4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Q&A with ALL4 on Growth
Posted: January 8th, 2019
ALL4 is featured in the Environmental Business Journal’s (EBJ) Environmental Industry Mergers & Acquisitions in 2018 Edition. Hear directly from Bill Straub, Kevin Hickey, Colin McCall and others on what makes ALL4 standout in the environmental consulting field, trends in […]
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A Year in Review – New Source Review (NSR) Edition
Posted: December 20th, 2018
It’s been a long and winding road for New Source Review (NSR) regulation, both since the dawn of [NSR] time and over the course of 2018 alone, where a litany of NSR reform guidance memos were released by U.S. Environmental […]
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Delving into the Affordable Clean Energy Rule
Posted: December 19th, 2018
The Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule was proposed by the U.S. EPA as a replacement to the Clean Power Plan (CPP) on August 21, 2018. Regular readers of our 4 The Record articles will recall my past thoughts on what […]
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Amendments to the Guideline on Air Quality Models, Where Are We Now and Other Recent Updates
Posted: December 10th, 2018
We’ve been living with the amendments to 40 CFR Part 51 Appendix W – Guideline on Air Quality Models (The Guideline) for a little over a year and a half now so I thought it would be a good time […]
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Mandatory Electronic Submittals of PA AIMS Reports in 2019
Posted: December 5th, 2018
Major stationary air emissions facilities, and minor stationary air emissions facilities when requested, that are located in Pennsylvania, must submit an Annual Emissions Statement (AES) to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) by March 1 of each year for […]
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U.S. EPA Releases Draft Guidance on “Ambient Air”
Posted: December 3rd, 2018
If you howl at the moon long enough, eventually you will capture someone’s attention. When you are trying to get the attention of others to cause change, you might find the length of howling and the volume of your howl […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Amendments to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa
Posted: November 30th, 2018
On September 11, 2018 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) forwarded proposed reconsideration amendments for 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa (Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for which Construction, Modification, or Reconstruction Commenced after […]
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TCEQ Unveils New Tool to Streamline Air Quality Modeling
Posted: November 19th, 2018
A theme of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Autumn Conference (Conference) held on October 9th and 10th was the introduction of air permitting “tools” designed to streamline the air permitting process for both TCEQ and permit applicants. These […]
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Posted: November 14th, 2018
As the leaves begin to turn, and cooler weather rolls in, it’s clear that change is in the air. This was not only true of the seasons but also the announcements at the 2018 Autumn Texas Commission on Environmental Quality […]
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TCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series – News on NSR Permitting from the TCEQ Autumn Conference
Posted: November 8th, 2018
I recently attended the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Autumn Environmental Conference and Expo (Conference) and attended the Air Permits Division (APD) presentations. During the event, the APD proudly announced they are focusing on streamlining the air permitting process […]
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