What is the U.S. EPA Air Office Working on These Days?
Posted: June 21st, 2019
Update: On June 26, 2019, U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum has stepped down from his role in the Office of Air and Radiation. The regulated community may see delays in rulemaking until a permanent replacement is named. Please check […]
Read articleGeorgia Emissions Statements, and Emissions Inventories, and Fees, Oh My!
Posted: May 8th, 2019
While some states have already wrapped up their annual air emissions reporting and fee requirements for the 2018 reporting year, annual reporting deadlines are quickly approaching for facilities in Georgia. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) requires annual emissions statements, […]
Read articleAir Quality Related Bills to Watch in the 86th Texas Legislative Session
Posted: April 19th, 2019
“Check out Kristin’s updated article What Happened: Air Quality Bills to Watch in the 86th Texas Legislative Session“. As discussed in The 86th Texas Legislative Session: The Process and Implications for Texas Facilities with Air Permits, every two years, the […]
Read articleThe 86th Texas Legislative Session: The Process and Implications for Texas Facilities with Air Permits
Posted: April 19th, 2019
“Check out Kristin’s updated article What Happened: Air Quality Bills to Watch in the 86th Legislative Session. Every two years the Texas House and Senate members converge upon Austin for a 140-day legislative session (session). As part of the 86th […]
Read articleRepresenting MSS Emissions in the Emissions Inventory
Posted: March 19th, 2019
A good portion of the Texas refineries are taking a deep breath as the Refinery Sector Rule (RSR) compliance date is behind us, but the work isn’t over yet. The end of January means the environmental reporting season is upon […]
Read articleRequirements to Include Formaldehyde in Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions
Posted: February 5th, 2019
On December 6, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) presented at a regulatory update meeting. One of the topics discussed is the inclusion of formaldehyde in the calculation of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from spark ignited […]
Read articleNew “Once In, Always In” NESHAP Guidance Published by TCEQ
Posted: January 28th, 2019
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) air quality staff were very busy during the fourth quarter of 2018, rolling out several new tools and policies related to New Source Review permitting and air quality dispersion modeling. In the midst […]
Read article2019 Look Ahead – Year of Action
Posted: January 15th, 2019
A Year of Action // Colin McCall I know it’s cliché, but I could swear that I just wrote the introduction to our 2018 Look Ahead article a week or so ago! The good news is that I recall it […]
Read articleWill a contract term come in to play with the Government Shutdown?
Posted: January 10th, 2019
As chief financial officer at ALL4, I oversee the financial operations of the company and minimize risk when possible. As a part of my role, I review contracts and assess the risk included in the contract language. A common contractual […]
Read articleA Year in Review – New Source Review (NSR) Edition
Posted: December 20th, 2018
It’s been a long and winding road for New Source Review (NSR) regulation, both since the dawn of [NSR] time and over the course of 2018 alone, where a litany of NSR reform guidance memos were released by U.S. Environmental […]
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