Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Releases New Draft Environmental Justice Policy
Posted: May 26th, 2022
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP or Department) Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released a draft revision to the state’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Policy on March 12, 2022 (Document Number 012-0501-002). The document was open for public comments through […]
Read articleOzone Nonattainment: Impact to Air Permitting
Posted: May 9th, 2022
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. A geographical area (which can vary from a partial county […]
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Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas RACT Rule Finalized
Posted: May 3rd, 2022
UPDATE: On May 4, 2022, PADEP withdrew the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas RACT Rule from consideration for final approval by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, which was scheduled to vote on May 19, 2022. The rule will undergo further legislative […]
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The Pennsylvania RACT III Rule Is Almost Here
Posted: April 25th, 2022
Pennsylvania’s draft rule known as “RACT III” [25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111-129.115, Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOX and VOCs for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS] has been slowly making its way towards finalization but it’s not there quite […]
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ALL4’s Texas 2022 Look Ahead
Posted: January 18th, 2022
Is it just us, or did time fly? While we ended 2021 with COVID still around us, it’s unclear if we are heading into 2022 or 2020-too… I am hoping for a year of lifting mandates and a return to […]
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2022 Look Ahead
Posted: January 5th, 2022
This is a multi-part series consisting of 20 articles to celebrate ALL4’s 20th anniversary. Stay tuned for part 2 coming soon! Introduction // Colin McCall I am excited and honored to once again introduce ALL4’s annual Look Ahead. Part of […]
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Coming Soon: Cumulative Impact Analyses (CIA) for Certain Categories of Air Quality Permits
Posted: November 18th, 2021
ALL4 has seen interest and activity around Cumulative Impacts Analyses (CIA) for air emissions sources lately, both at the federal and state level. For example, the Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, signed “An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for […]
Read articlePennsylvania Updates Air Permitting Exemption Document
Posted: September 15th, 2021
On June 26, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) published a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, finalizing amendments to the Air Quality Permit Exemptions document (guidance or exemption document), PADEP ID: 275-2101-003, which was last updated in 2018. This […]
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Pennsylvania RACT III Update: Draft Rule Published, Comment Period Is Now Open
Posted: August 25th, 2021
On August 7, 2021, the draft rule affectionately known as “RACT III” [25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111-129.115, Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOX and VOCs for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS] was published in the Pennsylvania bulletin. This marks […]
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What’s New with New Source Review?
Posted: August 18th, 2021
During the previous administration, we saw quite a bit of work by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) around New Source Review (NSR). As a reminder, the NSR permit program includes the prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) and the nonattainment […]
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