4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
What You Need to Know About the Proposed Updates to the e-Manifest Rule
Posted: April 25th, 2022
The e-Manifest system was created to allow for tracking of electronic submittals for manifests from generator to disposal facility with the final information already reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). It was designed to eliminate possible […]
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The Pennsylvania RACT III Rule Is Almost Here
Posted: April 25th, 2022
Pennsylvania’s draft rule known as “RACT III” [25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111-129.115, Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOX and VOCs for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS] has been slowly making its way towards finalization but it’s not there quite […]
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Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Barriers – Bigger Might be Better, But Is It Necessary?
Posted: April 25th, 2022
Vapor intrusion (VI) occurs when vapor-forming chemicals migrate from a subsurface source (e.g., contaminated soil or groundwater) into an overlying building, causing a potential human health exposure risk. When VI is suspected or confirmed, the primary method of mitigating the […]
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CARB Zero-Emission Forklift Implementation
Posted: April 18th, 2022
Background The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is developing a measure that will require the use of zero-emission forklifts within fleets throughout California. The Zero-Emission Forklift Measure was supported in Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20 signed on September 2020. The […]
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Industrial Stormwater Updates in the Southeast
Posted: April 18th, 2022
2022 is an active year for industrial stormwater general permits in the Southeast United States. Current general permits in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee all expire within the next few months. Here is the ‘big picture’ overview of activity […]
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Five Key Takeaways from ALL4’s Environmental, Social, and Governance Panel Discussion
Posted: April 11th, 2022
ALL4 held its first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Webinar on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022. The first of a multi-part series, the webinar, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Panel Discussion: What You Need to Know & Why Is It Suddenly Business […]
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Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q – Carbon Oxide Sequestration Tax Credit
Posted: April 11th, 2022
Congress first introduced section 45Q of the tax code in 2008 as part of the Energy Improvement and Extension Act. The credit is meant to incentivize investment in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies. The credit also supports beneficial use […]
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Ethylene Oxide Update
Posted: April 5th, 2022
UPDATE May 31, 2022: Following U.S. EPA’s nationwide 2021 and 2022 Information Collection Requests (ICR) sent to facilities that use or process ethylene oxide, U.S. EPA is looking to take action on emissions, emissions sources, processes, and control technologies. Based […]
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PM2.5 NAAQS Reconsideration Progress Update
Posted: March 31st, 2022
As I discussed in my July 2021 blog post and my January 2022 Look Ahead article, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is currently going through the process of reconsidering the previous administration’s decision to retain the particulate […]
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Vermont Stormwater Permitting: The 3-Acre Rule
Posted: March 29th, 2022
To address the growing concerns of pollutant loading to the state’s waterways, especially Lake Champlain, the state of Vermont passed the Vermont Clean Water Act of 2015. In meeting the goals of the Clean Water Act, the Vermont Department of […]
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