPA Proposes Revised PM2.5 NAAQS - Flash Conversation
If you are involved in permitting associated with particulate matter to any extent, you won't want to miss this conversation. In this episode we discuss U.S. EPA's proposed tightened PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard. We discuss the standard, timing, monitoring data availability…
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Environmental Justice Regulatory and Policy Update
In this episode we provide an update on all things Environmental Justice regulatory and policy. We discuss U.S. EPA's anticipated cumulative risk rulemaking and its potential implications on permitting and capital projects. We then move to a discussion about EJ screening tools that have been...
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EHS Budget Planning Update for 2023
In this episode we explore a variety of regulatory and policy activities that could impact your EHS budgets above and beyond the routine in 2023. We explore air topics such as the fine particulate ambient standard tightening, ozone redesignations and the proposed Good Neighbor Rule, and MACT...
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Vapor Intrusion: Things to Consider in Mitigation Design
In this episode, Paul Hagerty joins us to discuss the issue of vapor intrusion. We start with what vapor intrusion is, when it occurs, and how common it has become. We discuss different vapor intrusion mitigation strategies including one of the most common approaches: vapor barriers. The criteria...
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Stack Testing and Data - How to Get the Most out of Testing (Part 2 of 2)
In this episode, we first visit the broad concept of data accuracy and propagation of error in a conversation that will be helpful for anybody working with data and presenting it to another stakeholder. We then talk about tools for measuring data, limitations of data, and data sensitivity in a...
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Stack Testing and Data - How to Get the Most out of Testing (Part 1 of 2)
In this episode, we have a conversation with Gene Youngerman about stack testing and data. We start with the basics of stack testing and what makes it complicated, then review the different reasons why a stack test is conducted and what types of data match up with those different stack testing...
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Federal Air Regulatory and Policy Update
In this episode, we are joined once again by Amy Marshall to discuss current regulatory and policy events at U.S. EPA. We cover National Ambient Air Quality Standards (fine particulate, ozone, and lead) activity and implications. We also review air toxics activity with a focus on Boiler MACT and...
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Environmental Justice Policy and Regulation - April 2022 Update
In this episode, we provide an update on Environmental Justice (EJ) regulatory and policy activity. We explore some of the recent tools that have been updated and released such as the new version of EJScreen and the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. We discuss possible next steps for...
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The Ambient Standard Designation Process - What to Know (Part 2)
In the second episode of our conversation with John Slade, we continue to explore the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) designation process. We discuss situations where individual companies are brought into a designation process by agencies, nonattainment permitting requirements for...
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The Ambient Standard Designation Process - What to Know (Part 1)
In this episode, we discuss the process that state agencies follow when evaluating a new National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). We discuss the steps in the NAAQS designation process that state agencies take and the aspects of the process the facilities should be attentive to. We address...
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Data Science and Your EHS and Sustainability Programs - Part 2
In this episode, we continue our conversation with Aditya Shivkumar around data science. We explore several data projects that utilize continuous emissions monitoring data to extract useful information about emissions limits, equipment reliability, and predictive alarms around operations. We then...
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Data Science and Your EHS and Sustainability Programs - Part 1
In this episode we discuss the broad field of Data Science. We explore the history of Data Science and discuss how it can be used within EHS and sustainability programs. We cover the broad incentives such as regulation, policy changes, and ESG evolution that companies are encountering to further...
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Preparing for TRI Reporting: an Emerging Contaminant Check-in
In this episode, Kayla Turney joins us to provide an update on emerging contaminants with a focus on PFAS, among others. We talk about Federal PFAS regulatory and policy activity and explore additional compounds for listeners to keep an eye on in the future. We also discuss upcoming reporting and...
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Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EHS Compliance with ehsAI CEO Margery Moore
In this episode, we are joined by ehsAI CEO Margery Moore. Margery discusses ehsAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform that is used to automate the process of reading environmental permits, regulations, and other similar documents and summarizing the requirements contained therein. We talk...
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Air Lookahead Regulatory Update with Amy Marshall
In this episode Amy Marshall joins us once again to provide an end of 2021 air quality regulatory update. It has been 14 months since we first launched our new podcast format with a lookahead to a potential Biden administration. Now we are just under a year into the administration and explore the...
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EHS Program Digital Solutions: An Introduction
In this episode, we explore the growing activity related to digital solutions for EHS programs. We discuss how digital solutions can be used to assist in automating, tracking, benchmarking, and establishing ongoing improvement approaches when it comes to EHS and sustainability programs. Stephanie...
