Alternative Fuels: Reducing Fuel Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted: January 16th, 2012
The use of alternative fuels for heat and power generation is on the rise, an increase that can be attributed to the price surge and volatility of traditional fossil fuels, as well as a general desire to use more environmentally […]
Read articleNESHAPs: Not Just For Major Sources Anymore
Posted: January 16th, 2012
Introduction Let’s talk U.S. EPA’s Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy. As with many of the rules written by U.S. EPA, the courts and environmental groups have become involved and have intervened in the regulatory process. U.S. EPA’s Integrated Urban Air […]
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Emergency Generators: “Miscellaneous Sources” or Federally Regulated Combustion Units?
Posted: January 13th, 2012
Are you planning to install a new emergency generator or modify an existing emergency generator at your facility? Do you currently operate an emergency generator at a facility that is a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)? If you […]
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Introducing the Final PM2.5 Rule Revisions
Posted: January 12th, 2012
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has issued final rules governing the implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) program for particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5). The final rule was published in the Federal […]
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PSD Netting: Reformed or the Same Old Story?
Posted: January 12th, 2012
The New Source Review Reform Rules, codifed at 40 CFR Part 52.21, provide facilities an additional option for evaluating the applicability of Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) to modifications using the baseline actual emissions (BAE) to projected actual emissions (PAE) […]
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Does My Permit Shield Have Me Covered?
Posted: January 12th, 2012
Major facilities have been living with the 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 70 (or Part 71) Title V operating permit program for over 10 years in most cases and many, if not all, have been through their […]
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WANTED: Emission Reduction Credits
Posted: January 11th, 2012
Don’t be left looking for Emission Reduction Credits! If you are a Major Facility for air quality permitting, you may not be aware that there is an increasing demand for Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs). ERCs represent real emissions decreases and […]
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Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Have a Permit That Allowed Flexibility?
Posted: January 11th, 2012
What is a Flexible Permit? In U.S. EPA’s own words, “a flexible air permit is a Title V permit that facilitates flexible, market responsive operations at a source through the use of one or more permitting approaches, while ensuring equal […]
Read articleBoilers, Solid Waste, and the CAA….Oh My!
Posted: January 10th, 2012
U.S. EPA’s Core Four: DSW Rule, Major Source Boiler Rule, Area Source Boiler Rule, and CISWI Rule While the regulated community is just coming to grips with the most recent changes to four of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards […]
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Blindsided: Your Facility’s Emergency Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine(s) (RICE) Could Potentially Cause a Compliance Issue That You Didn’t See Coming
Posted: January 9th, 2012
The Proverbial Skeleton in Your Facility’s Closet They’re there, lurking in the shadows. The nondescript metal box or hulking chunk of ancient metal stoically waiting out back behind the office building, maintenance shed, or material storage silo. It might be […]
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