U.S. EPA Proposes Electronic Reporting Requirements for RICE
Posted: June 28th, 2023
On June 26, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed revisions to the following 40 CFR Part 60 [Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, also referred to as New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)] and 40 CFR Part […]
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Proposed Rule to Control Emissions from Flares in Ventura County, California.
Posted: June 28th, 2023
Under California Assembly Bill 617 (AB 167), Air Districts in nonattainment for one or more air pollutants were required to adopt an expedited schedule by January 2021 for the implementation of Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BARCT)1 by December 31, […]
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Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Adopts Environmental Justice Protections
Posted: June 20th, 2023
On May 18, 2023, Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) had its Air Quality Control Commission (Commission) adopt enhanced protections to implement the Colorado Environmental Justice Act (Act). The Act, signed into law by Colorado governor Jared Polis […]
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U.S. EPA’s Proposed Updates to Air Emissions Standards For Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization Facilities
Posted: May 9th, 2023
More than three years after posting an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), review of information submitted by industry in response to Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 114 requests, and significant public and industry outreach, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
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Offshore Wind Farms & Air Permitting Challenges
Posted: May 4th, 2023
The race towards the Biden administration’s goal of having 30 gigawatts of offshore wind online by 2030 has led to a flurry of projects aimed at helping the United States achieve this objective, with construction of one major 800-megawatt offshore […]
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Recent Revisions to U.S. EPA Reference Method 23
Posted: April 26th, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a revised version of 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A –Method 23. [88 Fed. Reg. 16732 (Mar. 20, 2023)]. Even the title changed: from “Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans from […]
Read articleA Summary of Proposed Updates to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants
Posted: April 19th, 2023
On April 5, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) signed proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EGUs), also known as the Mercury and […]
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Draft Rulemaking Out of California for Zero-Emission Forklifts
Posted: April 11th, 2023
State of California Executive Order N-79-20 sets goals to transition to 100% zero-emissions off-road vehicles and equipment by 2035 where feasible. To address that initiative, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has now released the draft Zero-Emission Forklifts (ZEF) Regulation. […]
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EPA Acting on Coal Fired Power Plants
Posted: April 4th, 2023
Introduction On March 7th the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pre-published a direct final and a proposed rule which will affect coal fired electric power generation facilities. This direct final rule was made under authority of the Federal Water Pollution […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes SIP Calls for States with SSM Exemption Provisions
Posted: March 27th, 2023
On February 24, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed to reinstate State Implementation Plan (SIP) Calls for three states and issue new SIP Calls for eight states and local jurisdictions. All of the proposed SIP Calls […]
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