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 […]
Read articleInternal 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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U.S. EPA Proposes Expanded CSAPR FIP to Include Non-EGU NOX Sources
Posted: March 24th, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has signed a proposed Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for 25 states for which it has not approved an ozone transport State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards […]
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What’s New with MATS?
Posted: March 10th, 2022
On February 9th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published a proposed finding related to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Generating Units (EGUs), commonly known as the Mercury and Air […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Denial of NHSM Rulemaking Petition: A Summary and What This Means For Your Facility
Posted: February 22nd, 2022
On January 28, 2022, U.S. EPA published a proposed response to a rulemaking petition received on December 7, 2018 from the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), Association of American Railroads (AAR), Treated Wood Council (TWC), American Short Line and […]
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Upcoming Updates to Philadelphia’s Air Toxics Regulations
Posted: February 15th, 2022
Philadelphia’s Air Management Services (AMS) intends to propose revisions to Air Management Regulation (AMR) VI concerning the control of emissions of toxic air contaminants, or air toxics. AMR VI was first approved and promulgated in 1981 and has not undergone […]
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