4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Pennsylvania Contemplating “RACT 2” Regulation
Posted: October 23rd, 2012
On September 12, 2012, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) presented a draft proposed rulemaking, “Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOX and VOC” (referred to as “RACT 2”)…
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PADEP Issues Draft Technical Guidance for the Determination of Significant Figures and Timeliness of Report Submittals
Posted: October 17th, 2012
On September 8, 2012, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced the availability of a draft technical guidance document entitled “Air Quality Program Guidance for Determination of Significant Figures…
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Did You Say “Part 70 Source” or “Par 70 Course?”
Posted: October 15th, 2012
It was around this time last year when I began playing golf. Participating in ALL4’s annual golf outing last October was my third time ever swinging clubs. I’ve been playing regularly ever since…
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Proposed Consent Decree for Review of the Kraft Pulp New Source Performance Standard (NSPS)
Posted: October 12th, 2012
On September 14, 2012, U.S. EPA issued a notice regarding a proposed consent decree to resolve a lawsuit seeking to compel U.S. EPA to review the existing Kraft Pulp New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) promulgated as…
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Reforming U.S. EPA’s Science Advisory Process
Posted: October 8th, 2012
Science is usually just one component of environmental regulatory decision-making, but the quality and interpretation of that science often becomes the central subject of debate when regulated entities and…
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Canada Finalizes Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity Rule
Posted: October 4th, 2012
Environment Canada has published its final rules for the “Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity.” Published in four parts, the regulations establish a regime for the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that result from the production of electricity…
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ALL4’s Employee Spotlight: Chuck Doyno
Posted: October 1st, 2012
Learn about ALL4 Project Leader Chuck Doyno in his Employee Spotlight!
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PSD Permitting in Georgia – Homework Isn’t Just for Kids!
Posted: October 1st, 2012
In the spirit of a brand new school year, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) recently published a document that is required reading for those with air permitting interests in Georgia…
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects U.S. EPA’s Functional Interrelatedness Test for Air Aggregation
Posted: September 27th, 2012
Introduction On August 7, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a 2 to 1 decision, [1] vacated the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) final determination that Summit Petroleum Corporation’s (Summit) commonly owned natural […]
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Exploring Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) Basics
Posted: September 27th, 2012
Initiating a project that triggers major new source review (NSR) requirements or an NSR applicability analysis at an existing major stationary source is arguably more difficult now than at any time since the inception of the Clean Air Act (CAA). […]
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