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Governor Tom Wolf is Addressing Climate Change through Electric Sector Emissions Reductions
Posted: January 8th, 2020
On April 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) issued a Climate Action Plan that identifies greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends and baselines in the Commonwealth, recommends cost-effective strategies for reducing or offsetting GHG emissions, quantifies costs and […]
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Update on 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MM
Posted: January 7th, 2020
The anticipated proposed amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MM (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills) were published in the Federal Register on October […]
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Tennessee’s Move to Online Emissions Inventory Submittal
Posted: December 17th, 2019
The Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (APC) Emissions Inventory Team has recently finalized the switch to an internet-based system for air emissions inventory reporting, referred to as the State/Local Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS). Starting with the 2019 emissions inventory […]
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PADEP’s CSMM Rev. 8 Frequently Asked Questions Document Updated! (Part 2)
Posted: December 16th, 2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP’s or Department’s) Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) Section within the Division of Air Quality released an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document to support Continuous Source Monitoring Manual Revision No. 8 (CSMM Rev. 8) […]
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How Does the Texas Mass Emission Cap and Trade (MECT) Program Affect Houston?
Posted: December 16th, 2019
This is the second blog in a series where I will discuss Texas Emissions Banking and Trading (EBT) programs specifically in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) region. In this edition, I will explain the purpose and requirements of the mandatory Mass Emissions […]
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PADEP’s CSMM Rev. 8 Frequently Asked Questions Document Updated!
Posted: November 18th, 2019
Did you know that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP or Department) Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) Section within the Division of Air Quality released an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document to support Continuous Source Monitoring Manual Revision No. […]
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Did you know there are 5 emissions trading programs in Texas?!
Posted: November 5th, 2019
This blog is the first in a series where I will discuss Texas Emissions Banking and Trading (EBT) programs specifically in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) region. In this edition, I will explain what EBT programs are, the purpose they serve, the […]
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ALL4 at the Environmental Federation of Oklahoma Conference
Posted: November 4th, 2019
With conference season in full “swing”, just as the baseball season is coming to a close, ALL4 has been hitting the road and attending conferences. On October 8-9, 2019 ALL4 attended the Environmental Federation of Oklahoma (EFO) Conference held in […]
Read articleHighlights from the 2019 TCEQ Autumn Conference
Posted: October 31st, 2019
ALL4 attended the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Autumn Conference, where many updates were discussed in the areas of permitting, legislative decisions, and management structure. Read on to learn more about the conference updates. The new TCEQ Office of […]
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New Source Review: Proposed Project Emissions Accounting Rule
Posted: October 29th, 2019
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed a rulemaking on August 9, 2019 that would revise the New Source Review (NSR) regulations to clarify that both emissions increases and decreases should be considered in Step 1 of the […]
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