After 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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