Recap of the CAPCA 2026 Spring Technical Workshop and Forum
Posted: April 30th, 2026
Author: Emily Mandel This year’s Spring Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) technical workshop and forum included a wide-range of technical topics of interest to those located in the Carolinas and beyond. In addition to regulatory update highlights presented by […]
Read articleUnderstanding the Final PEPO NESHAP: Key Changes and Implications
Posted: April 7th, 2026
Author: Andrew Kelley & Dayana Flores Granda The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has finalized updates to the Polyether Polyols (PEPO) Production National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPP. PEPO are chemical […]
Read articleSCAQMD Rules 1401 and 1401.1 – Why Do They Matter?
Posted: April 7th, 2026
Author: Michael McHale As discussed in our previous 4 the Record Article on SCAQMD Permitting 101, air quality permitting is often the critical path for facilities looking to implement capital projects in the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD’s […]
Read articleU.S. EPA’s Proposed Amendments to the Ethylene Oxide Sterilizer Rule and Their Implications for Other Rules
Posted: April 2nd, 2026
Author: Lindsey Kroos On March 17, 2026, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart O (Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities). The amendments would reverse certain stringent requirements finalized just […]
Read articleColorado Finalizes Landfill Methane Reduction Rule
Posted: March 5th, 2026
Author: Brian Taylor On December 18, 2025, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) approved the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Air Pollution Control Division’s (Division) proposed rule establishing requirements for methane emissions reductions from municipal solid […]
Read articleColorado Public Protections From Toxic Air Contaminants
Posted: March 5th, 2026
Author: Clayton Queen Colorado is implementing big changes for facilities emitting toxic air contaminants (TAC). In June 2022, the Colorado State Assembly passed HB22-1244 (Public Protections From Toxic Air Contaminants), which directed Colorado Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) to implement […]
Read articleProposed Changes to the Risk Management Program: Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention
Posted: March 5th, 2026
Author: Christine Silverman Regulatory Intent and Direction On February 24, 2026 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would revise elements of the 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Finalizes Combustion Turbine NSPS Revisions
Posted: January 27th, 2026
Author: Caleb Fetner Less than one week after being signed by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, the Combustion Turbine New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) revisions were published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026 and […]
Read article2026 Look Ahead
Posted: January 14th, 2026
2026 Look Ahead Intro // Colin McCall Happy New Year to all of our readers. We are looking forward to another year of work and camaraderie with our colleagues, clients, and partners. In keeping with tradition, we use our January […]
Read article2026 Air Quality Look Ahead
Posted: January 14th, 2026
Author: Amy Marshall While 2025 brought a new administration and changes to how the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) approaches air quality regulation and policy, we expect to see even more air quality regulatory activity in 2026. The […]
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