2024 Look Ahead: Chemical Industry Rules and RMP Revisions
Posted: January 18th, 2024
Chemical Industry Rules This year is going to be a big year for the chemical manufacturing industry. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is under a consent decree to finish revisions to several National Emission Standards for Hazardous […]
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Posted: January 9th, 2024
As we look ahead to the lithium-ion battery industry in 2024, let’s first examine why we should be so interested in this segment of the United States (U.S.) economy. In 2022, the number of light-duty vehicles (cars) registered in the […]
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PM2.5 NAAQS Lookahead: Revision of the Annual Standard is Imminent
Posted: January 9th, 2024
Another year has gone by and another lookahead article about potential lowering of the particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) is front and center. In last year’s lookahead article I wrote about the […]
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Recap of the CAPCA 2023 Fall Technical Workshop and Forum
Posted: December 20th, 2023
This year’s fall Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) technical workshop and forum included a football tailgate party exhibitor social, golf outing, and of course several technical topics of interest to those located in the Carolinas. In addition to the […]
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Proposed Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing
Posted: December 4th, 2023
On November 16, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published a proposed rule that would establish first time emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory in the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Rubber Tire […]
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New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Ozone Precursor Rule – the Compliance Deadlines are Coming Up!
Posted: November 6th, 2023
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) finalized the Oil and Gas Sector – Ozone Precursor Pollutants Rule (NM Oil and Gas Rule) back in August 2022 under New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) 20.2.50. The NM Oil and Gas Rule […]
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The Early Bird Gets the Worm: Preparing for Enhanced Flare Monitoring in the Chemical Sector
Posted: October 31st, 2023
In case you haven’t heard yet, the U.S. Environmental Protection agency (U.S. EPA) has proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) applicable to facilities in the Synthetic Organic Chemical […]
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U.S. EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant Permitting Process-Clarifications, Regulatory Updates, and Deadlines
Posted: October 23rd, 2023
U.S. EPA has proposed to amend the General Provisions for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). The proposed amendments relate to both to applicability and deadlines associated with the addition of a compound to the list of hazardous […]
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The End of U.S. EPA’s Reactivation Policy?
Posted: September 13th, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the U.S. EPA’s “Reactivation Policy” violates the Clean Air Act (CAA). What is U.S. EPA’s “Reactivation Policy”? The “Reactivation Policy” (Policy) addresses whether existing major stationary sources that […]
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South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) PAR 1110.2 and PR 1110.3
Posted: August 7th, 2023
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has proposed changes to Rule 1110.2 – Emissions from Gaseous- and Liquid-Fueled Engines (Rule 1110.2), which governs emissions from stationary and portable engines greater than 50 brake horsepower (bhp). In addition, SCAQMD […]
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