TrainUp.com: Environmental Category

Online Self-Paced - NEPA: Understanding the Basics

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Learning Objectives

- You will be able to explain NEPA's legal and political framework.

- You will be able to identify when there has been a failure to properly document and the misuse of exclusions.

- You will be able to review environmental impact statements.

- You will be able to explain the best ways to avoid the common mistakes when implementing NEPA.

Online Self-Paced - Hazardous Waste Management

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This course focuses on traditional and innovative technologies, concepts, and principles applied to the management of hazardous waste and contaminated sites to protect human health and the environment. Topics include regulatory requirements; fate and transport of contaminants; physical, chemical, and biological treatment; land disposal restrictions; guidelines for design, construction, and closure of hazardous waste landfills; environmental monitoring systems; management of medical waste and treatment options; management of underground and aboveground storage tanks; toxicology and risk assessment; pollution prevention and waste minimization; hazardous waste generators and transporters; permitting and enforcement of hazardous waste facilities

Biotechnology is the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems to manufacture products intended to improve the quality of human life. Fundamentals of Biotechnology is a course that examines biotechnology, such as medical processes (i.e. getting organisms to produce new drugs, or using stem cells to regenerate damaged human tissues and perhaps re-grow entire organs) and industrial processes (i.e. production of new chemicals or the development of new fuels for vehicles). Other applications involve the improvement of agriculture, which involves such processes as the development of pest-resistant grains or the accelerated evolution of disease-resistant animals.

Online Self-Paced - Clean Coal Technology

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Clean Coal Technology is a course that describes a new generation of energy processes that sharply reduce air emissions and other pollutants from coal-burning power plants.

Course Outcome

After completing Clean Coal Technology, students will be equipped with a basic understanding of the following:

Combustion fundamentals
Conventional clean coal technologies
Advanced clean coal technologies
Advantages and disadvantages for each technology...
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Online Self-Paced - Environmental Due Diligence

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Course Overview

Environmental due diligence is the process where engineers have the opportunity to assess risks and protect clients from unwarranted environmental liability in real estate and other business transactions.

Learning Objectives

This 8 hour course will prepare engineers with an environmental due diligence overview to be familiar Phase Is, Phase IIs, Transaction Screenings, soil and groundwater remediation technologies and common business environmental risks including asbestos, radon, lead-based paint, lead in drinking water and mold.

Additional Materials

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.