Reality Check: BACT for GHG Emissions?
Posted: February 7th, 2011
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are now officially addressed by new source permitting rules. The “Tailoring Rule” requires that sources get serious about addressing project-related GHG emissions when preparing Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit applications. When a source is unable […]
Read articleBoiler MACT and CISWI Test Data Available On-Line
Posted: February 10th, 2010
Last summer, U.S. EPA notified over 100 facilities that they were being called upon to conduct stack testing as part of the Agency’s information gathering efforts to address the vacated National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Identifies Additional Industries for Possible Financial Responsibility
Posted: January 9th, 2010
On January 6, 2010, U.S. EPA published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register that identifies additional classes of facilities within three (3) industries for which it plans to develop proposed requirements for financial responsibility under […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Proposes to Withdraw Emission Comparable Fuel Exclusion
Posted: December 22nd, 2009
The December 8, 2009 Federal Register included a notice that U.S. EPA is proposing to withdraw certain provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) rule under Subtitle C that provide for the exclusion of comparable fuel, emission-comparable fuel […]
Read articleFirst U.S. Construction Permit with CO2 Limits Issued
Posted: December 13th, 2009
On November 30, 2009, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) issued the first construction permit in the U.S. containing specific limits on emissions of CO2. The permit was issued to Southeast Idaho Energy, LLC for the construction of a […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Proposes 1-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
Posted: November 27th, 2009
On November 17, 2009, U.S EPA announced that they were proposing to establish a new 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) between 50 and 100 parts per billion by volume (ppbv) (i.e., approximately 130 to 260 […]
Read articleHMIWI Final NSPS/EG: SSM Exemption Removed, Perceived MACT-on- MACT/Pollutant-by-Pollutant Approach
Posted: October 29th, 2009
We posed the question in the March 2009 issue of 4 The Record as to why a rule about hospital, medical, and infectious waste incineration would get the attention of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the Alliance […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Finalizes Flexible Permit Rule (Again)
Posted: October 26th, 2009
On October 6, 2009, U.S. EPA finalized a flexible permitting rule that was initially proposed on September 12, 2007 (see our February 2008 4 The Record article for an analysis of the proposed rule). The rule was previously finalized on January 13, 2009, […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Proposes NESHAP for Chemical Preparations Industry Area Sources
Posted: August 30th, 2009
On August 5, 2009, U.S. EPA published a proposal for the control of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from the chemical preparations industry area source category. This source category consists of industrial operations that mix, mill, blend, and/or extrude chemicals that […]
Read articleProposed Revision to NO2 NAAQS Could Pose Problems Under PSD
Posted: August 23rd, 2009
In the July 2009 issue of 4 The Record, ALL4 included a summary of U.S. EPA’s announcement concerning a proposed new short-term (1-hour) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The proposed standard will likely range between 150 µg/m3 and 188 µg/m3. […]
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