Air Permitting Considerations in Kentucky
Posted: March 6th, 2023
After a record-setting year of economic growth in 2021 according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (KCED), the Bluegrass State continues to experience an industrial boom. KCED indicated the bourbon, automotive, chemical, and primary metals industries are just a […]
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EPA Releases Compliance Advisory for Federal Facilities Subject to CAA Chemical Accident Prevention Regulations
Posted: March 6th, 2023
Introduction The 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments include Section 112(r), the chemical accident prevention rule, to “provide for the prevention and mitigation of accidental chemical releases”1. The rule requires owners and operators of stationary sources that produce, process, handle, […]
Read articleRecent Revisions to the Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing NESHAP
Posted: March 1st, 2023
On February 22, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published a final rule that added metal hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions standards to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (MCM), […]
Read articleA Quick Guide for Completing your Illinois Annual Emissions Report (AER)
Posted: February 27th, 2023
As environmental reporting season is now upon us, it is time to complete and submit your Annual Emissions Report (AER), which is due to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) by May 1st. Here is a quick guide to […]
Read article10 Steps to Preparing a Successful Air Construction Permit Application for New Equipment
Posted: February 14th, 2023
Are you planning on building a new greenfield facility that will have air emissions units or expanding your current facility with additional air emissions units? If so, there is a good chance that you will need to obtain an air […]
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LMAPCD is Proposing to Change Several Air Regulations
Posted: February 8th, 2023
Update (3/1/2023): The Public Comment Period has been extended to March 15, 2023. Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District) is proposing amendments to the following District regulations: 02 – Definitions, 11 – Control of Open Burning, 13 – Control […]
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Incorporation of Monte Carlo Statistical Simulation Techniques in an Air Dispersion Modeling Analysis
Posted: February 6th, 2023
This article appears in the February 2023 issue of EM Magazine, a copyrighted publication of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA; www.awma.org). Read on A&WMA
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Redesignation of the Atlanta Nonattainment Area to Attainment for NAAQS
Posted: February 2nd, 2023
On August 3, 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) classified Atlanta as a marginal nonattainment area according to the 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Nonattainment areas are designated when measured concentrations of a […]
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PFAS in 2023
Posted: January 26th, 2023
Looking forward to 2023, we expect PFAS will continue to gain momentum as an emerging contaminant and will be a top priority for regulators and the regulated community alike. Not only are there still items from the U.S. EPA’s “PFAS […]
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New Source Review (NSR) – What to Expect in 2023
Posted: January 26th, 2023
If you have not already noticed, NSR is a fairly common air quality topic in ALL4’s annual Look Ahead series of articles and in our 4 The Record blog posts, and with good reason. The NSR air permit program, consisting […]
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