U.S. EPA Issued Final Updates to the Suite of Methane Rules for the Oil & Natural Gas Industry
Posted: May 17th, 2016
On May 12, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a huge step forward with their plan to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry. This “huge step forward” was the issuance of three final rules…
Read articleThe Forecast Calls for a Mixed Bag of Options for the SSM SIP Call
Posted: May 5th, 2016
Our staff at ALL4 includes meteorologists who still have that weather forecasting bug in them. Our business is air quality consulting, and we are often asked about our short-term and long-term forecasts on air quality regulations and how they may […]
Read articleRACT 2 Rule Published: Clock Starts on RACT 2 Proposals – “The trouble is, you think you have time.” – Gautama Buddha
Posted: May 5th, 2016
The internet is confused and gives me contradictory answers as to whether the title of this blogpost is a legitimate quote uttered by the Buddha himself or a paraphrase – authored by some Western scholar and without context I’m sure – of a Buddhist teaching. If I was…
Read articleWho We Are…
Posted: May 1st, 2016
A week or so ago one of our Project Managers asked me to get on a call with our client and a regulator in an Upper Midwestern state where we’ve done a reasonable amount of work over the past few years. There were some unique aspects…
Read articleVacatur of the 50 and 100-hour Nonemergency “Exemption” Provisions…What Does It All Mean? Some Much Needed Clarity
Posted: April 27th, 2016
On May 1, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision which vacated (rendered null and void) portions of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines…
Read articleWhat Will Compliance in the Next Generation Look Like for New Oil and Gas Operations?
Posted: April 27th, 2016
For the past few years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has been talking about a “…modern approach to compliance, taking advantage of new tools and approaches…” that they refer to as Next Generation Compliance. Overall, Next Generation Compliance…
Read articleRecap of the Georgia A&WMA Spring 2016 Regulatory Update Conference
Posted: April 13th, 2016
If you were not able to attend the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Georgia Chapter Spring Regulatory Update Conference on March 29, 2016, you are in luck because ALL4 was there! The conference consisted of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Read articleAttention Existing Oil & Gas Sources – Information Collection Request and Emissions Regulations are Looming
Posted: April 4th, 2016
On March 10, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that they are moving to regulate existing oil and natural gas sources as their next step in reducing emissions from the oil and gas industry. This announcement comes only a few months after the U.S. EPA’s…
Read articleThe Ethylene MACT – An Air Quality Compliance Marathon
Posted: March 24th, 2016
” Over the years, ALL4 has chronicled the slow and not always steady regulatory development process in multiple blogs, articles, and presentations. For me, as the Air Toxics Knowledge Area Leader for ALL4’s RegTech Operations Group, I am responsible for […]
Read articleU.S. District Court Rules on Risk and Technology Review for Pulp Mills
Posted: March 18th, 2016
Every eight (8) years, U.S. EPA is required to conduct a Risk and Technology Review (RTR) for maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards. Based on the results of the RTR, U.S. EPA must either promulgate revised emissions standards or publish…
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