Recap of the CAPCA 2025 Fall Technical Workshop and Forum
Posted: November 13th, 2025
Author: Jenny Brown This year’s fall Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) technical workshop and forum included a wide range of technical topics of interest to those located in the Carolinas and beyond. In addition to the regulatory update highlights […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Processes Renewable Fuel Standard Small Refinery Exemption Backlog
Posted: November 6th, 2025
Author: Maddy Vanlandingham November 20, 2025 Update: As of Nov. 7, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled upon 16 more Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) petitions, granting full exemptions for two, granting partial exemptions for 12, and denying two […]
Read articleEHS Considerations in the Paperboard Converting Industry
Posted: October 23rd, 2025
Author: Anna Richardson While the process of converting paperboard into corrugated sheets and containers seems rather straightforward, there are a wide array of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) challenges faced when manufacturing these products. As experts in both the converting […]
Read articleD.C Circuit Court Restores Title V Affirmative Defense
Posted: October 9th, 2025
Author: Roy Rakiewicz In a September 5, 2025 decision, the D.C. Circuit reinstated the affirmative defense provisions under Title V operating permits. The court found that the July 1, 2023 rule, which removed the affirmative defense provisions from Title V […]
Read articleNovel Approach Included in U.S. EPA’s Recent Secondary Lead Smelting Proposal
Posted: October 9th, 2025
Author: Amy Marshall On October 1, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Secondary Lead Smelting source category (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X). The […]
Read articleRecent Electronic Reporting Updates
Posted: October 9th, 2025
Author: Aditya Shivkumar Stay up-to-date with the latest changes to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI) and the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT). The following updates are important to keep in mind […]
Read articleRecent New Source Review Guidance Updates
Posted: October 2nd, 2025
Author: Amy Marshall In September 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued three new guidance memoranda on New Source Review (NSR) topics: begin actual construction, projected actual emissions, and reactivation. The three memos are posted on U.S. EPA’s […]
Read articleSCAQMD Rule 1157 – Particulate Standards for Aggregate and Related Operations
Posted: September 25th, 2025
Author: Olivia Pehanick South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of California adopted Rule 1157 in 2005 and amended it in 2008, with the purpose of reducing PM10 emissions from aggregate and related operations. The rule defines “aggregate operations” as […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Extends Compliance Deadlines for Oil and Natural Gas Sector
Posted: September 18th, 2025
Author: Daniel Hickey On July 31, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued an interim final rule to extend compliance deadlines established for crude oil and natural gas facilities that are subject to the provisions of 40 […]
Read articleWho is SCAQMD and Why Industrial Facilities Should Care
Posted: September 11th, 2025
Author: Michael McHale Every industrial facility in the Greater Los Angeles Area is touched by South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or District) rules, and with dozens of regulations and permitting requirements, it can be difficult to see the […]
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