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The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady

The Environmental Transformation Podcast explores the future of Sustainability, EHS, the Circular Economy, and Environmental Innovation. Host Sean Grady interviews industry leaders and changemakers about emerging technologies, digital transformation, and the trends reshaping the environmental sector. Stay informed, lead the change, and join the ET Nation on every major platform as we dive into the conversations driving real environmental impact.

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01:07:53

Circular Indiana's: Battery Recycling EPR and...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2026/09/22

Indiana's circular economy starts before the recycling bin, with buildings designed for deconstruction and manufacturers recovering their materials.Circular Indiana board president Pam Francis, vice president of Schott Design, and board member Ken Miller talk with The Environmental Transformation podcast host Sean Grady about keeping products and materials in use longer. They explain the organization's shift from the Indiana Recycling Coalition, the upfront costs of changing business

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01:00:43

Greenwashing Risk: Verify Before Sustainability...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2026/09/08

Greenwashing can start when a communications team turns solid sustainability data into an overstated claim, says Helen Neal. The founder of HN Communications, a certified B Corp sustainability communications consultancy, talks with the Environmental Transformation Podcast host Sean Grady about the gap between corporate progress and public credibility. She explains how companies can speak about climate action without exaggerating results or going silent out of fear of scrutiny.Neal details her IMPACT

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00:25:30

Indiana Partners for Sustainability Conference:...

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2026/09/02

Indiana sustainability strategy is shifting from pollution prevention alone to resource efficiency, circular economy, water reuse and supply chain resilience. Paul Melillo, director of business development and principal at Metric Environmental, explains how the Indiana Partners for Sustainability is making that transition as it prepares for its 29th annual conference Sept. 10 in Indianapolis.Melillo describes the voluntary Partners Pledge, which asks member companies to identify sustainability

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00:50:15

How Interchange 360 is Increasing Automotive Plastic...

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2026/08/18

Automotive plastic recycling is moving outside the curbside bin as EPR laws push petroleum brands to fund collection systems for used oil and antifreeze containers.David Lawes, CEO of Interchange 360, explains why petroleum packaging needs a separate recovery system and how the organization is building one across the United States. The effort grew from a Canadian model and brings major petroleum producers under a shared compliance structure for petroleum and automotive packaging.Lawes describes a

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01:05:17

AI Risk Intelligence Turns Corporate Data Into Action...

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2026/08/04

AI risk intelligence can turn public corporate disclosures into a living view of threats before leaders see them internally. Jim Massey, founder and CEO of Eastward AI, explains how his platform reframes risk as the gap between where an organization stands and where it needs to go. Rather than relying on static spreadsheets and siloed annual reviews, Eastward builds a corporate persona from filings, reports, press releases, industry standards and competitive data, then uses curated agents to

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01:01:06

Own Your Career - No One Else Will with Author Paul...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2026/07/14

Career ownership is not optional. Paul Goudreault spent more than 40 years in environmental consulting and engineering, serving as CEO of two multinational firms, before distilling those lessons into a practical book for professionals at every stage.Goudreault, founder of Enorine Partners and author of "Own Your Career: No One Else Will", walks through his ADAPT Career Lifecycle model, a five-stage framework covering the full arc from acquiring foundational skills to transitioning into

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00:35:47

PFAS Regulations, Drinking Water MCLs, and What Comes...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2026/06/30

The U.S. drinking water MCLs for PFAS remain in effect, but court challenges, proposed deadline extensions, and regulatory uncertainty have left public water systems in a difficult position. Taryn McKnight, VP and PFAS Practice Leader for Eurofins Environment Testing, breaks down the current state of PFAS regulation in the United States, including the legal battles over EPA's drinking water standards, the CERCLA hazardous substance designation, and why the proposed rollback of certain PFAS

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00:29:57

Battelle's Chlorinated Conference: PFAS, AI, and...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2026/06/09

Battelle's Chlorinated Conference draws 1,500 environmental professionals from 23 countries, and its division manager explains why PFAS treatment is pushing the industry to its limits.Joe Tarsavage, Division Manager of Environmental Solutions at Battelle, discusses the 30-year history of the Chlorinated Conference, how PFAS contamination has reset treatment standards from two nines to five or six nines of removal, and why that gap is driving rapid innovation across the remediation sector. He

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00:58:21

Rohail Khan on Closing C-Suite Deals and Beating the...

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2026/05/26

Forty percent of prospects never make a buying decision, and the reason is rarely the competition. Rohail Khan, founder of Avant.AI and executive consultant for Corporate Visions, breaks down why the status quo is the most dangerous competitor in any sales cycle and how to defeat it.Khan draws on 25 years as a C-suite executive, including roles at Xerox and Bank of America, to explain what CEOs and CFOs actually pay attention to during a pitch and why most sales teams lose the room within the first

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00:55:31

ToxiMapp: Mapping 1,900 Toxins Near Your Home

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2026/05/12

ToxiMapp aggregates over 60 geospatial environmental datasets to show users exactly which toxicants are present in the air, water, and soil near any U.S. address, and the platform's founders say most people have no idea what surrounds them.Deb Hordon, Ph.D., founder and CEO of ToxiMapp, built the platform after moving her infant daughter into two separate communities with cancer clusters. Neither location looked dangerous. One was a picturesque seacoast area between Maine and New Hampshire with

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00:35:04

Microplastics, CCL 6 and EPA Drinking Water Policy...

