4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Sticky Situation: What You Should Know About PFAS
Posted: August 29th, 2019
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of more than 3,000 emerging contaminants that have been heavily utilized in a wide range of industries including military training, consumer product manufacturing, and emergency services. Although most of the releases have […]
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Cleaner Air Oregon Regulation: Call to Action and Lessons Learned So Far
Posted: August 28th, 2019
By now I’m sure you’ve heard of or already been involved in some aspect of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQs) new Cleaner Air Oregon (CAO) risk-based toxic air contaminant permitting program. You may also be asking yourself, when am […]
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CMS Data Management: The Importance of Log Books and Reconciling Your Data
Posted: August 21st, 2019
Does your facility operate a continuous monitoring system (CMS) to demonstrate compliance with Federal and/or state monitoring requirements? If so, we want to reiterate the importance of maintaining records/logbooks of events associated with your CMS. In addition to potentially being […]
Read articleWhat Happened: Air Quality Bills to Watch in the 86th Texas Legislative Session
Posted: August 19th, 2019
In April 2019, I shared two articles regarding the legislative process in Texas. The first was an overview of the legislative process related to air-quality related bills considered during the 86th Texas Legislative Session (January 8, 2019 to May 27, […]
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What’s Your Role in our Story?
Posted: August 6th, 2019
Many stories begin with: “It was a dark and stormy night…,” “Once upon a time…,” “So I was drunk one night and…,” or “This one time, at band camp…” However, the story of the ALL4 Washington, D.C. (WDC) office begins […]
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Proposed Rulemaking to Address Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources
Posted: August 5th, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed a rulemaking in the July 26, 2019 Federal Register to revise the 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A General Provisions to include requirements for facilities that want to reclassify from a major […]
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Evolution of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Power Sector
Posted: July 31st, 2019
The final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule was promulgated in the Federal Register on July 8, 2019. The Federal Register notice officially repeals the Clean Power Plan (CPP), replacing it with the ACE Rule, and represents quite a change in […]
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Who Needs Real-time Onsite Meteorological Data? You Do, and Here’s Why
Posted: July 30th, 2019
Does your facility receive odor or fugitive dust complaints from the neighboring community? Do you rely on a nearby airport for fenceline monitoring obligations, rain data, or wind data? What happens if that nearby station goes out of service? The […]
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Setting Air Quality EH&S Budgets for 2020
Posted: July 18th, 2019
During “Budget Season”, many clients contact ALL4 and ask us to put our thinking caps on and to help them formulate environmental budgeting needs for up to 18 months out. While it is difficult to anticipate some of the regulatory […]
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2019 CISWI Standards: Technical Amendments (40 CFR Part 60 Subparts CCCC & DDDD)
Posted: July 16th, 2019
Following a series of comments from industry stakeholders and implementing agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published the June 2016 proposed amendments Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (typically referred […]
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