“Soft” Engine Certification?
Posted: May 25th, 2012
I came across an interesting little tidbit recently during an engine permitting exercise here in Pennsylvania. A facility was seeking air quality permitting for a number of existing emergency generators each driven by a ~3,000 brake horsepower (bhp), diesel fuel-fired, U.S. EPA Tier II certified engine.
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Court Vacates U.S. EPA Texas SIP Disapproval
Posted: May 2nd, 2012
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has recently vacated U.S. EPA’s disapproval of Texas’ Minor New Source Review (NSR) Pollution Control Project (PCP) Standard Permit (Tex. Admin. Code §116.617) and remanded it to U.S. EPA for reconsideration and expeditious approval or disapproval.
Read articleA Fundamental Major NSR Applicability Question
Posted: April 20th, 2012
Here’s a question that we hear all the time related to changes at existing major stationary sources…Why do I have to do a New Source Review (NSR) applicability evaluation when my modification project will result in emissions that are less than my current permit limits?
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U.S. EPA Takes Exception to PADEP Air Quality Permitting Streamlining Provision
Posted: April 19th, 2012
Back in 2008 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) adopted amendments to its “Plan Approval” regulations codified at 25 Pa. Code 127, Subchapter B, adding provisions intended to streamline the process for certain air permitting actions in Pennsylvania.
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Permitting a New, Cleaner Fuel to Replace a More Polluting Fuel
Posted: March 29th, 2012
Thinking about switching to a cleaner fuel? Switching fuels could be more restrictive than you think.
Read articleCombined Cycle Gas Turbines: Part of a Balanced BACT Analysis?
Posted: March 29th, 2012
What ingredients make for a healthy Best Available Control Technology (BACT) analysis when you’re looking at greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? As Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) activities for GHGs build momentum, we’re getting a picture of what new and modified […]
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Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule – Step 3 and Beyond
Posted: March 21st, 2012
It is hard to believe that the two-year anniversary of the Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule will be upon us in just a few months. You remember, don’t you? It was on June 3, 2010 when U.S. EPA published the Prevention […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to Address Error in New Source Review Regulations
Posted: March 21st, 2012
On Friday March 16, 2012, the U.S. EPA proposed to revise the definition of regulated NSR pollutant under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations (40 CFR 51.166 and 52.21), and under the “Emission Offset Interpretative Ruling” (40 CFR Part […]
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New Source Review – What Could Possibly Be Lurking Out There?
Posted: March 1st, 2012
If you have been reading 4 The Record, then you are, without doubt, very cognizant of the rapid and profound changes that are occurring with regard to air quality regulations in the United States. Without getting into the gory details, […]
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We Hope You Didn’t Blink – U.S. EPA’s Busy New Year
Posted: February 2nd, 2012
Generally as we head into the holiday season here in the U.S., things start to wind down. For many, work is dominated by preparing year-end reports and planning for the year ahead. For individuals, our thoughts typically turn to holiday […]
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