California Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities – A Future Model?
Posted: June 27th, 2016
On June 3, 2016 California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued their proposed rule to reduce methane emissions from new and existing oil and gas facilities and operations. Has ALL4 opened a regional office in California? Not yet, although we do work there. We share this news from the…
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2016 Look Ahead – ALL4 Perspective
Posted: December 30th, 2015
As we do each year, ALL4 looks ahead to the upcoming new year and evaluates the air quality regulatory topics that may matter most to the regulated community. For 2016, it certainly will be the year of Boiler MACT, as […]
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Final 2015 Revisions to the GHG Reporting Rule for the Oil and Gas Sector
Posted: December 2nd, 2015
On October 22, 2015, U.S. EPA issued final amendments to 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart W (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems). The amendments – which were proposed on…
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Posted: August 31st, 2015
U.S. EPA amended its Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V regulations on August 19, 2015 in order to formally eliminate the regulatory provisions that were identified as vacated within the April 10, 2015 Coalition Amended Judgment. Specifically, the Tailoring Rule’s…
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e-GGRT Inputs Verifier Tool – Helpful or Headache?
Posted: March 20th, 2015
This year, U.S. EPA rolled out their new additions to the e-GGRT reporting system for Annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reports for those submitting under 40 CFR Part 98. One of the biggest updates was the addition of the Inputs Verifier Tool…
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Posted: February 26th, 2015
” On January 14, 2015, the Obama Administration announced an update to its March 2014 “Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector” (Strategy). Within this announcement it was revealed that the Administration would be taking a […]
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Annual ALL4 Look – Ahead to 2015
Posted: January 26th, 2015
2014 ushered in many new air quality regulatory requirements, some of which have already reached their effective compliance date, others that will become effective in the coming weeks, months and years. Equally prominent in 2015 will be the implementation of […]
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Final Revisions to the GHG Reporting Program for the Oil and Gas Sector
Posted: December 18th, 2014
On November 25, 2014, U.S. EPA issued final amendments to 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart W (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems). The amendments – which were first proposed as described within…
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U.S. EPA Revises Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions
Posted: December 9th, 2014
In November 2014, U.S. EPA issued a memorandum and a second draft of its “Framework for Assessing Biogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources” that describes how biogenic carbon dioxide…
Read articleChanges to the Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule and IVT Sandbox Testing (Yes, More Acronyms)
Posted: December 3rd, 2014
On October 24, 2014, U.S. EPA finalized revisions to the reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and confidentiality determinations of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule (i.e., 40 CFR Part 98). The October 24, 2014 revisions include new data verification…
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