A Peek Into The Future?…U.S. EPA’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Roadmap Manual
Posted: June 3rd, 2013
About ten years ago, the U.S. EPA began publishing guidance regarding how states could take credit for emissions reductions realized through electric sector energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies and programs. The initial guidance[1], was published in August […]
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And the Changes Keep Coming for Pulp and Paper Mills…Proposed Subpart BBa is Out!
Posted: May 23rd, 2013
Just when we thought Pulp and Paper Mills could take a regulatory breather, another very important rule comes out in the proposal stage. We have heard rumblings of a review of New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) Subpart BB since the pulp and paper…
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It’s Time to Submit Your Major Source Boiler MACT Initial Notification
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Back on January 31, 2013, when the final Major Source Boiler MACT rule was published in the Federal Register, the deadline for submitting initial notifications for existing affected sources…
Read articleLawsuit Challenges U.S. EPA Refinery Emission Factors
Posted: May 17th, 2013
A group of environmental organizations has filed suit against U.S. EPA for failing to review and update volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions factors from refining…
Read articleA Reminder on How to Derate Your Boiler
Posted: May 16th, 2013
In a recent determination publicized in the Federal Register, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) further clarified its policy on derating a boiler…
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Check Your Emissions Inventory To Make Sure It Is “Unleaded”
Posted: May 13th, 2013
Just like the gradual phase-out of leaded gasoline from the 1970s-1995, there has been a phase-out of lead (Pb) emissions from stationary sources during that time period as well. But the proper quantification…
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Texan Environmentalists Seek Answers on Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction, and Maintenance Events
Posted: May 6th, 2013
On April 23, 2013, ten environmental and public interest groups addressed a letter to U.S. EPA’s Inspector General (IG), Arthur Elkins, regarding emissions released from industrial facilities…
Read articleU.S. EPA’s Revised NESHAP for Stationary RICE Has Opponents on Both Sides of the Table
Posted: April 22nd, 2013
U.S. EPA promulgated a revised reconsidered version of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines…
Read articleNJDEP Cracks Down on Emergency Generators
Posted: April 19th, 2013
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has begun to restrict certain specific uses of emergency generators. NJDEP has learned that some facility owners and operators of…
Read articleNew EGU – MATS and NSPS Revisions Finalized by U.S. EPA
Posted: April 16th, 2013
On March 28, 2013, U.S. EPA finalized updates to the mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) for new power plants as well as the Utility New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)…
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