Post-Inaugural Reflections on the White House and Greenhouse Gases
Posted: January 30th, 2013
Within an impassioned second inaugural address, President Barack Obama recently offered the following motivated remarks concerning climate change: “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond […]
Read articleLooks Like The Existing Lead NAAQS Is Good – For Now
Posted: January 30th, 2013
On January 11, 2013, U.S. EPA released a draft policy paper regarding the agency’s current outlook on the lead national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires…
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A Little Rule for a Big Issue: the Non Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule
Posted: January 25th, 2013
Beginning on page 116 and effectively ending on page 329, the Non Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) portion of the 539 page rendering of the Commercial/Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators (CISWI) preamble…
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February 2016 May As Well Be Tomorrow: Major Source Boiler MACT and Timing
Posted: January 24th, 2013
Consultants and environmental personnel at industrial facilities are used to spreading the warning “plan now, this compliance date will be right around the corner.” Although we say it often, the warning is rarely…
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RICE MACT Update – U.S. EPA Finalized Amendments to the RICE MACT Late on January 14, 2013
Posted: January 21st, 2013
U.S. EPA finalized proposed amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ – National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, the so called RICE MACT…
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Final Area Source Boiler MACT: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Posted: January 18th, 2013
In part two of ALL4’s 4 Rules Friday series, we take a look at the Final Area Source Boiler MACT (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ) and how the final rule may impact facilities. As we all are well aware by now, U.S. EPA issued…
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Pennsylvania Expands Scope of Greenhouse Gas Reporting to Smaller Facilities
Posted: January 17th, 2013
If you happen to be a facility located in Pennsylvania and are required to submit an Annual Inventory and Emission Statement to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) by March 1…
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Final Major Source Boiler MACT: (Some) Good Things Come to Those Who Waited!
Posted: January 11th, 2013
Happy New Year! This New Year has brought the 4 Rules into the spotlight as U.S. EPA issued pre-publication versions of the final rules on December 20, 2012. We have spent the holidays digging into these rules…
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U.S. EPA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Highlights
Posted: January 8th, 2013
The U.S. EPA published their semiannual regulatory agenda online (the e-Agenda) on December 21, 2012 to update the public about: Regulations and major policies currently under development…
Read articleScore One for the Cement Industry (For Now)
Posted: January 3rd, 2013
On December 20, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued a final rule amending the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from the Portland Cement…
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