4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Return of the Short-Term NSR Test?
Posted: November 30th, 2008
The October 27, 2008 edition of the Wall Street Journal reported that the current administration was moving to adopt a short-term (hourly) New Source Review (NSR) applicability test for electric generating units (EGUs) at power plants by November 1, 2008. The […]
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Pennsylvania Finalizes Water Resources Planning Regulations
Posted: November 29th, 2008
On November 15, 2008, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board published the final Water Resources Planning regulations under Act 220. These regulations amend the reporting requirements for water suppliers in Chapter 109 (Safe Drinking Water) and add a new Chapter 110 […]
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Proposed Revisions to Pennsylvania Air Quality Permit Exemption Policy
Posted: November 26th, 2008
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is seeking comments on proposed revisions to Technical Guidance Document Number 275-2101-003 – Air Quality Permit Exemptions. The public comment period opened on November 22, 2008 and will close on December 22, 2008. […]
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Will the CAIR Vacatur be Overturned?
Posted: November 12th, 2008
On September 24, 2008, U.S. EPA petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for a Panel rehearing or en banc rehearing of the Court’s July 11, 2008 decision to vacate the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). Intervenors in the […]
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Clean Air Act Felony Charges
Posted: November 2nd, 2008
The Hershey Creamery Company, located in Central Pennsylvania, pled guilty to a Clean Air Act (CAA) felony charge involving its failure to develop and implement a Risk Management Program (RMP) for two (2) of its Pennsylvania facilities. The CAA charge […]
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The Most Extensive Revisions to Ohio’s Water Quality Standards in 30 Years
Posted: October 26th, 2008
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) has recently released three (3) of four (4) draft water quality rule packages. The draft rule packages for Water Quality Standards, Antidegradation, and Section 401 Water Quality Certifications have been released for public […]
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U.S. EPA Lowers Air Quality Standard for Lead to a Level 10 Times Lower Than the Current Standard
Posted: October 11th, 2008
On October 16, 2008, U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson announced that U.S. EPA is revising the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead. U.S. EPA is setting both the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) standard at […]
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ALL4 Joins Climate Registry
Posted: October 4th, 2008
he Climate Registry, which is a unified registry with transparent standards for calculating, verifying and publicly reporting greenhouse gas emissions for businesses and governments in North America, has just welcomed All4 Inc…
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UPDATE: PA Ozone Season Cement Kilns and Glass Melting Furnace NOx Rules
Posted: September 26th, 2008
Do you CAIR about the status of the proposed Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) rulemaking for reducing NOx emissions from cement kilns and glass melting furnaces? Yes, it is a pun, but a most appropriate play on words. It […]
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U.S. EPA Issues Combustion Survey Under CAA Section 114
Posted: September 23rd, 2008
In mid-August, U.S. EPA began mailing a combustion survey to over 3,000 facilities in the U.S. under the authority of Section 114 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The combustion survey, commonly called the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) […]
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