Five Considerations of Being a CISWI Unit
Posted: August 1st, 2013
With so much talk of boilers and heaters since the 4 Rules were published in early 2013, most facilities are focused on developing an understanding and strategy to comply with the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for Boilers (commonly […]
Read articleA Petition to U.S. EPA for a Rulemaking and Interpretive Guidance Coverage Pertaining to Methane Sources
Posted: July 29th, 2013
On March 19, 2013, Clean Air Task Force (CATF), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Sierra Club (hereto, collectively referred to as the “Petitioners”) submitted…
Read articleYou are NOT Subject to a NESHAP Standard…Now What?
Posted: July 23rd, 2013
With all of the activity surrounding National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) lately (boilers, internal combustion engines, and a slew of new and sometimes obscure area source standards)…
Read articleThe President’s “Climate Action Plan”
Posted: July 2nd, 2013
On June 25, 2013 President Obama released his much anticipated Climate Action Plan (Plan). Driving home the point that changes to cut our carbon pollution should be done to forge a better tomorrow for our future generations…
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Addressing Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process
Posted: June 28th, 2013
On February 11, 1994, Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations was issued. Executive Order 12898 calls on each Federal agency to make achieving environmental justice part of its mission. Since that […]
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A Peek Into The Future?…U.S. EPA’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Roadmap Manual
Posted: June 3rd, 2013
About ten years ago, the U.S. EPA began publishing guidance regarding how states could take credit for emissions reductions realized through electric sector energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies and programs. The initial guidance[1], was published in August […]
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And the Changes Keep Coming for Pulp and Paper Mills…Proposed Subpart BBa is Out!
Posted: May 23rd, 2013
Just when we thought Pulp and Paper Mills could take a regulatory breather, another very important rule comes out in the proposal stage. We have heard rumblings of a review of New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) Subpart BB since the pulp and paper…
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It’s Time to Submit Your Major Source Boiler MACT Initial Notification
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Back on January 31, 2013, when the final Major Source Boiler MACT rule was published in the Federal Register, the deadline for submitting initial notifications for existing affected sources…
Read articleLawsuit Challenges U.S. EPA Refinery Emission Factors
Posted: May 17th, 2013
A group of environmental organizations has filed suit against U.S. EPA for failing to review and update volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions factors from refining…
Read articleA Reminder on How to Derate Your Boiler
Posted: May 16th, 2013
In a recent determination publicized in the Federal Register, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) further clarified its policy on derating a boiler…
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