Louisiana Carbon Capture and Storage Updates
Posted: August 22nd, 2024
Before closing the 2024 regular session, the Louisiana Legislature passed five Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) house bills (HB): HB 966, HB 492, HB 937, HB 516, and HB 934, though HB 934 was subsequently vetoed by Governor Jeff Landry. […]
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Final Lime Manufacturing NESHAP – U.S. EPA decides against HBEL
Posted: July 24th, 2024
The final amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAAA (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lime Manufacturing [Lime Manufacturing NESHAP]) were signed on June 28, 2024 and were published in the July 16, […]
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Washington State Environmental Justice – Climate Commitment Act and Healthy Environment for All Act
Posted: July 11th, 2024
In 2021, Washington state legislature passed the Healthy Environment for All Act (HEAL Act), as a coordinated effort to prioritize environmental justice (EJ) and to identify and address environmental health disparities in overburdened communities and for vulnerable populations. Additionally, […]
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U.S. EPA’s “Good Neighbor Plan” Finds Its Way to the Federal Register. Let the Litigation Begin.
Posted: July 8th, 2024
The United States 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 […]
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Electronic Reporting Tool Version 7: How Does This Affect My Facility?
Posted: June 6th, 2024
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released an updated version of the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT Version 7) on March 12, 2024. The ERT is a Microsoft Access-based tool that is used to create performance test plans and […]
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The Clock is Ticking to Get Ethylene Oxide CEMS Installed & Certified
Posted: May 8th, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) finalized revisions to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart O – Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities (Subpart O) following its residual risk and technology review (RTR). The final rule was published in […]
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Now Boarding: Mississippi Facilities to CAERS Version 5
Posted: March 12th, 2024
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Combined Air Emissions Reporting System (CAERS) is officially being rolled out to 11 Mississippi pilot facilities in 2024! U.S. EPA hosted a training in December 2023 with Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality […]
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Lime Manufacturing NESHAP Supplemental Proposal Issued
Posted: March 6th, 2024
A supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to the 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAAA (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lime Manufacturing Plants [Lime Manufacturing NESHAP]) was published in the February 9, 2024 Federal Register. The U.S. Environmental […]
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Proposed Changes to Project Emissions Accounting (PEA) Regulations
Posted: March 4th, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed proposed changes to the 2020 Project Emissions Accounting (PEA) provisions in the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) regulations on February 22, 2024. Collectively, the PSD and NNSR […]
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2024 Look Ahead: New Oil and Gas Greenhouse Gas Requirements
Posted: January 23rd, 2024
Changes to the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) for oil and gas operations have been in the works for several years, dating back to the prior administration. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a rule […]
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