South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Warehouse Indirect Source Rule
Posted: June 6th, 2022
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) adopted Rule 2305, Warehouse Indirect Source Rule – Warehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions (WAIRE) Program in May of 2021. SCAQMD Rule 2305 applies to warehouses larger than 100,000 square feet and […]
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Is this the “New Normal” for Procuring Monitoring Equipment?
Posted: May 23rd, 2022
Industrial facilities across the country are continuing to feel the impacts of the global pandemic, rising inflation, and supply chain disruptions. So how does this affect you and your ability to procure monitoring equipment? Unfortunately, the answer is that lead […]
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Unpacking U.S. EPA’s Strategic Plan & Budget
Posted: May 17th, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2026 on March 28, 2022. As described by U.S. EPA, “the Strategic Plan provides a roadmap to achieve EPA’s and the Biden-Harris Administration’s environmental priorities […]
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Will Agencies Regulate Air Emissions from Pyrolysis and Gasification Units Like they Regulate Air Emissions from Combustion Units?
Posted: May 9th, 2022
Most people are familiar with combustion in some form or another. Whether it’s a campfire used to roast marshmallows, the oil burner used to heat your house on a cold winter day, or the engine that powers your car, combustion […]
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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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Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Barriers – Bigger Might be Better, But Is It Necessary?
Posted: April 25th, 2022
Vapor intrusion (VI) occurs when vapor-forming chemicals migrate from a subsurface source (e.g., contaminated soil or groundwater) into an overlying building, causing a potential human health exposure risk. When VI is suspected or confirmed, the primary method of mitigating the […]
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Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q – Carbon Oxide Sequestration Tax Credit
Posted: April 11th, 2022
Congress first introduced section 45Q of the tax code in 2008 as part of the Energy Improvement and Extension Act. The credit is meant to incentivize investment in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies. The credit also supports beneficial use […]
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Ethylene Oxide Update
Posted: April 5th, 2022
UPDATE May 31, 2022: Following U.S. EPA’s nationwide 2021 and 2022 Information Collection Requests (ICR) sent to facilities that use or process ethylene oxide, U.S. EPA is looking to take action on emissions, emissions sources, processes, and control technologies. Based […]
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PM2.5 NAAQS Reconsideration Progress Update
Posted: March 31st, 2022
As I discussed in my July 2021 blog post and my January 2022 Look Ahead article, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is currently going through the process of reconsidering the previous administration’s decision to retain the particulate […]
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