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My Head is Spinning Just Thinking about Boiler MACT Compliance Testing
Posted: May 27th, 2015
Do you operate a multi-fuel boiler subject to Major Source Boiler MACT? Have you given any thought to what your compliance testing will look like…
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U.S. EPA Installs Air Monitoring Park Benches in 5 Cities
Posted: May 20th, 2015
Throughout 2015, U.S. EPA will be installing solar-powered air quality monitoring systems that are integrated with park benches. This air quality monitoring/park bench system will monitor air quality in real time in five (5) cities across the United States…
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Federal Appeals Court Remands 100-hour “Emergency” Generator “Exemption” in NESHAP and NSPS RICE Rules
Posted: May 19th, 2015
On May 1, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision partially granting and partially denying multiple petitions for review of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ and 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts IIII and JJJJ…
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Boiler MACT Case Study Success Stories
Posted: May 18th, 2015
Since the promulgation of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters…
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Update: U.S. EPA Proposes Overdue Refinery Air Rules
Posted: May 11th, 2015
Affected parties have agreed to and filed an April 24, 2015 Notice of Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree with the DC Circuit Court delaying the signature of the refinery air rules discussed below until September 30, 2015. Prior consent decree modifications delayed the rule finalization…
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U.S. EPA Issues Final Flare Emission Factor Decision: NOx Emission Factor Unchanged
Posted: April 23rd, 2015
In September 2014, we alerted you to U.S. EPA’s proposal to significantly increase the emission factors for various pollutants, most notably nitrogen oxides (NOX), emitted from industrial flares. As you may recall…
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Pennsylvania RACT 2 – Are We There Yet?
Posted: April 22nd, 2015
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has announced several changes to the Final-Form Reasonably Available Control Technology regulations that affect major sources of nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This particular rule…
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So Many MACT Compliance Plans, Which Ones Do I Need?
Posted: April 15th, 2015
” If you are subject to one (1) or more National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) [often referred to as Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards], you undoubtedly have heard talk of the various compliance plans required for […]
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How Will You Be Determining Your Clinker Production Rate In Order to Demonstrate Compliance With the PC MACT?
Posted: April 15th, 2015
This blog post focuses on the clinker production monitoring requirements for PC MACT and presents questions that you should consider when developing your compliance strategy. Before I outline the specific clinker production monitoring requirements, let’s take a…
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Happening Now: Air Quality Study by Aircraft Over Oil and Gas Production Areas
Posted: April 14th, 2015
Beginning the week of March 22, 2015, an aircraft carrying a suite of meteorological and ambient monitoring instruments began a field campaign aimed at studying the air over oil and gas production areas. The study, named the Shale Oil and Natural Gas Nexus…
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