Revised GP-5 Is Final, So Now What?
Posted: March 29th, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) published the final General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Natural Gas Compression and/or Processing Facilities…
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Join Us: ALL4’s PSD and Non-Attainment NSR Training (AQ201)
Posted: March 22nd, 2013
All4 Inc.’s (ALL4’s) RegTech Operations Group conducts various technical and regulatory training programs over the course of each year to make sure that ALL4 staff…
Read articleA Resolution in the Case of ‘Upset’ Emissions
Posted: March 4th, 2013
U.S. EPA has ended an almost two-year long battle with environmental groups regarding provisions in State Implementation Plans (SIPs) related to emissions during Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction…
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Revisions to the PADEP Plan Approval and Permit Exemption List
Posted: March 1st, 2013
Attention compressed natural gas dispensing, oil and gas exploration, development, production facilities! The PADEP has published a notice in the Pa. Bulletin that the listing of sources…
Read articleArea Designations and Implementation of the Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard
Posted: February 22nd, 2013
On February 6, 2013, U.S. EPA issued a white paper outlining the agency’s updated strategy for completing initial area designations under the June 2010 1-hour primary sulfur dioxide (SO2)…
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Critical Court Decision Concerning PM2.5 Emissions
Posted: February 18th, 2013
In a suit brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) on…
Read articleIncreases in Pennsylvania Title V Emission Fees
Posted: February 15th, 2013
For almost 20 years Pennsylvania facilities that are major sources of air pollution have been subject to annual air emission fees. These facilities are about to shell out some additional money…
Read articleAfter Further Review: The 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS Stands
Posted: February 13th, 2013
The request for a hearing of an appeal in the case ASARCO LLC v. EPA has been shot down by the Supreme Court. ASARCO’s original challenge to the 1-hour sulfur dioxide…
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Training for the Marathon: 4 Rules Compliance
Posted: February 8th, 2013
In the environmental regulatory arena, if feels like the 4 Rules have been a series of sprints – followed by a pulled hamstring! From the June 2010 proposals to the March 2011 final rules to the December 2011 proposals…
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DC Circuit Court Vacates and Remands PM2.5 SILs and SMC
Posted: February 7th, 2013
In a decision that could have far reaching permitting implications, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) on January 22, 2013 vacated and remanded portions…
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