4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Pennsylvania’s Climate Change Advisory Committee Initial Meeting
Posted: September 19th, 2008
The first meeting of Pennsylvania’s Climate Change Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) was held on September 5, 2008. The Advisory Committee is required by the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act of 2008 (Act 70) for purposes of advising the Pennsylvania Department of […]
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Illinois Cement Plant Consent Decree
Posted: September 14th, 2008
In the first settlement secured by the Federal government in its enforcement of the Clean Air Act (CCA) at Portland cement plants, St. Marys Cement Inc. and St. Barbara Cement Inc. have agreed to terms in a Consent Decree for […]
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UPDATE: Revision 8 of the Pennsylvania Continuous Source Monitoring Manual
Posted: September 3rd, 2008
Comments are being accepted until October 13, 2008 on the DRAFT Technical Guidance concerning the “Applicability Determination and Implementation Procedures for Continuous Source Monitoring Manual Revision 8” published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on September 13, 2008. The objective of the DRAFT […]
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ALL4 Formally Announces Climate Change Services and Updates Climate Change Website
Posted: August 10th, 2008
The issue of climate change continues to advance on a scientific, legislative, and regulatory basis as an area of air quality that will impact all industry types. ALL4’s vast air quality expertise allows ALL4 to assist clients in all areas […]
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Revised PSD Class I Area Air Dispersion Modeling Guidance
Posted: August 3rd, 2008
The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have made available for public comment the revised Federal Land Managers (FLMs) Air Quality Related Values Work Group Phase I document (FLAG document). Since its initial […]
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PM2.5 Emission Reduction Credits – A Lesson in Supply and Demand
Posted: July 23rd, 2008
U.S. EPA has issued final rules governing the implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) program for particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5) which are effective on July 15, 2008. This rule finalizes previously proposed NSR program revisions for sources […]
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Department of Homeland Security Update
Posted: July 17th, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun distributing the initial notification letters to those facilities that submitted a Top-Screen analysis…
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BREAKING NEWS – Clean Air Interstate Rule Overturned
Posted: July 14th, 2008
On Friday July 11th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the CAIR Federal Implementation Plan (FIP). The rule was vacated in its entirety and remanded back to the United States […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes to Amend Portland Cement NSPS Rule
Posted: June 12th, 2008
On May 30, 2008 and in the June 16, 2008 Federal Register, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed to amend the Standards of Performance for New Portland Cement Plants (NSPS). These rules are cited at 40 CFR […]
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Emergency Generators Now Regulated
Posted: June 5th, 2008
Are you planning to install a new emergency generator or modify an existing emergency generator? If so, you will likely need to comply with one or more of the following Federal emergency generator regulations:
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