Ethylene Oxide Update
Posted: April 5th, 2022
UPDATE May 31, 2022: Following U.S. EPA’s nationwide 2021 and 2022 Information Collection Requests (ICR) sent to facilities that use or process ethylene oxide, U.S. EPA is looking to take action on emissions, emissions sources, processes, and control technologies. Based […]
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PM2.5 NAAQS Reconsideration Progress Update
Posted: March 31st, 2022
As I discussed in my July 2021 blog post and my January 2022 Look Ahead article, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is currently going through the process of reconsidering the previous administration’s decision to retain the particulate […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Expanded CSAPR FIP to Include Non-EGU NOX Sources
Posted: March 24th, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has signed a proposed Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for 25 states for which it has not approved an ozone transport State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards […]
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What’s New with MATS?
Posted: March 10th, 2022
On February 9th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published a proposed finding related to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Generating Units (EGUs), commonly known as the Mercury and Air […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Denial of NHSM Rulemaking Petition: A Summary and What This Means For Your Facility
Posted: February 22nd, 2022
On January 28, 2022, U.S. EPA published a proposed response to a rulemaking petition received on December 7, 2018 from the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), Association of American Railroads (AAR), Treated Wood Council (TWC), American Short Line and […]
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Upcoming Updates to Philadelphia’s Air Toxics Regulations
Posted: February 15th, 2022
Philadelphia’s Air Management Services (AMS) intends to propose revisions to Air Management Regulation (AMR) VI concerning the control of emissions of toxic air contaminants, or air toxics. AMR VI was first approved and promulgated in 1981 and has not undergone […]
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Impacts of the NY CLCPA
Posted: February 15th, 2022
New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act: How Will it Impact My Facility? New York State’s implementation of its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) has recently made headlines after the October 27, 2021 move by the New […]
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Electric-Car Battery Manufacturing Plants and Recyclers: What’s in Store for the U.S.
Posted: February 7th, 2022
The Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB), led by the United States (U.S.) Departments of Energy, Defense, Commerce, and State, published the NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES 2021–2030 in June of 2021. Just a few months later, Ford and then […]
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Upcoming Changes to ECMPS – ECMPS 2.0
Posted: February 1st, 2022
The Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) is replacing the Emission Collection and Monitoring Plan System (ECMPS) with a new web-based platform – ECMPS 2.0. This transition is part of U.S. ongoing efforts to reengineer the CAMD Business Suite of tools […]
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2022 Look Ahead – Part 4
Posted: January 24th, 2022
The 2022 Look Ahead is a multi-part series consisting of 20 articles to celebrate ALL4’s 20th anniversary. View Part 1 View Part 2 View Part 3 Looking Ahead to The Future of Air Quality Compliance // Roy […]
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