4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Relationship Advice With John Egan
Posted: February 11th, 2013
In the spirit of celebrating the month of love, we’d like to commend John Egan’s dedication and ability to build strong and lasting (business) relationships…
Read articleTraining for the Marathon: 4 Rules Compliance
Posted: February 8th, 2013
In the environmental regulatory arena, if feels like the 4 Rules have been a series of sprints – followed by a pulled hamstring! From the June 2010 proposals to the March 2011 final rules to the December 2011 proposals…
Read articleDC Circuit Court Vacates and Remands PM2.5 SILs and SMC
Posted: February 7th, 2013
In a decision that could have far reaching permitting implications, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) on January 22, 2013 vacated and remanded portions…
Read articleUpdated GHG Reporting Data Now Available
Posted: February 5th, 2013
On February 5, 2013 U.S. EPA announced the availability of greenhouse gas (GHG) data submitted during 2011 pursuant to 40 CFR Part 98 (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule)…
Read articleFinal Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Rule: Do You Know Your A, B, CCCCs, and DDDDs?
Posted: February 1st, 2013
In a rulemaking combined with amendments to the Non-hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) rule, the U.S. EPA Administrator signed final amendments to the March 21, 2011 Commercial and Industrial…
Read articlePost-Inaugural Reflections on the White House and Greenhouse Gases
Posted: January 30th, 2013
Within an impassioned second inaugural address, President Barack Obama recently offered the following motivated remarks concerning climate change: “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond […]
Read articleLooks Like The Existing Lead NAAQS Is Good – For Now
Posted: January 30th, 2013
On January 11, 2013, U.S. EPA released a draft policy paper regarding the agency’s current outlook on the lead national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires…
Read articleA Little Help When You Need It – Georgia’s Expedited Air Permitting Program
Posted: January 28th, 2013
To close out 2012, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Georgia EPD) rolled out a draft version of its anticipated expedited air permitting program. As it stands today, the program will become effective…
Read articleALL4’s: Is That Your Final Answer?
Posted: January 28th, 2013
Test your knowledge across the environmental field, on the building blocks of air quality rules, on ALL4 general trivia, and with brain teasers that have perplexed us…Take on ALL4’s Is That Your Final Answer?
Read articleA Little Rule for a Big Issue: the Non Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule
Posted: January 25th, 2013
Beginning on page 116 and effectively ending on page 329, the Non Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) portion of the 539 page rendering of the Commercial/Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators (CISWI) preamble…
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