PC NESHAP & Residual Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Updates
Posted: October 2017
The U.S. EPA published proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (i.e., PC MACT or 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart LLL)…
Read MoreWhen You are No Longer the New Guy in Town: Eight Months After the Relocation
Posted: August 2017
In December 2016, I decided to take a risk that I had never taken before…I was going to move out of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is the state I grew up in, and I had lived in various parts of it throughout my first 22.5 years of life. However, I was attracted to the opportunity…
Read MoreHow My Next Chapter Helps Write ALL4’s Book
Posted: August 2017
I’m sitting in the Charlotte airport. My flight from Philly was delayed and I missed my connection to Columbus, OH. Now I have more than three hours to spare before the last scheduled flight out of here. I’m still panting from my sprint across the B and C Terminals…
Read MoreSPCC Plans – Some Pitfalls of Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Compliance
Posted: July 2017
Does your facility have a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan? When is the last time you reviewed it? Is it up to date? Have you kept track of all minor facility changes that materially affect potential discharges? Are you on track to complete…
Read MoreNew to Air Quality or All4 Inc.? Well so am I.
Posted: June 2017
Never in a million years would I have thought there was so much that went into Air Quality. I guess the average person takes for granted all that’s regulated and expected into keeping our air clean. What I’m learning is that reaching out to that expert can be like your own insurance policy…
Read MoreTCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series – NSR Permitting
Posted: June 2017
In late March, I had the opportunity to participate in an event called the Texas Independence Relay (TIR), which is a 2-day, 10-person running event from Gonzales through Houston, covering 200 miles from start to finish. The relay commemorates the independence of the State of Texas…
Read MoreCurrent Thoughts Regarding New Source Review
Posted: March 2017
After 50 days of the new administration, it is abundantly clear that U.S. EPA will take several months or more to gain their footing under a profoundly different approach to environmental regulation. As such, new regulatory development has all but […]
Read MoreAppendix W Revision: The New Era of Air Quality Modeling – Long Range Transportation Modeling Updates
Posted: March 2017
Long Range Transportation, we aren’t talking about the Griswold’s driving cross-country to Walley World and those family car trips to far away one-off destinations (like the World’s Largest Ball of Twine). We’re talking about the atmospheric transport and dispersion of pollutants…
Read MoreAppendix W Revision: The New Era of Air Quality Modeling – SO2 Modeling Updates
Posted: March 2017
If you’ve visited ALL4’s website within the past few weeks (c’mon, don’t you visit daily?), you’ve likely seen a wealth of information regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) revisions to 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W…
Read MoreWhat-If Island
Posted: January 2017
This blog is about making a distinction and then doing something about it. At ALL4, we embrace a coaching management philosophy and we believe that by facilitating conversations that prompt self-discovery great things happen…
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