Are You Ready For Your Next Air Quality Facility Inspection?
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction As most of you know, air quality-related facility inspections by local, state, and Federal regulators (Agencies) can either be announced (scheduled in advance) or unannounced (e.g., surprise inspections). Facility environmental personnel need to be prepared for both, and with […]
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The Future of Secondary Materials as Fuel
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction Many questions related to the regulatory status of facilities that use secondary materials as alternative fuels are anticipated to be answered in 2010. In simple terms, if a combustion source uses a secondary material that is characterized as solid […]
Read articleThe Hammer Falls Again as U.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to “MACT Hammer” Regulations
Posted: January 18th, 2012
What is the “MACT Hammer”? As part of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990, Congress established a list of source categories and subcategories for which U.S. EPA was tasked to develop new Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards, […]
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Not So Fast – Getting That Air Permit Won’t Be As Easy As You Think
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction Most of the air regulations promulgated by U.S. EPA are developed and implemented to achieve compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The NAAQS represent ambient air concentration levels that are established by U.S. EPA to ensure […]
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The 4 Rules: Summaries, Impacts, and Recommended Action
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction ALL4 presented a series of four (4) webinars over the past month that provided basic overviews of each of the following rules that were proposed simultaneously by U.S. EPA on June 4, 2010: Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That […]
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This New Suit is a Little Tight: Absurdity and the Greenhouse Gas “Tailoring Rule”
Posted: January 18th, 2012
On May 13, 2010, U.S. EPA issued the final rule known as the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Tailoring Rule (GHG Tailoring Rule). It was subsequently published in the Federal Register on June 3, […]
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Introducing the Transport Rule: Why Should We CAIR?
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction The U.S. EPA’s ambitious regulatory agenda continued on August 2, 2010 with the publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone. Now known as the […]
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Environmental Justice: Fair Treatment, Meaningful Involvement, and Impacts on Air Quality Permitting
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Environmental Justice (EJ) is cited as a top priority of the current U.S. EPA administration. U.S. EPA defines EJ as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the […]
Read articleBack to Basics: The Emissions Inventory – A Critical Tool for Air Quality Compliance
Posted: January 18th, 2012
All air quality operating permits have associated monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of varying complexity based on the status of the facility (major or minor), type of operations, number of sources, jurisdiction, applicable regulations, etc. Most facilities must keep detailed […]
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2011 and Beyond: The Critical Air Quality Issues Affecting Industry
Posted: January 18th, 2012
The December 2010 “year-end” edition of 4 The Record provides a look ahead into 2011. Even with the recent “Change in Climate” associated with the national political scene; we still see a very active U.S. EPA moving forward with their […]
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