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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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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Mississippi AERF Process Changes
Posted: June 4th, 2025
In April 2025, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced updates to the annual emissions reporting form (AERF) submittal process. In accordance with 11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, R,6.6, Title V Program sources must submit a completed reporting […]
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Final Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing
Posted: December 11th, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has published final amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (40 CFR 63, Subpart XXXX) to establish emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory. The […]
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South Coast Air Quality Management District to Update Rule 1173
Posted: September 26th, 2024
South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) in the last few months has held four working sessions to discuss proposed updates to Rule 1173 “Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks and Releases from Components at Petroleum Facilities and […]
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Good Neighbor Plan Update
Posted: September 25th, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published the “Good Neighbor Plan” (GNP), also known as the Ozone Transport Federal Implementation Plan (FIP), in the Federal Register on June 5, 2023. The purpose of the rule is to establish restrictions […]
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Electronic Reporting for Engines is here!
Posted: September 18th, 2024
On August 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) finalized amendments to the following regulations applicable to Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE): 40 CFR Part 60 [Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, also referred to as New […]
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U.S. EPA Finalizes Changes to Rules on Reclassification of Major Sources
Posted: September 11th, 2024
The Clean Air Act (CAA) defines a major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions as one that has the potential to emit (PTE) 10 tons per year (tpy) or more of any single HAP or 25 tpy or more […]
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Proposed Amendments to Air Toxics Standards for NESHAP EEE – Hazardous Waste Combustors
Posted: August 28th, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Hazardous Waste Combustors (HWC) (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart EEE) in the Federal Register on July 3, 2024. The HWC […]
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