4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
U.S. EPA Proposes Benzene Fenceline Monitoring for Refineries Amongst Other MACT and NSPS Changes
Posted: June 30th, 2014
U.S. EPA has proposed an amendment to 40 CFR Parts 63, Subpart CC and Subpart UUU that requires all petroleum refineries to deploy passive time-integrated benzene samplers at the fenceline (where fenceline is equivalent to the facility property line) of […]
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Risk Assessment: Refinery MACT 1 and 2
Posted: June 30th, 2014
Section 112(f)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S. EPA to determine for source categories subject to Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards whether the emission standards provide an ample margin of safety to protect public health…
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Permit Aggregation Ruling
Posted: June 23rd, 2014
For some time, U.S. EPA has considered the concepts of contiguous or adjacent, common control, and industrial groupings when determining whether emissions from multiple “sites” should be aggregated for air permitting purposes…
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Where Did These New Quality Assurance Requirements For Opacity Monitors Come From?
Posted: May 22nd, 2014
U.S. EPA proposed quality assurance requirements for continuous opacity monitoring systems (COMS) at stationary sources
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Boiler MACT Remand Request Granted!
Posted: May 22nd, 2014
On February 28, 2014, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) requested a remand without vacatur of the set of rules commonly referred to as…
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Countdown to Ozone NAAQS
Posted: May 20th, 2014
On April 29, 2014 Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of the Sierra Club’s request…
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NJDEP Announces a New General Permit for Diesel Fired Emergency Engines
Posted: May 19th, 2014
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has announced a new general permit (GP-005A) for “emergency generators burning distillate fuels.” This general permit…
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ALL4 Discusses RACT 2 in PA Chamber’s Catalyst
Posted: May 19th, 2014
All4 Inc.’s Roy Rakiewicz recently penned an article in the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly publication, Catalyst. In the Spring 2014 edition…
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CSAPR’s Triumphant Return
Posted: May 16th, 2014
On April 29, 2014 the Supreme Court issued a ruling in EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P. that has reinstated U.S. EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). This is the latest reversal that essentially overturns…
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EnviroReview – “A Change Is Gonna Come”
Posted: May 13th, 2014
Bob Dylan said it best, and I’m referring to EnviroReview, of course. Many of you know us by now, we believe in straight talk. That’s just who we are and it’s apparent – internally with our team…
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