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2026/04/28

Microplastics appear on a federal contaminant watchlist for the first time, and the regulatory path forward remains far from certain. Megan Quinn, senior reporter at Waste Dive, breaks down what the EPA's proposed new Contaminant Candidate List 6 actually means for water utilities, landfill operators, and chemical manufacturers, and why the lack of standardized test methods could slow any future regulation significantly.Quinn explains how the CCL process works, who sits on the newly reshuffled

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00:37:26

Inside the $8 Billion DOE Nuclear Waste Cleanup...

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2026/03/17

The U.S. Department of Energy spends roughly $8 billion annually cleaning up nuclear waste from Manhattan Project-era sites like Hanford, Washington and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. On this episode of the Environmental Transformation Podcast, host Sean Grady sits down with Steve Moore, president and CEO of Veolia Nuclear Solutions Federal Services Group, to discuss the agency's most pressing environmental liabilities and innovative remediation technologies.Moore describes the scale of the challenge: 56

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00:55:15

Carbon Emission Life Cycle Assessments 101, 102, and...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2026/02/24

Sean Grady interviews John M. Beath, P.E. (TX), LCA-CP, CEO and founder of John Beath Environmental, LLC, on the Environmental Transformation Podcast. Beath explains life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon footprints and how companies evaluate emissions across raw materials, manufacturing, transportation and product use.In this episode, Beath breaks down LCA basics for beginners, including emission factors, primary vs. secondary data and environmental databases. He also discusses LCA 101, LCA 102 and

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00:47:13

Inside CHEMTREC: Chemical Emergency Management...

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2026/01/27

Host Sean Grady talks with Kevin Lavezzo of CHEMTREC about the side of the chemical world most people never see, but responders rely on when accurate information matters. They unpack what CHEMTREC actually does, including how its Emergency Operations Center triages calls, uses tools like the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), and connects callers with product experts.Lavezzo explains a common misconception: first responders can call CHEMTREC for help without paying a fee, and the team will still

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00:52:41

How Terracycle is leading the reuse and recycling...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2026/01/06

TerraCycle CEO and co-founder Tom Szaky returns to the Environmental Transformation Podcast with host Sean Grady for an update on what has changed since his last appearance in episode 20 in 2020. Szaky breaks down why most items are “not recyclable” because of economics, not technology, and why reuse is TerraCycle’s biggest investment through the Loop platform, including what it has taken to scale in France. The conversation also digs into U.S. recycling headwinds, extended producer responsibility,

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01:04:11

Climate Optimism and Pragmatic Action with Author and...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2025/12/09

On the Environmental Transformation Podcast, host Sean Grady talks with Charlie Sellars, author of “What We Can Do, a Climate Optimist Guide to Sustainable Living” and a director of sustainability at Microsoft. Topics include:• Why “crisis language” can burn people out, and how Sellars frames “pragmatic” climate optimism. (“crisis language kind of burns people out”; “The optimism language is a pragmatic language.”)• Carbon accounting basics and early carbon footprint labels in food. (“we’re kind of

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00:21:31

Enviro Apps Co Founder Explains how it’s Digital...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2025/12/02

On this episode of the Environmental Transformation Podcast, host Sean Grady speaks with Enviro Apps co founder Amit Bhargava live at the EHS Hazmat Summit. Bhargava explains how his platform streamlines digital hazardous waste and dangerous goods documentation, improves emergency response times, reduces administrative burden, and helps shippers and carriers save money. He also discusses regulatory hurdles, SAP integrations, sustainability features, and real time data access for emergency

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00:57:32

How Alan McKim Built Clean Harbors into a Five...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2025/11/18

Alan McKim, founder of Clean Harbors, joins the Environmental Transformation Podcast to discuss how he grew the company from a four-person startup in 1980 into one of North America's largest environmental and industrial services providers. McKim reflects on early emergency response work, major acquisitions including Safety Kleen, going public during the 1987 crash, and building a nationwide network of 20,000 employees, 10,000 vehicles, 700 service centers, and 100 permitted waste facilities. He

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00:53:09

The Evolution of the Waste Liquid Recycling Industry...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2025/11/11

Host Sean Grady welcomes Scott Parker, Executive Director of Enfinite—the Industrial Liquid Recycling Association—to discuss the organization’s rebrand from NORA and its mission to connect, educate, and protect the industrial liquid recycling industry. Parker shares Enfinite’s history, key regulatory advocacy work, challenges like PFAS management and driver shortages, and how members are embracing technology and sustainability.Get more episodes of The Environmental Transformation Podcast for

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00:56:26

How Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Industrial...

The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady ·

2025/10/14

Dr. Slava Libman, co-founder and CEO of FTD Solutions, joins host Sean Grady on the Environmental Transformation Podcast to discuss how digital twin technology is transforming industrial water and energy use. Libman shares FTD’s origin story, explains how digital twins help facilities optimize performance and reduce costs, and explores their impact on sustainability and ESG goals. He also covers real-world applications in semiconductor manufacturing, collaboration through SEMI and IRDS, and how AI

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