Updates On Michigan’s Integrated Report
Posted: July 17th, 2024
In March 2024, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Water Resources Division (WRD) published the newest version of Michigan’s Integrated Report, “Water Quality and Pollution Control in Michigan 2024” (Integrated Report or Report). The Report is […]
Read articleU.S. EPA Releases EJSCREEN v.2.3
Posted: July 16th, 2024
On July 9, 2024, The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released an update of its environmental justice (EJ) screening tool, EJSCREEN version 2.3. The revised tool adds new map layers and two new EJ Indexes, along with reports […]
Read articleMeet Sheryl Watkins
Posted: September 20th, 2021
Sheryl Watkins// Senior Technical Manager // Florida Regional Support What are some of the things that you’ve been working on lately that have you energized? TRI reporting comes to mind. This is such a great learning exercise for junior-level engineers […]
Read articlePennsylvania is Requiring Minor Facilities to Submit Air Emissions Inventories
Posted: August 17th, 2020
In July 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) revised the instructions for completing annual air emissions inventories for regulated facilities with air permits. The Pennsylvania annual air emissions inventories are more commonly referred to as Air Information Management […]
Read articleGovernor Tom Wolf is Addressing Climate Change through Electric Sector Emissions Reductions
Posted: January 8th, 2020
On April 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) issued a Climate Action Plan that identifies greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends and baselines in the Commonwealth, recommends cost-effective strategies for reducing or offsetting GHG emissions, quantifies costs and […]
Read articleNew Source Review: Proposed Project Emissions Accounting Rule
Posted: October 29th, 2019
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed a rulemaking on August 9, 2019 that would revise the New Source Review (NSR) regulations to clarify that both emissions increases and decreases should be considered in Step 1 of the […]
Read articleProposed Rulemaking to Address Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources
Posted: August 5th, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed a rulemaking in the July 26, 2019 Federal Register to revise the 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A General Provisions to include requirements for facilities that want to reclassify from a major […]
Read articleThe 86th Texas Legislative Session: The Process and Implications for Texas Facilities with Air Permits
Posted: April 19th, 2019
“Check out Kristin’s updated article What Happened: Air Quality Bills to Watch in the 86th Legislative Session. Every two years the Texas House and Senate members converge upon Austin for a 140-day legislative session (session). As part of the 86th […]
Read articleThe Green New Deal: What Is It, Really?
Posted: March 19th, 2019
On Thursday, February 7th, 2019, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced H.Res.109, a resolution calling for a “Green New Deal”. There are many articles and opinion pieces floating around about the Green New Deal, so I thought taking an objective look […]
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