Proposed Pennsylvania Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Program Rule Revisions
Posted: March 26th, 2018
The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) has proposed amendments to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245 regarding the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Program. The proposed amendments are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
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Top of the Year Reporting Lookouts
Posted: February 2nd, 2018
As many of our clients and other environmental professionals are finishing up the first month of 2018 reporting, it’s only the start of the reporting season. The following list contains some environmental reports and associated deadlines that your facility may be…
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2018 Look Ahead
Posted: January 10th, 2018
Introduction to Annual Look Ahead 2018 Colin McCall Portions of this 4 The Record article is available as a podcast episode on ALL4’s Air Quality Insider At ALL4, before we make plans for the year ahead we always look backwards to […]
Read articleIs Your Cleanup Site “Stuck”?
Posted: August 2nd, 2017
“Going nowhere, fast.” An odd expression, but a circumstance to which we can all relate to from time to time. But it’s a particularly unproductive circumstance when corporate resources are expended at remediation sites and there is no apparent prospect for a timely…
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Navigating State-Specific Air Toxics Programs
Posted: July 31st, 2017
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), also commonly referred to as Toxic Air Pollutants (TAP) or air toxics, are those pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive effects, birth defects, or adverse […]
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2017 Air Quality Look Ahead
Posted: January 17th, 2017
Changes in the Wind | John Egan For over 40 years I’ve been involved in the business of environmental regulation, and more specifically air pollution control. From my early days as a field enforcement officer in Pennsylvania’s hard coal region […]
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Telling You Like It Is, Your CEMS are NOT Ready for PA RACT 2 Compliance!
Posted: May 23rd, 2016
What started as a blog, has turned into an article written like a blog. We call it a “Blogicle.” There is just too much information to share on complying with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP’s) RACT 2 Rule using […]
Read articleWhy Facilities Should Be Proactive Rather Than Reactive – Amendments to the Risk Management Program Rule
Posted: February 26th, 2016
UPDATE (2/26/2016): As a follow-up to my blog below regarding upcoming changes to the Risk Management Program, U.S. EPA has released a prepublication rule. EPA will hold a public hearing in Washington, D.C…
Read articleBrace Yourself – 2016 Chemical Data Reporting is Coming
Posted: February 8th, 2016
2016 is special not only because it is a leap year, but it is also a reporting year in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule cycle. Every four (4) years (the previous report was required in 2012), manufacturers of TSCA regulated chemicals must…
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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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