Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI) Review
Posted: August 17th, 2015
Do you want to find out the compliance status of a cement plant, a power plant, a refinery, or any another facility subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) or National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs)? Just point and click…
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Are Changes to Major New Source Review Permitting Requirements on the Way?
Posted: May 28th, 2015
In November 2013, ALL4 began a series of 4 The Record articles addressing issues that facilities face when contemplating plant improvement projects that have the potential to trigger new source review (NSR) permitting requirements. While we have published multiple articles […]
Read articleUpdate: U.S. EPA Proposes Overdue Refinery Air Rules
Posted: May 11th, 2015
Affected parties have agreed to and filed an April 24, 2015 Notice of Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree with the DC Circuit Court delaying the signature of the refinery air rules discussed below until September 30, 2015. Prior consent decree modifications delayed the rule finalization…
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Final Area Designations for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 Standard
Posted: February 23rd, 2015
As recounted in Dan Dix’s historic 4 the Record Article, on December 14, 2012, U.S. EPA announced the revised annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter…
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Annual ALL4 Look – Ahead to 2015
Posted: January 26th, 2015
2014 ushered in many new air quality regulatory requirements, some of which have already reached their effective compliance date, others that will become effective in the coming weeks, months and years. Equally prominent in 2015 will be the implementation of […]
Read articleNew Air Permitting Software Available For Georgia Facilities
Posted: January 26th, 2015
Recently, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) publicized its new online Title V permit application software [Georgia Environmental Online System (GEOS)], not to be confused with the Georgia Environmental Connections Online (GECO) system. The GECO system is still…
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U.S. EPA Revises Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions
Posted: December 9th, 2014
In November 2014, U.S. EPA issued a memorandum and a second draft of its “Framework for Assessing Biogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources” that describes how biogenic carbon dioxide…
Read articleProposed Boiler MACT Reconsiderations Released
Posted: December 3rd, 2014
U.S. EPA has released the proposed reconsideration of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD) and of the NESHAP for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers…
Read article7 Important Details about TCEQ’s Expedited Air Permitting Program
Posted: November 11th, 2014
Effective November 13, 2014, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is rolling out a new Expedited Permitting Program under Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 101, Subchapter J…
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U.S. EPA Issues Its First Carbon Capture and Sequestration Permit
Posted: October 2nd, 2014
On September 2, 2014, U.S. EPA Region 5 issued, for the first time, four (4) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) underground injection control (UIC) permits for the operation of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) wells at FutureGen Industrial Alliance’s (FutureGen’s) upgraded power plant…
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