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Kentucky Publishes Fish Testing Report on PFAS Levels
Posted: November 8th, 2022
On Friday, September 9th, the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (Cabinet) published their Interim Report on Initial Fish Tissue Results for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). This is the latest communication on the presence of PFAS in the waters of […]
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Carolinas Air Quality Updates
Posted: November 7th, 2022
The Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association (CAPCA) hosted the Fall Technical Workshop and Forum on October 12-14, 2022, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The technical sessions included air program updates from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Region […]
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U.S. EPA OLEM September 2022 EJ Action Plan: What you need to know
Posted: November 3rd, 2022
In September 2022 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) published their Environmental Justice (EJ) Plan – EJ Action Plan: Building Up Environmental Justice in EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs. Back […]
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Highlights from TCEQ’s Advanced Air Permitting Seminar 2022
Posted: October 31st, 2022
In the fall of most years, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) hosts an Advanced Air Permitting Seminar to provide air permitting and regulatory updates to its attendees. There were a few hot topics discussed this year, which included: […]
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Decarbonization in the Cement Industry and the Role of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
Posted: October 27th, 2022
Like the power and transportation industries, decarbonization of the cement industry is crucial for meeting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) Paris Climate Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, […]
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Reconsideration of the 2008 Fugitive Emissions Rule – What Does it Mean for Your Next Project?
Posted: October 25th, 2022
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is proposing to fully repeal the 2008 Fugitive Emissions Rule that has been stayed, in some form, since September 2009. The U.S. EPA is also proposing to remove an exemption for modifications […]
Read articleGeorgia to Require Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) Submittals
Posted: October 20th, 2022
Background The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) will require the electronic submittal of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) starting in 2023 using Network DMR (NetDMR), which is a web-based application created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NetDMR allows permittees to […]
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How Do I Know if My Project Needs an Air Permit?
Posted: October 19th, 2022
There is not a whole lot that is black and white about air quality permitting. It can sometimes be hard to determine whether you need to submit an air permit application for a project and if so, what kind. The […]
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The Clean Water Act Turns 50!
Posted: October 14th, 2022
Introduction In the summer of 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio had an oil slick significant enough to catch fire when sparks from a nearby train ignited the oil. Since 1868, this was the 13th time the Cuyahoga River had […]
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Louisiana Court Denies Air Permits for a Greenfield Plastics Complex on Clean Air Act and Environmental Justice Grounds: What are the implications?
Posted: October 13th, 2022
On September 12, 2022, a Louisiana court rejected 14 air permits for a new plastics manufacturing complex to be developed by Formosa Plastics Group (Formosa). The nearly $10 billion complex, known as the “Sunshine Project,” would include 10 chemical manufacturing […]
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