Marcellus Shale – The Saga Continues…Or Does It?
Posted: August 17th, 2011
On May 30, 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office issued an order giving the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) until July 1, 2011 to complete a draft of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) outlining the processes […]
Read articleNew Rule Revisions for Oil and Gas Industry
Posted: August 12th, 2011
On July 28, 2011 U.S. EPA released its draft Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) and proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rules affecting natural gas production, transportation, distribution, and storage. The […]
Read articleSlade’s Corner – Permitting For Greenhouse Gases
Posted: August 9th, 2011
Don’t forget your greenhouse gases (GHGs). Since July 1, GHGs have become a very important driver in air quality construction permit applications and even Title V renewal applications. Even if you have been permitted as a minor source (facility) and […]
Read articlePortions of Refinery MACT Withdrawn by U.S. EPA
Posted: August 6th, 2011
On July 18, 2011, U.S. EPA published notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 42052) that the residual risk and technology review portions of the revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Petroleum Refineries (Refinery MACT 1) […]
Read articleNESHAP Comment Periods Extended
Posted: July 15th, 2011
On July 1, 2011, U.S. EPA announced that it was extending the comment periods for two (2) rules: the proposed new National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (Utility MACT), […]
Read articleA New Twist to Determining Applicability of Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Posted: July 11th, 2011
On July 1, 2011, U.S. EPA issued a final rule which, for a period of three (3) years, defers the consideration of CO2 emissions from bioenergy and other biogenic sources (biogenic CO2 emissions) when determining whether a stationary source meets […]
Read articlePM2.5: Repeal and Reminder
Posted: June 25th, 2011
U.S. EPA has repealed the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) “Grandfathering” provision for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5). Facilities that submitted PSD construction permit applications prior to the promulgation of the PM2.5 New […]
Read articleMarcellus Shale in New York – The Saga Continues
Posted: June 20th, 2011
While numerous drilling operations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia have begun to tap the vast natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation during the past several years, New York has been, to put it mildly, reluctant to join the […]
Read articleCompliance Alert
Posted: June 15th, 2011
ALL4 has observed a concerted increase in U.S. EPA compliance inspection activity at major source facilities in recent months. These inspections are not like your typical state compliance inspection and do not appear to be focused on a specific industry […]
Read articleBoiler MACT…Yes…No…Maybe?
Posted: June 10th, 2011
Many questions surround the logic that U.S. EPA used to develop the emission limits contained in the Boiler MACT. One potential flaw identified by those petitioning U.S. EPA for judicial review of the Boiler MACT is the establishment of…
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