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Optimizing Air Emissions Calculations with Digital Solutions: Identifying Air Emissions Templates
Posted: August 7th, 2025
What is an Air Emissions “Template”? Templates are used to group similar emissions calculations within digital solution platforms. The way templates are handled varies depending on the software used, but templates are a common concept and approach across software systems. […]
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New York Proposed Rulemaking – 6 NYCRR Part 253 (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting)
Posted: August 7th, 2025
The State of New York passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in July 2019. This regulation requires the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to evaluate statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to promulgate regulations […]
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NESHAP Extensions: A Look at Two Recent Relief Notifications
Posted: August 7th, 2025
Over the last few weeks, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the White House took actions related to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coke Oven Facilities and the Hazardous Organic NESHAP, also […]
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Georgia Environmental Protection Division Regulatory and Air Permit Fees Updates
Posted: July 31st, 2025
Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) has proposed multiple changes and updates that relate to both water and air medias since the beginning of 2025. These changes are in response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) updating the Per- and […]
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OSWI Redefined: U.S. EPA’s Final Amendments on Waste Combustion Regulations
Posted: July 31st, 2025
On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) announced multiple final amendments to the Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI) standards based on its review of 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts EEEE and FFFF required by Clean Air […]
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Final Tennessee Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharge
Posted: July 31st, 2025
What is the TMSP? The Tennessee Multi-Sector General Permit (TMSP) authorizes industrial stormwater discharges to waters of the State of Tennessee from industrial applicable and covered facilities. The previous TMSP expired on June 30, 2025, and the Tennessee Department of […]
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Arizona is Peerless, Her Breezes are Soft, and Her Aquifer Water Quality Standards are Newly Updated
Posted: July 24th, 2025
On June 4, 2025, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced that the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) has approved updated Aquifer Water Quality Standards (AWQS). Four new AWQS have been added for bromate, chlorite, haloacetic acids (HAAs), and […]
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Combustible Dust – NFPA 660 is Here
Posted: July 23rd, 2025
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) issued a new, consolidated standard for Combustible Dusts and Particulate Solids as NFPA 660 (effective December 6, 2024). A combustible dust is any finely divided solid material that presents a flash fire or explosion […]
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Planning Ahead: Upgraded California Environmental Reporting System Coming Out Soon
Posted: July 23rd, 2025
Out with the old and in with the new: the California Certified United Program Agency (CUPA) has announced that they are retiring the current California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) software because it will no longer be supported. CUPA plans to […]
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OSHA Renews and Updates Amputations in Manufacturing National Emphasis Program
Posted: July 17th, 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on June 26, 2025, in a National News Release, the renewal of its Amputations in Manufacturing Industries National Emphasis Program (NEP) aimed at mitigating the risk of amputations […]
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