4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Pennsylvania RACT 2 – We Are Finally There…And Even Though We Just Arrived, You’re Already Behind
Posted: November 19th, 2015
I had the opportunity to attend the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Meeting on November 17, 2015. It was the most crowded that I’ve ever seen Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building. So…
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U.S. EPA to Add Natural Gas Processing Facilities to TRI Reporting
Posted: November 16th, 2015
In response to a long-time push from environmentalists, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has agreed to begin a rulemaking which would add natural gas processing facilities to the list of industry sectors subject to Toxic Release Inventory…
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Breaking News: Comment Period Extended for Proposed Oil & Gas Rules and U.S. EPA Has Issued a Request for Additional Data
Posted: November 10th, 2015
ALL4’s Oil and Gas Sector initiative team has posted several blogs recently about the August 18, 2015 proposed oil and gas rules. This blog provides readers a timely summary of U.S. EPA’s two (2) newest actions related to the proposed oil and gas rules…
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U.S. EPA Proposed Amendments to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII: 6.5 Things You Need to Know
Posted: November 9th, 2015
On Friday November 6, 2015 U.S. EPA proposed specific amendments to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII – Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition (CI) Internal Combustion Engines (i.e., CI ICE NSPS). Below are 6.5) key takeaways from the…
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Greenhouse Gas Regulations Published in Federal Register
Posted: November 4th, 2015
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has finalized both the Clean Power Plan for existing power plants and the Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary…
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How Should it Feel Working with an Air Quality Consultant?
Posted: October 29th, 2015
I thought it might be helpful for folks looking for assistance with air quality related issues to provide some insights that I’ve gained over my 40+ years working in this field. In the early part of my career I spent […]
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Comment Period Ticking for Oil and Gas Proposed Actions
Posted: October 26th, 2015
As you may recall from recent ALL4 blog posts on 8/27/2015, 9/14/2015, and 9/15/2015, there are several oil and gas industry regulatory actions in the works. Two proposed rules and a notice of availability affecting the oil and gas industry were published in the Federal…
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Refinery MACT – Final Benzene Fenceline Monitoring Provisions
Posted: October 22nd, 2015
On September 29, 2015, U.S. EPA issued the long-awaited Petroleum Refinery Rule Package. U.S. EPA issued the final revisions to the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Refinery Air Rules…
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Recipes for Environmental Regulatory Compliance
Posted: October 21st, 2015
There is a certain group of people in the world who truly try to make the world a better place. Those people are sometimes considered teachers, healthcare professionals, politicians, researchers, and public servants. In addition, there is another group of…
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Ozone NAAQS Update
Posted: October 13th, 2015
As of October 1, 2015, the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) revision has been finalized and set at 70 parts per billion (ppb), which is down only 5 ppb from the previous standard of 75 ppb, and represents the smallest change of the originally…
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