The Clean Power Plan – Where Does It Stand, Where Are Things Headed?
Posted: November 6th, 2017
On October 16, 2017, U.S. EPA proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The CPP is more formally entitled “Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units.” Under the CPP, states would be responsible for implementing […]
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Electronic Reporting of the Subpart OOOOa Annual Report Goes Live
Posted: October 24th, 2017
Beginning this week (the week of October 23, 2017), the U.S. EPA’s Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI) will have the capability to collect the 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa annual report required under 40 CFR §60.5420a(b)…
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How Electronic Reporting is Shaping Our Regulations
Posted: October 17th, 2017
U.S. EPA is required to review the technology-based standards (i.e., NESHAPs) and revise them ‘‘as necessary’’ no less frequently than every eight years. The historical completion of these reviews often required the U.S. EPA to submit data collection and emissions…
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PC NESHAP & Residual Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Updates
Posted: October 16th, 2017
The U.S. EPA published proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (i.e., PC MACT or 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart LLL)…
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2015 Ozone NAAQS Implementation Update and Possible NOx Reductions for Portland Cement Kilns
Posted: October 8th, 2017
October 1, 2017 marked the date by which U.S. EPA was anticipated to promulgate final area designations (i.e., attainment or nonattainment) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). U.S. EPA reduced the ozone NAAQS from 75 parts […]
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Posted: September 14th, 2017
On June 6, 2017 U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed extending the deadline for promulgating the initial area designations for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) citing “insufficient information.” The “insufficient information…
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Recent Court Decisions Require Assessment of Greenhouse Emissions from Power Plants
Posted: September 5th, 2017
President Trump’s March 28, 2017 Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth (Order) directed U.S. EPA to suspend, revise, or rescind various Obama-era regulations intended to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
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TCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series – Continuous Monitoring Systems (CMS)
Posted: September 5th, 2017
Close your eyes and imagine you are the conductor of a symphony orchestra. Now open them and come to grips with the fact that your orchestra is a Data Acquisition and Handling System (DAHS)! So have some fun with it…you are the conductor of an orchestra of probes/analyzers…
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Will the Changes to the PM CEMS QA/QC Requirements Impact my PM CPMS?
Posted: August 31st, 2017
The answer is probability not. U.S. EPA has recently revised certain quality assurance requirements for sources using particulate matter (PM) continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) under 40 CFR Part 60 Appendix F, Procedure 2 (P2). P2 includes quality…
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ALL4’s Pennsylvania RACT 2 Toolbox
Posted: August 22nd, 2017
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has new Additional Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT 2) regulations that were proposed in mid April 2014. So, who’s affected? The RACT 2 regulations, when promulgated, will likely impact every major source of ozone […]
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