4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
New Air Permitting Software Available For Georgia Facilities
Posted: January 26th, 2015
Recently, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) publicized its new online Title V permit application software [Georgia Environmental Online System (GEOS)], not to be confused with the Georgia Environmental Connections Online (GECO) system. The GECO system is still…
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Ozone NAAQS Public Hearings Set for 2015
Posted: January 12th, 2015
U.S. EPA will hold three public hearings to discuss the proposed revision to the “National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone” rule that was published in the Federal Register…
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Photochemical Modeling
Posted: December 22nd, 2014
As discussed in my recent blog, there has recently been some buzz surrounding the ozone primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Due to the proposed decrease in the ozone NAAQS and the possibility of them causing more ozone nonattainment areas…
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Six Months at ALL4
Posted: December 18th, 2014
Looking back on the past six months of my life, it seems like a total whirlwind. There have been so many changes in such a short period of time it’s hard to wrap my head around sometimes. It seems like just yesterday I was rolling out of bed at the crack of dawn on college time…
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Final Revisions to the GHG Reporting Program for the Oil and Gas Sector
Posted: December 18th, 2014
On November 25, 2014, U.S. EPA issued final amendments to 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart W (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems). The amendments – which were first proposed as described within…
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Proposed Primary and Secondary Ozone NAAQS Standards
Posted: December 16th, 2014
In what is surely to be a hotly contested regulatory action, U.S. EPA proposed to lower the primary (to provide public health protection) and secondary (to provide public welfare protection) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for…
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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Industry Reduced Emission Completion NSPS Requirements
Posted: December 12th, 2014
As 2015 quickly approaches, there is still momentum in the development of domestic unconventional oil and gas resources. Therefore, exploration and production companies utilizing hydraulic fracturing are reminded that the final compliance provisions for reduced emission completions (RECs) pursuant to […]
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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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Changes to the Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule and IVT Sandbox Testing (Yes, More Acronyms)
Posted: December 3rd, 2014
On October 24, 2014, U.S. EPA finalized revisions to the reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and confidentiality determinations of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule (i.e., 40 CFR Part 98). The October 24, 2014 revisions include new data verification…
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Proposed Boiler MACT Reconsiderations Released
Posted: December 3rd, 2014
U.S. EPA has released the proposed reconsideration of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD) and of the NESHAP for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers…
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