Continuing the Momentum on Air Toxics Rules – Utility MACT
Posted: March 8th, 2013
In the midst of a tug of war between environmental groups, state agencies, and industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) remains bullish on the issuance of its proposed revisions…
Read article
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Season Is Here – Are You Ready?
Posted: March 4th, 2013
On December 3, 1984, a horrifying 32 tons of toxic gases leaked from a U.S.-owned pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, leading to what many regard as the world’s worst industrial disaster to date. Estimates of the total death toll suggest […]
Read articleA Resolution in the Case of ‘Upset’ Emissions
Posted: March 4th, 2013
U.S. EPA has ended an almost two-year long battle with environmental groups regarding provisions in State Implementation Plans (SIPs) related to emissions during Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction…
Read articleHydrogen Sulfide Accounting and Reporting in Advance of this Year’s Toxic Release Inventory Reports
Posted: February 28th, 2013
As environmental personnel gear up for the suite of annual reports due each year, 2013 brings an important change to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) report. Beginning with the TRI report due July 1, 2013, releases of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), […]
Read article
Critical Court Decision Concerning PM2.5 Emissions
Posted: February 18th, 2013
In a suit brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) on…
Read articleIncreases in Pennsylvania Title V Emission Fees
Posted: February 15th, 2013
For almost 20 years Pennsylvania facilities that are major sources of air pollution have been subject to annual air emission fees. These facilities are about to shell out some additional money…
Read articleAfter Further Review: The 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS Stands
Posted: February 13th, 2013
The request for a hearing of an appeal in the case ASARCO LLC v. EPA has been shot down by the Supreme Court. ASARCO’s original challenge to the 1-hour sulfur dioxide…
Read article
Training for the Marathon: 4 Rules Compliance
Posted: February 8th, 2013
In the environmental regulatory arena, if feels like the 4 Rules have been a series of sprints – followed by a pulled hamstring! From the June 2010 proposals to the March 2011 final rules to the December 2011 proposals…
Read article
DC Circuit Court Vacates and Remands PM2.5 SILs and SMC
Posted: February 7th, 2013
In a decision that could have far reaching permitting implications, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) on January 22, 2013 vacated and remanded portions…
Read article
Final Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Rule: Do You Know Your A, B, CCCCs, and DDDDs?
Posted: February 1st, 2013
In a rulemaking combined with amendments to the Non-hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) rule, the U.S. EPA Administrator signed final amendments to the March 21, 2011 Commercial and Industrial…
Read article