Why Facilities Should Be Proactive Rather Than Reactive – Amendments to the Risk Management Program Rule
Posted: February 26th, 2016
UPDATE (2/26/2016): As a follow-up to my blog below regarding upcoming changes to the Risk Management Program, U.S. EPA has released a prepublication rule. EPA will hold a public hearing in Washington, D.C…
Read articleBrace Yourself – 2016 Chemical Data Reporting is Coming
Posted: February 8th, 2016
2016 is special not only because it is a leap year, but it is also a reporting year in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule cycle. Every four (4) years (the previous report was required in 2012), manufacturers of TSCA regulated chemicals must…
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2016 Look Ahead – ALL4 Perspective
Posted: December 30th, 2015
As we do each year, ALL4 looks ahead to the upcoming new year and evaluates the air quality regulatory topics that may matter most to the regulated community. For 2016, it certainly will be the year of Boiler MACT, as […]
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Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Data Requirements Rule (DRR): The Final Rule
Posted: August 19th, 2015
On August 10, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) submitted the final version of the DRR (40 CFR Part 51, Subpart BB) for the 2010 one (1)-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The final rule looks pretty familiar…
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Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI) Review
Posted: August 17th, 2015
Do you want to find out the compliance status of a cement plant, a power plant, a refinery, or any another facility subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) or National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs)? Just point and click…
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Facility Management: Top 5 Environmental Compliance Issues for Engineers and Managers
Posted: July 30th, 2015
Based upon my experience providing air quality compliance support and managing multi-media environmental projects for commercial real estate companies, healthcare facilities, and others, the property management and building operations & maintenance fields are not for the faint of heart…
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TRI Changes for Reporting Year 2014
Posted: March 6th, 2015
With spring right around the corner ALL4 is looking forward to warmer weather and summer reporting deadlines. July 1st marks the annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting deadline for facilities that meet…
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Annual ALL4 Look – Ahead to 2015
Posted: January 26th, 2015
2014 ushered in many new air quality regulatory requirements, some of which have already reached their effective compliance date, others that will become effective in the coming weeks, months and years. Equally prominent in 2015 will be the implementation of […]
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U.S. EPA Revises Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions
Posted: December 9th, 2014
In November 2014, U.S. EPA issued a memorandum and a second draft of its “Framework for Assessing Biogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources” that describes how biogenic carbon dioxide…
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The Difficulties With Attaining Compliance With Environmental Regulations – An Ode to the Environmental Compliance Manager
Posted: September 12th, 2013
If you are an environmental compliance manager today with college age children you are probably encouraging them to become dentists or orthodontists, and not to follow in your footsteps as an environmental compliance manager. Arguably one of the toughest positions […]
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