Environmental credentials, codes & rules.

Requires: ABET-accredited engineering degree; pass FE exam; ~4 years progressive experience under a licensed PE; pass NCEES PE Environmental exam

Renewal: Biennial or triennial per state; PDH/CE requirements vary

Requires: Active PE license; accredited environmental engineering (or related) degree; 8 years full-time environmental engineering experience including 4 years in responsible charge of a specialty (air pollution control, hazardous waste, sustainability, etc.); written +

Renewal: Continuing professional development required by AAEES

Requires: Pass LEED Green Associate exam, then specialty exam aligned to a LEED rating system (BD+C, ID+C, O+M, ND, Homes); no mandatory experience but project experience expected

Renewal: 30 CE hours every 2 years via GBCI Credential Maintenance Program (CMP)

Requires: Complete ISI Envision training course; pass 75-question exam with 75%+ (online, up to 72 hours to complete); open to planners, designers, managers, regulators, scientists

Renewal: Annual: renewal fee + 7 hours continuing education per year (2 hours ISI-prescribed)

Requires: Bachelor's degree in environmentally related discipline; minimum 5 years direct work experience in environmental engineering, health, science or management (3 years approved experience can substitute for 1 year of education); pass 200-question exam (heavy on C

Renewal: Continuing education required to maintain registry status

Requires: Bachelor's degree in related discipline (env. science, engineering, chemistry, safety); minimum 4 years relevant experience; pass 140-question multiple-choice exam (3 hours)

Renewal: Recertification required (IHMM continuing education/program maintenance)

Requires: Multi-media environmental work experience; pass General Environmental Science exam + QEP specialty exam in one of four areas (air quality, water quality, waste management, environmental science/management/policy); commit to ongoing professional development and

Renewal: BGC recertification program (aligned with other BGC programs since 2020)

Requires: Exemplifying qualifications: accredited MEng, or accredited BEng(Hons) + accredited Masters/EngD or further learning to Masters level; demonstrated competence against UK-SPEC (A-E: knowledge, design, responsibility/management, communication, professional commi

Renewal: Annual CPD and membership with licensed institution; ongoing competence reviews

Requires: Relevant degree + auditing experience; pass CPEA exam covering environmental auditing principles, standards, and management systems

Renewal: BGC recertification program

Requires: n/a — organizations implement an EMS to the standard's requirements and are audited by accredited bodies

Renewal: Organizational certificates typically on a 3-year audit cycle with annual surveillance audits

Requires: n/a — practitioner competence in LCA method (goal/scope, LCI, LCIA, interpretation); accredited LCA practitioner courses exist

Renewal: n/a — standard; current editions: ISO 14040:2006+Amd 1:2020 and ISO 14044:2006+Amd 2:2020 (published Sep 24, 2020, confi

Requires: n/a — organizations build GHG inventories; verification by accredited verifiers under ISO 14064-3 / ISO 14065

Renewal: n/a — standard; current: ISO 14064-1:2018 (2nd ed.), -2:2019, -3:2019

Requires: n/a — assessments must be performed under supervision of an 'Environmental Professional' as defined by the EPA All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Rule (40 CFR Part 312)

Renewal: n/a — standard; individual Phase I reports have ~180-day shelf life for transaction use

Requires: n/a — performed following Phase I identification of RECs, by qualified environmental professionals (PEs, geologists, CHMMs, QEPs typically lead)

Renewal: n/a — standard

Requires: n/a

Renewal: n/a

Requires: n/a — applies to stationary/mobile sources of criteria pollutants, hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP/MACT), Title V operating permits, New Source Review/PSD

Renewal: n/a

Requires: n/a — NPDES permits required for point-source discharges to waters of the US; technology- and water-quality-based effluent limits

Renewal: n/a (permits typically reissued on 5-year cycles)

Requires: n/a — generators, transporters, treatment/storage/disposal facilities (TSDFs) subject to manifesting, permitting, corrective action

Renewal: n/a

Requires: n/a — strict, joint-and-several liability for PRPs; liability defenses (innocent landowner, BFPP) require All Appropriate Inquiry

Renewal: n/a

Requires: n/a — new-chemical review (PMN), existing-chemical risk evaluations, restrictions (asbestos, PFAS reporting rules)

Renewal: n/a

Requires: n/a — categorical exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements for major federal actions

Renewal: n/a

Requires: n/a — applies to discretionary projects by state/local agencies; initial study -> Negative Declaration / Mitigated Negative Declaration / full EIR depending on significance

Renewal: n/a

Requires: n/a — integrated permits for ~50,000 large industrial installations; BAT (best available techniques) conclusions via BREFs

Renewal: n/a (permits reviewed periodically against BAT)

Requires: n/a — covered installations (power, industry, aviation, maritime) surrender allowances; free allocation phasing down with CBAM

Renewal: n/a (annual compliance cycles; Phase 4 2021-2030)

Requires: n/a — good ecological/chemical status targets; river basin management plans; daughter directives (Groundwater 2006/118/EC, Environmental Quality Standards 2008/105/EC)

Renewal: n/a (6-year planning cycles)

Requires: n/a — registration of substances >1 t/yr; SVHC candidate list; authorisation/restriction (Annex XIV/XVII)

Renewal: n/a