RICE MACT Series Part 2: Continuing Through the Labyrinth – Emission Limits and Operating and Testing Requirements
Posted: January 19th, 2012
Reintroduction and Review – The Twists and Turns of Where We’ve Been All4 Inc. (ALL4) published the first article in our RICE MACT (Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines Maximum Achievable Control Technology) Series covering applicability and exemptions in the July 2009 […]
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Fine Particulate – What We Learned in 2009
Posted: January 19th, 2012
Introduction Since U.S. EPA promulgated final rules governing the implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) program for PM2.5, ALL4’s PM2.5 Team has been tracking the NSR rule developments in order to be in a position to communicate and address […]
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Plantwide Applicability Limits: A Legitimate Alternative to Major New Source Review Permitting
Posted: January 19th, 2012
Introduction There have been a number of recent developments regarding U.S. EPA’s interpretation of the major New Source Review (NSR) air permitting rules that are related to the NSR Reform provisions of December 2002. When these new interpretations are considered […]
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Are You Ready For Your Next Air Quality Facility Inspection?
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction As most of you know, air quality-related facility inspections by local, state, and Federal regulators (Agencies) can either be announced (scheduled in advance) or unannounced (e.g., surprise inspections). Facility environmental personnel need to be prepared for both, and with […]
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The Future of Secondary Materials as Fuel
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction Many questions related to the regulatory status of facilities that use secondary materials as alternative fuels are anticipated to be answered in 2010. In simple terms, if a combustion source uses a secondary material that is characterized as solid […]
Read articleThe Hammer Falls Again as U.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to “MACT Hammer” Regulations
Posted: January 18th, 2012
What is the “MACT Hammer”? As part of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990, Congress established a list of source categories and subcategories for which U.S. EPA was tasked to develop new Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards, […]
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Not So Fast – Getting That Air Permit Won’t Be As Easy As You Think
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction Most of the air regulations promulgated by U.S. EPA are developed and implemented to achieve compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The NAAQS represent ambient air concentration levels that are established by U.S. EPA to ensure […]
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The 4 Rules: Summaries, Impacts, and Recommended Action
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction ALL4 presented a series of four (4) webinars over the past month that provided basic overviews of each of the following rules that were proposed simultaneously by U.S. EPA on June 4, 2010: Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That […]
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This New Suit is a Little Tight: Absurdity and the Greenhouse Gas “Tailoring Rule”
Posted: January 18th, 2012
On May 13, 2010, U.S. EPA issued the final rule known as the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Tailoring Rule (GHG Tailoring Rule). It was subsequently published in the Federal Register on June 3, […]
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Introducing the Transport Rule: Why Should We CAIR?
Posted: January 18th, 2012
Introduction The U.S. EPA’s ambitious regulatory agenda continued on August 2, 2010 with the publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone. Now known as the […]
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