So Your Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Monitoring Plan is Complete… Now What?!?
Posted: April 11th, 2010
U.S. EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule (GHG MRR) codified at 40 CFR Part 98 required that facilities subject to the rule have a complete written GHG Monitoring Plan by April 1, 2010. At a minimum, the GHG Monitoring Plan […]
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The GHG Monitoring Plan Due Date is Approaching. Will You Be Ready?
Posted: February 4th, 2010
U.S. EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule (GHG MMR) codified at 40 CFR Part 98 requires that facilities subject to the rule have a complete written GHG Monitoring Plan by April 1, 2010. At a minimum, a GHG Monitoring Plan […]
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First U.S. Construction Permit with CO2 Limits Issued
Posted: December 13th, 2009
On November 30, 2009, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) issued the first construction permit in the U.S. containing specific limits on emissions of CO2. The permit was issued to Southeast Idaho Energy, LLC for the construction of a […]
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Do You Need A Quality Assurance Performance Plan (QAPP)?
Posted: July 3rd, 2009
The proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule (40 CFR Part 98) issued in March 2009 would require the economy-wide reporting of emissions data from facilities or sources that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of GHG emissions. […]
Read articleGreenhouse Gases: Chapter 2, Endangerment
Posted: May 23rd, 2009
By making a determination that greenhouse gases (GHGs) represent a threat to public health and welfare, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has opened the door to the regulation of GHGs under the Clean Air Act. The determination is the conclusion […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Declines Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Rule
Posted: May 16th, 2009
Although over 20 trade associations submitted requests for extensions of the comment period for the Proposed Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Rule, U.S. EPA posted a letter to the American Petroleum Institute (API) stating that the formal comment period will […]
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Draft Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade Bill Released by Congress
Posted: April 13th, 2009
On March 31, 2009, Democrats in Congress released a discussion draft Greenhouse Gas (GHG) cap and trade bill that would cover 85% of U.S. GHG emissions. The bill, entitled “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009,” is comprised […]
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U.S. EPA Proposal for Greenhouse Gas Clean Air Act Regulation
Posted: March 21st, 2009
A presentation by U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson outlines an approach to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from mobile emission sources while also laying the groundwork for exempting small industrial sources of GHG emissions. At the center of the approach […]
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Cap and Trade or Carbon Tax?
Posted: March 16th, 2009
The debate about a cap and trade greenhouse gas (GHG) program versus a carbon tax GHG program is beginning to focus on where the money goes, particularly with respect to a cap and trade program. To appreciate the monetary aspect, […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Proposes First National Reporting Rule on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted: March 12th, 2009
U.S. EPA released proposed regulations for mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory reporting on March 10, 2009 and will be requesting public comment as soon as the regulations are published in the Federal Register via a 60 day public comment period. […]
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