Who is SCAQMD and Why Industrial Facilities Should Care
Posted: September 11th, 2025
Every industrial facility in the Greater Los Angeles Area is touched by South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or District) rules, and with dozens of regulations and permitting requirements, it can be difficult to see the full picture of […]
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South Coast AQMD Proposed Amended Rule 1107: Key Updates and What You Need to Know
Posted: August 21st, 2025
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is proposing to phase out the use of para-ChloroBenzotrifluoride (pCBtF) and tertiary-Butyl Acetate (t-BAc) in metal coating operations regulated under Rule 1107, with a final prohibition date of July 1, 2029. The […]
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U.S. EPA Releases Significant Update to AP-42 Section 2.4 for Solid Waste Landfills
Posted: August 14th, 2025
In May 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released a significant update to AP-42 Section 2.4 for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and the associated LandGEM model for estimating air emissions from solid waste landfills. AP-42 Section 2.4 […]
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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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Recent Congressional Review Act (CRA) Activity
Posted: July 17th, 2025
This article is a brief update on recent developments related to Congress’s disapproval of a few Biden administration air quality-related rules. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) was passed into law in 1996 to strengthen congressional oversight of federal agencies’ rules. […]
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Are You in the Know on the Refrigerant Rules?
Posted: July 10th, 2025
On January 1, 2026 facilities with refrigeration appliances, including air conditioners, refrigerators, chillers, and freezers, with a full charge of 15 pounds or more of refrigerant may be subject to new leak repair requirements under 40 CFR Part 84, Subpart […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes to Repeal Certain Provisions of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants
Posted: June 19th, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed to repeal certain provisions of the 2024 amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes to Repeal GHG Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
Posted: June 19th, 2025
On June 11, 2025, in response to President Trump’s energy-related Executive Orders, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) signed a proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. U.S. EPA also proposes […]
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So You Have To Do A Stack Test…
Posted: June 12th, 2025
This article will briefly describe some best practices to determine particulate matter (PM) emissions using United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Methods 5 and 202 for filterable particulate matter (FPM) and condensable particulate matter (CPM), respectively. The best practices […]
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Carolinas Regulatory Updates
Posted: June 5th, 2025
The 2025 Spring Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) technical workshop and forum, hosted in Asheville, NC, kicked off with two workshops, one focused on emissions factors and tools for calculating emissions, and the other focused on the intersection of […]
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