Hydrogen Sulfide Accounting and Reporting in Advance of this Year’s Toxic Release Inventory Reports
Posted: February 2013
As environmental personnel gear up for the suite of annual reports due each year, 2013 brings an important change to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) report. Beginning with the TRI report due July 1, 2013, releases of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), […]
Read MoreIncreases in Pennsylvania Title V Emission Fees
Posted: February 2013
For almost 20 years Pennsylvania facilities that are major sources of air pollution have been subject to annual air emission fees. These facilities are about to shell out some additional money…
Read MoreU.S. EPA Proposes Tighter Annual PM2.5 NAAQS and a New Secondary PM2.5 NAAQS
Posted: July 2012
U.S. EPA has proposed to tighten the annual NAAQS for PM2.5 because more studies have linked health issues with low levels of PM2.5 than were previously thought.
Read MoreBrowsing the ADI Updates
Posted: May 2012
From time-to-time, U.S. EPA will publish a Federal Register notice announcing updates to the Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is a searchable database that contains memoranda issued by U.S. EPA…
Read MoreGUEST ARTICLE: Pennsylvania Approves Unconventional Gas Fee
Posted: March 2012
On February 13, 2012, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed House Bill No. 1950 into law, approving major changes to the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act, most notably an impact fee on unconventional drilling operations. Along with the impact fee, the […]
Read MoreEmergency Generators: “Miscellaneous Sources” or Federally Regulated Combustion Units?
Posted: January 2012
Are you planning to install a new emergency generator or modify an existing emergency generator at your facility? Do you currently operate an emergency generator at a facility that is a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)? If you […]
Read MoreU.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to Ozone NAAQS
Posted: January 2010
In May 2008, states, environmental groups, and industry groups filed petitions with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (Court) for review of the 2008 ozone standards. In March 2009, the Court granted a U.S. EPA request to stay the litigation […]
Read MoreNortheastern New Jersey Nonattainment Penalty Fees for Ozone
Posted: February 2009
Facilities located in the northeastern counties of New Jersey, including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union will be affected by U.S. EPA’s Section 185 nonattainment penalty fees due to the region not meeting […]
Read MoreBreaking News: Revised Ozone Standard Announced by U.S. EPA
Posted: March 2008
On March 12, 2008, United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson announced that U.S. EPA has revised the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The new primary standard is an eight-hour standard of 0.075 ppm. The […]
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