Cap and Trade or Carbon Tax?
Posted: March 16th, 2009
The debate about a cap and trade greenhouse gas (GHG) program versus a carbon tax GHG program is beginning to focus on where the money goes, particularly with respect to a cap and trade program. To appreciate the monetary aspect, […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Proposes First National Reporting Rule on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted: March 12th, 2009
U.S. EPA released proposed regulations for mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory reporting on March 10, 2009 and will be requesting public comment as soon as the regulations are published in the Federal Register via a 60 day public comment period. […]
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Pennsylvania Mercury Rule Struck Down – Or Is It?
Posted: February 28th, 2009
On January 30, 2009, Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini ruled that Pennsylvania’s regulations limiting mercury air emissions from coal-fired Electric Generating Units (EGUs) were unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable. The primary basis for the ruling was the District of Columbia Circuit […]
Read articleNortheastern New Jersey Nonattainment Penalty Fees for Ozone
Posted: February 22nd, 2009
Facilities located in the northeastern counties of New Jersey, including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union will be affected by U.S. EPA’s Section 185 nonattainment penalty fees due to the region not meeting […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Hazardous Air Pollutant Standards for Foundries
Posted: February 16th, 2009
On February 9, 2009, U.S. EPA issued a proposed rule that would establish National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for aluminum, copper, and other nonferrous foundry area sources. The proposed standards would apply to all new and existing […]
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U.S. EPA Amends New Source Performance Standards for Steam Generating Units
Posted: February 4th, 2009
On January 28, 2009, U.S. EPA issued a final rule amending the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) for electric utility steam generating units and industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units. In this action U.S. EPA amended subparts D, Da, […]
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UPDATE: The Resurrection of CAIR
Posted: January 14th, 2009
On December 23, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) reversed its earlier (July 11, 2008) decision to vacate the Federal Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). The Federal court decided, after considering comments from […]
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Pennsylvania Adopts Diesel Anti-Idling Rules
Posted: January 2nd, 2009
On October 9, 2008, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell signed the Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act No. 124 which provides for idling restrictions on diesel-powered vehicles within the State. The provisions of the law will become effective on February 6, 2009. At about the same time…
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Electronic Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking Area Source MACT Revisions
Posted: December 29th, 2008
U.S. EPA is proposing amendments and taking direct final action on those amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YYYYY – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking Facilities. U.S. EPA is […]
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PADEP Announces Mandatory PM Testing for Coal-fired Electric Generation Units
Posted: December 21st, 2008
On December 4, 2008, PADEP Deputy Secretary Tom Fidler announced that PADEP will be notifying owners of coal-fired Electric Generation Units (EGUs) in Pennsylvania that they will be required to conduct emission tests to measure emissions of particulate matter (PM). […]
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