4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Proposed Ozone NAAQS Withdrawn
Posted: September 18th, 2011
At the request of President Obama, U.S. EPA has withdrawn the draft ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The current 8-hour ozone NAAQS is 75 parts per billion (ppb). U.S. EPA had been close to finalizing a revised ozone […]
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U.S. EPA National Enforcement Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2011 – 2013
Posted: September 10th, 2011
While U.S. EPA has certainly been focusing a large portion of its emissions reduction regulatory development and compliance enforcement efforts on the usual suspects (i.e., fossil fuel-fired energy production and use sectors such as coal-fired utilities, cement manufacturing, glass production, […]
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Cement Sector Relief Act of 2011
Posted: September 2nd, 2011
On July 28, 2011, H.R. 2681 (Cement Sector Relief Act of 2011) was introduced in the House of Representatives for consideration. If passed, the bill would direct the Administrator of U.S. EPA to issue new rules to replace the following […]
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ALL4’s: Is That Your Final Answer?
Posted: August 29th, 2011
Test your knowledge across the environmental field, on the building blocks of air quality rules, on ALL4 general trivia, and challenge you with brain teasers that have perplexed us…Take on ALL4’s Is That Your Final Answer?
(Re) Introducing Cycle4ward!
Posted: August 26th, 2011
The best kept secret about ALL4 used to be EnviroReview, our customized monthly environmental regulatory update product. But thanks to the efforts of Annalise Matulewicz, Kristin Gordon, and the rest of the EnviroReview team, more and more clients have been […]
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NO2 NAAQS Implementation Status Quo (For Now)
Posted: August 19th, 2011
U.S. EPA has posted its responses to states’ initial designation recommendations for the new 1-hour nitrogen dioxide (NO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Determining which areas are attaining or not attaining the 1-hour NAAQS will require the operation of […]
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Marcellus Shale – The Saga Continues…Or Does It?
Posted: August 17th, 2011
On May 30, 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office issued an order giving the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) until July 1, 2011 to complete a draft of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) outlining the processes […]
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New Rule Revisions for Oil and Gas Industry
Posted: August 12th, 2011
On July 28, 2011 U.S. EPA released its draft Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) and proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rules affecting natural gas production, transportation, distribution, and storage. The […]
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Slade’s Corner – Permitting For Greenhouse Gases
Posted: August 9th, 2011
Don’t forget your greenhouse gases (GHGs). Since July 1, GHGs have become a very important driver in air quality construction permit applications and even Title V renewal applications. Even if you have been permitted as a minor source (facility) and […]
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Portions of Refinery MACT Withdrawn by U.S. EPA
Posted: August 6th, 2011
On July 18, 2011, U.S. EPA published notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 42052) that the residual risk and technology review portions of the revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Petroleum Refineries (Refinery MACT 1) […]
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