The New NAAQS for Lead – 30 Years Later, 10% of the Original Rule
Posted: January 16th, 2012
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has announced final rules that substantially strengthen the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead (Pb). U.S. EPA’s action marks the first time that the Pb standards have been changed in […]
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Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems: Regulatory Changes to Affect Over 1/4 Million Sources & Cost Over $175 Million
Posted: January 16th, 2012
Long Awaited New Installation and Quality Assurance Requirements Proposed by U.S. EPA for Systems Installed Under 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63 On October 9, 2008, U.S. EPA proposed for comment the long awaited Performance Specification 17 (PS-17) and […]
Read articleNESHAPs: Not Just For Major Sources Anymore
Posted: January 16th, 2012
Introduction Let’s talk U.S. EPA’s Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy. As with many of the rules written by U.S. EPA, the courts and environmental groups have become involved and have intervened in the regulatory process. U.S. EPA’s Integrated Urban Air […]
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Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) Vacated and Remanded by D.C. Circuit
Posted: January 13th, 2012
On July 11, 2008 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C.) Circuit struck down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the CAIR Federal Implementation Plan (FIP). This ruling comes on the heels of this same […]
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Deadline Approaching
Posted: January 13th, 2012
Environmental professionals are used to acronyms. EPA, NPDES, PSD, RMP, RCRA – we’ve heard them all and may even understand many of them. But just as soon as we get the environmental acronyms figured out, many of us are now […]
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Emergency Generators: “Miscellaneous Sources” or Federally Regulated Combustion Units?
Posted: January 13th, 2012
Are you planning to install a new emergency generator or modify an existing emergency generator at your facility? Do you currently operate an emergency generator at a facility that is a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)? If you […]
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Introducing the Final PM2.5 Rule Revisions
Posted: January 12th, 2012
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has issued final rules governing the implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) program for particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5). The final rule was published in the Federal […]
Read articlePM2.5 Update
Posted: January 11th, 2012
WHAT IS FINE PARTICULATE MATTER? Airborne particles that are less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter are considered to be ‘fine particles’ and are also referred to as PM2.5. A micrometer is one-millionth of a meter, and 2.5 […]
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Are you on the U.S. EPA’s Enforcement Priorities Radar?
Posted: January 10th, 2012
On October 12, 2007, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published their national enforcement and compliance assurance priorities for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 in the federal register. The multi-year national enforcement and compliance assurance priorities are […]
Read articleBoilers, Solid Waste, and the CAA….Oh My!
Posted: January 10th, 2012
U.S. EPA’s Core Four: DSW Rule, Major Source Boiler Rule, Area Source Boiler Rule, and CISWI Rule While the regulated community is just coming to grips with the most recent changes to four of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards […]
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