Regulatory Episodes

July 1, 2025

PFAS Regulation in Flux: Legal Insights from Environmental Attorney P…

Veteran environmental attorney Phil Comella joins host Sean Grady on the Environmental Transformation Podcast to break down the EPA’s proposed rollback of PFAS drinking water regulations. With over 40 years of experience, Com...

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May 27, 2025

Breaking Down Human Organizational Performance with The HOP Nerd, Sam…

Welcome to the Environmental Transformation Podcast with your host, Sean Grady . In this high-impact episode, we’re joined by Sam Goodman , also known as The HOP Nerd —a leading voice in Human and Organizational Performance (...

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Dec. 18, 2024

Lithium Ion Battery Hazards and Hazmat Training With Wendy Buckley

Sean Grady sits down with Wendy Buckley, President and CEO of STARS HazMat Consulting, to discuss the vital topic of lithium-ion battery safety. With over 27 years of experience in hazmat transportation and regulatory complia...

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Nov. 12, 2024

Boom! Risks and Hazards With Combustible Dust | 100th Episode

In this monumental 100th episode of the Environmental Transformation Podcast, host Sean Grady dives into the critical issue of combustible dust with two leading experts: Dr. Kevin Aikman, a plant biologist and certified indus...

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Oct. 8, 2024

Industry Leading Waste Management Tracking Software with Wastelinq's …

Sean Grady interviews Sean Easton, co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Wastelinq, a cutting-edge waste-tracking software platform. Easton discusses his journey in the waste industry, from his career beginnings to co-found...

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Sept. 9, 2024

Coal Combustion Residual Rule Updates and Reuse Options with Robert W…

Sean Grady interviews Robert Wilkinson, an expert with over 25 years of experience in environmental investigation, assessment, and management. Robert, who is the CCR Technical Manager at TDEC's Bureau of Environment, discusse...

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July 9, 2024

Keeping Up With The Latest PFAS Laboratory Methods With Enthalpy Anal…

Join host Sean Grady as he interviews JP Verheul, Senior Chemist, and Mike Allen, VP of Trace Lab Services, from Enthalpy Analytical. Discover the critical work Enthalpy Analytical is doing in analyzing environmental samples ...

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Aug. 8, 2023

"AHMP National Conference 2023: Where Environmental Professionals Con…

From CHMMs to ESG: learn about the AHMP 's journey through Diverse Environmental Disciplines. In this episode we talk with Kelsey Forde , the AHMP Chair, and Amanda Wuoti , a Board Member, about the benefits of being a member...

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May 9, 2023

A discussion with the U.S. EPA’s Office of Water Deputy Assistant Adm…

A discussion with the U.S. EPA’s Office of Water Deputy Assistant Administrator Bruno Pigott . So much is happening in the water space at the EPA these days, from lead and copper water supply pipe replacement programs to newl...

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May 2, 2023

PFAS Contamination Update with Clean Cape Fear Co-Founder Emily Donav…

PFAS Contamination Update with Clean Cape Fear Co-Founder Emily Donavan . Learn about the recent TSCA court ruling where four community groups petitioned the US EPA to require Chemours to conduct epidemiology studies that inc...

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March 28, 2023

ESG Software for Any Business with Sustain.Life CSO Alyssa Rade

ESG Software for Every Business with Sustain.Life CSO Alyssa Rade . Learn where we are in the Evolution of the Decarbonization Journey. How Climate conversations and ESG Reporting expectations are changing the dynamics of Bus...

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Jan. 10, 2023

Greenwashing; What is it and how to spot it, with Nikos Avlonas, CEO …

Greenwashing ; What is it and how to spot it, with Nikos Avlonas , CEO of the Center of Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) . In this episode we discuss what are the affects of Greenwashing in the Industry, who is responsibl...

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March 14, 2022

Introducing PFAS Exposure™, the First Self-Collection Blood Sampling …

Introducing PFAS Exposure ™, the First Self-Collection Blood Sampling Kits with Taryn McKnight of Eurofins . Learn how you can accurately obtain PFAS blood sampling results from the comfort of your home or place of work usin...

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Feb. 28, 2022

Learn how Pace Labs is an industry leader in PFAS analytical testing …

Learn how Pace Labs is an industry leader in PFAS analytical testing with Emerging Contaminants Program Manager Paul Jackson . We also discuss updates to the EPA’s recent Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Unregulated Contaminant...

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Feb. 21, 2022

Clean Cape Fear Co-Founder Emily Donovan talks about their efforts to…

Clean Cape Fear Co-Founder Emily Donovan talks about their efforts to address PFAS contamination in their community. We touch on recent efforts to get the US EPA to require epidemiology sampling of impacted residents and what...

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Jan. 24, 2022

Breaking down the SDS with Atanu Das, CEO an President of MSDSWriter.

Breaking down the SDS with Atanu Das , CEO and President of MSDS Writer . Learn why SDSs are so important and how they support hazardous communication, worker safety, compliance reporting, and chemical management requirements...

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Aug. 24, 2021

Robert Bilott, the attorney behind the movie “Dark Waters” and the au…

Robert Bilott , the attorney behind the movie “ Dark Waters ” and the author of the book “ Exposure ”, talks about the case against DuPont, PFAS litigation, the state of PFAS regulations, what still needs to be done to protec...

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Aug. 18, 2021

"Forever Chemicals" Environmental, Economic, and Social Equity Concer…

Forever Chemicals known as PFAS, are a class of man-made per-and polyfluroalkyl substances that persist in the environment and don’t break down. PFAS chemicals have been around for over 70 years and have been unregulated by t...

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July 13, 2021

Author and Environmental Lawyer Joel Burcat Discusses His Three Envir…

As a practicing environmental lawyer, Joel Burcat writes Environmental Legal Thrillers that are both electrifying and accurate. If you are looking for an exciting environmental legal thriller that is on par with some other bi...

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July 7, 2021

Learn what’s happening at this year’s 2021 Annual Alliance of Hazardo…

The 2021 Annual Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP) Conference is July 25-28, 2021. Rebecca (Becky) Neal is the Chair of the AHMP and talks about what you can expect from this year’s virtual conference. Lear...

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May 4, 2021

PFAS industry trends, sampling protocols, and analytical testing chal…

PFAS is one of the hottest topics in the industry. Can you say Parts Per Quadrillion! In this episode we talk with Taryn McKnight , the PFAS Practice Leader for Eurofins . We cover PFAS regulatory concerns related to how Sta...

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April 20, 2021

The Secret to Proper In situ Remedial Strategies with Cascade Environ…

Scott Wisher and Eliot Cooper talks about the Secret to Proper In Situ Remedial Strategies and their experience working with challenging geologic lithologies. We also discuss what information is needed to properly design a re...

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April 2, 2021

Why Industry Credentials are a Differentiator, with CEO Gene Guilford…

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IHMM, Gene Guilford leads and supervises the daily operation of the Institute, its staff, and its strategic initiatives. We talk about his experience leading the organization, their mission...

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Nov. 24, 2020

The State of the Union with the IDEM’s Commissioner Bruno Pigott, Epi…

This week’s podcast interview is with Bruno Pigott, the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Bruno give us the State of Union on the Environmental initiatives and future priorities for IDEM in 2...

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