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Fine Particulate Current Events and Strategies (Part 2)
In this episode, we continue the conversation related to fine particulate (PM2.5) current events and strategies to plan ahead for important permitting projects. We address how ambient monitoring for PM2.5 could fit into the planning process for upcoming projects. We also cover the possibility of...
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Fine Particulate Current Events and Strategies (Part 1)
In this episode, we discuss U.S. EPA’s recent release of a supplement to the 2019 Fine Particulate (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA). The supplement document is a continuation of U.S. EPA’s re-evaluation of the PM2.5 NAAQS that is…
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Environmental Justice and Cumulative Risk Assessments (Part 2 with Dan Dix)
In this episode, we continue our Environmental Justice policy conversation with Dan Dix by exploring cumulative risk assessments. We discuss what cumulative risk assessments are, what they address, the tools available to conduct them, and what they are attempting to ultimately measure. We round…
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Environmental Justice and Ambient Monitoring (Part 1 with Dan Dix)
In this episode, we dig further into potential Environmental Justice (EJ) policy implications and explore the connections to ambient air quality monitoring. We discuss how ambient monitoring has evolved over time to the small sensors that are widely available to the general public today. We…
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Climate and Environmental Justice Policy Update
In this episode, Amy Marshall and Rich Hamel discuss the latest activity around the Federal administration's two biggest priorities: Climate and Environmental Justice. The climate discussion focuses on Federal climate issues being addressed in the infrastructure bill, status of climate goals,...
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U.S. EPA Five Month Regulatory and Policy Update - Part 2
In this episode the conversation with Amy Marshall about Federal administration activity continues. We continue to explore the possible implications around the removal of the previous administration’s guidance rulemaking. We discuss ongoing litigation around ambient standards, New Source Review...
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U.S. EPA Five Month Regulatory and Policy Update
In this episode we are joined by Amy Marshall to revisit the air quality regulatory, policy, and ongoing litigation activities in play five months into the new U.S. EPA administration. We discuss actions that are being reconsidered and actions that have been vacated by the new administration.…
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Continuous Emissions Monitoring Landscape - Part 2
In this episode we discuss connecting with CMS staff at regulatory agencies. We discuss what we should expect to see from the new Federal administration moving forward. From there we cover the technologies that we could see come to fruition in the coming years related to CMS and CMS data so that...
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Continuous Emissions Monitoring Landscape - Part 1
In this episode we discuss the foundations of a continuous monitoring sytem (CMS) program including good versus bad data, data validation considerations, and the importance of documentation. The institutional knowledge around a CMS program is critical and is something that is being lost at many...
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Emissions Reporting Consistency - Part 2
In this episode we explore the ongoing Federal push for emissions inventory standardization. We specifically discuss practical experiences with the Common Air Emissions Reporting (CAER) system being rolled out by U.S. EPA . We also highlight the possible expansion into the CAER system by…
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Emissions Reporting Consistency - Part 1
In this episode we discuss the various reporting layers that facilities encounter when preparing air emissions information for reporting. We also generally visit the growing importance of consistency across emissions reports. Common areas of possible inconsistency are discussed as is the role of...
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A Practical Look at NPDES Permit Renewals
In this episode we take a practical look at National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewal applications. What is thw goal of a permit renewal process? What are some key areas to consider streamlining? We also look at upcoming PFAS considerations around NPDES permits
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A Practical Look at SPCC Plans and Requirements
In this episode we take a practical look at Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) requirements. Topics discussed include SPCC plan layouts, applicability requirements, and a quick look at some current legal activity around SPCC.
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Federal Regulatory Activity Check-In: Part 2 of 2
In this episode we look at the first several weeks of the new U.S. EPA administration. Part 2 of 2 turns toward more "day to day" permitting items. We explore some recent activity related to New Source Review reform and speculate on activity related to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards....
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Federal Regulatory Activity Check-In: Part 1 of 2
In this episoide we look at the first several weeks of the new U.S. EPA administration. Part 1 of 2 exames where two key priorities stand so far for two key priorities: Environmental Justice and Climate regulatory and policy. What's the latest and what is coming up next?
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4 The Record: Behind The Scenes podcast takes a strategic and forward-facing look at your environmental obligations – and help you make your EHS program an indispensable and important part of your company’s growth.
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Colin McCall
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