4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
A Bill to Track – Energy Efficiency Legislation
Posted: September 10th, 2013
The likelihood of carbon legislation with the 113th U.S. Congress will require a bipartisan effort that has minimal chance of materializing at this point…
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U.S. EPA Requires Electronic Non-Trade-Secret Toxic Release Inventory Reporting
Posted: September 5th, 2013
On August 27, 2013, U.S. EPA finalized a rule requiring affected facilities to report non-trade-secret Toxic Release Inventories (TRIs) using its electronic “TRI-MEweb” software…
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Greenhouse Gas Speculation at Existing Power Plants
Posted: August 27th, 2013
It’s been nearly two (2) months since President Obama released his Climate Action Plan (Plan) on June 25, 2013. In his Plan…
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Hey Pennsylvania Unconventional Oil & Gas Producers: You Got a Permit for That?
Posted: August 26th, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has finalized updates to its list of Air Quality Permit Exemptions, specifically Categories No. 33 and 38…
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All4 Inc.: Coming Soon to a Campus Near You
Posted: August 22nd, 2013
There is something in the air this time of year that gets the energy pumping. The leaves are changing, the lazy days of summer are slowly coming to a close, and the anticipation of a new school year…
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Deja Vu All Over Again? U.S. EPA Announces Boiler MACT Limited Reconsideration
Posted: August 16th, 2013
At ALL4, most of our clients are impacted by at least one (1) of the Boiler MACT rules. While a good portion of these clients have begun developing their compliance strategies…
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Final Amendments to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO
Posted: August 14th, 2013
On August 2, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) finalized revisions to the storage vessel provisions of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO – Standards of Performance for Crude Oil…
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Clearer Water? – EPA Proposes Electronic Reporting and Transparency for NPDES Facility Information
Posted: August 13th, 2013
On July 30, 2013, U.S. EPA continued its move toward more transparency of environmental information by proposing the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule…
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Five Considerations of Being a CISWI Unit
Posted: August 1st, 2013
With so much talk of boilers and heaters since the 4 Rules were published in early 2013, most facilities are focused on developing an understanding and strategy to comply with the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for Boilers (commonly […]
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A Petition to U.S. EPA for a Rulemaking and Interpretive Guidance Coverage Pertaining to Methane Sources
Posted: July 29th, 2013
On March 19, 2013, Clean Air Task Force (CATF), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Sierra Club (hereto, collectively referred to as the “Petitioners”) submitted…
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