4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
RACT 2 Update
Posted: October 21st, 2014
As part of the October 9, 2014 meeting of the Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee (AQTAC), Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) senior staff…
Read articleReminder: Area Source Boiler MACT Notifications are Past Due!
Posted: October 6th, 2014
It has been quite some time since the Area Source Boiler MACT Notifications of Compliance Status (NOCS) were due on July 19, 2014, and even longer since the initial notifications were due on January 20, 2014. Hopefully your facility’s…
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U.S. EPA Issues Its First Carbon Capture and Sequestration Permit
Posted: October 2nd, 2014
On September 2, 2014, U.S. EPA Region 5 issued, for the first time, four (4) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) underground injection control (UIC) permits for the operation of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) wells at FutureGen Industrial Alliance’s (FutureGen’s) upgraded power plant…
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What’s in a Name?
Posted: September 29th, 2014
We are growing! As a result, we need more amazing people. So, I recently posted a job position, on LinkedIn, for Project Managers in our Philadelphia, Atlanta and Houston offices…which got me thinking (very dangerous)…
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The Saga of the Affirmative Defense and Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Continues
Posted: September 19th, 2014
I felt that the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition for saga “a long and complicated story with many details” was appropriate for identifying the latest affirmative defense rulemaking action. The saga continues…
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Radar and Rainfall and Clouds, Oh My!
Posted: September 16th, 2014
Rain and thunderstorms have always amazed me. I used to sit on my grandparent’s balcony in Florida and watch the clouds build up as a storm rolled in, darkening the sky as giant rain drops would begin to fall and lightning would illuminate the sky…
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Why the Proposed New Emission Factor For Flares Could Have Huge Impacts on Industry
Posted: September 12th, 2014
U.S. EPA is proposing a substantial increase in the emission factor for nitrogen oxides (NOX) emitted from industrial flares. The change, if finalized as currently written, could have far-reaching impacts in industrial sectors that rely on the use of industrial flares…
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New Jersey Increases Air Permitting Fees
Posted: September 8th, 2014
As published in the August 18, 2014 New Jersey Register, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has proposed to increase the service fees for permitting stationary sources of air pollution. Current revenue received from existing fees is less than…
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Get Prepared for Major Changes to the Risk Management Program Regulations!
Posted: September 5th, 2014
On July 31, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations, which are codified at 40 CFR Part 68. U.S. EPA issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit and […]
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What’s New With RACT 2?
Posted: August 28th, 2014
As noted in previous ALL4 blog posts, the comment period for the proposed Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 2 rule in Pennsylvania closed on June 30, 2014. Every potentially RACT 2 affected facility in Pennsylvania now needs to pay close attention to what is going on with…
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