It’s Here – Latest GHG Legislation and Rule Action
Posted: January 19th, 2012
Introduction Recently, there has been a great deal of regulatory and congressional activity related to climate change legislation and rulemaking. The activity will affect facilities in the near term and for many years to come. Updates to the following key […]
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This New Suit is a Little Tight: Absurdity and the Greenhouse Gas “Tailoring Rule”
Posted: January 18th, 2012
On May 13, 2010, U.S. EPA issued the final rule known as the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Tailoring Rule (GHG Tailoring Rule). It was subsequently published in the Federal Register on June 3, […]
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2011 and Beyond: The Critical Air Quality Issues Affecting Industry
Posted: January 18th, 2012
The December 2010 “year-end” edition of 4 The Record provides a look ahead into 2011. Even with the recent “Change in Climate” associated with the national political scene; we still see a very active U.S. EPA moving forward with their […]
Read articleClimate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Posted: January 11th, 2012
The process of establishing regulations to address climate change is beginning to accelerate in the United States. Despite the fact that no regulatory programs specifically mandating greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions exist, several air quality permits have recently been denied at […]
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Mass Confusion: Are Greenhouse Gases for PSD Permitting Treated the Same Way as Other Regulated PSD Pollutants?
Posted: December 28th, 2011
Can a facility be a classified as a major stationary source for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions only, and if so, do all modifications at the facility need to be evaluated for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) applicability for all New […]
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Oil and Gas System Greenhouse Gas Reporting—Where Do You Stand?
Posted: December 11th, 2011
U.S. EPA’s Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule, codified at 40 CFR Part 98 (the GHG Reporting Rule), requires certain facilities to report annual emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) including, as applicable, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), […]
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deemed Not Cost Effective by DOE
Posted: November 17th, 2011
Since the beginning of 2011, major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that trigger Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting have been required to implement Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for GHG emissions from new and modified sources. A recent […]
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Greenhouse Gas 2012 Reporting: No Rest for the Weary!
Posted: October 19th, 2011
U.S. EPA’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting deadline for calendar year 2010 passed on September 30, 2011. But there’s no rest for the weary! According to 40 CFR Part 98 (the Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule), data for reporting years 2011 and […]
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GHG Reporting – Confidential Business Information
Posted: September 21st, 2011
Now that you are busy entering your data for the 2010 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory Report into U.S. EPA’s Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT), you may become puzzled because e-GGRT is requiring you to enter information that you […]
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A New Twist to Determining Applicability of Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Posted: July 11th, 2011
On July 1, 2011, U.S. EPA issued a final rule which, for a period of three (3) years, defers the consideration of CO2 emissions from bioenergy and other biogenic sources (biogenic CO2 emissions) when determining whether a stationary source meets […]
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