4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
TRI Changes for Reporting Year 2014
Posted: March 6th, 2015
With spring right around the corner ALL4 is looking forward to warmer weather and summer reporting deadlines. July 1st marks the annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting deadline for facilities that meet…
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New Mandatory GHG Reporting for the Oil and Gas Industry
Posted: February 26th, 2015
” On January 14, 2015, the Obama Administration announced an update to its March 2014 “Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector” (Strategy). Within this announcement it was revealed that the Administration would be taking a […]
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Got Lead? Lead Reporting Rule Finalized
Posted: February 26th, 2015
If you’ve “got lead” at your facility, then you’ll want to read this blog regarding the recently published final rule on reporting of lead (Pb) emissions. The final rule published on February 19, 2015…
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Final Area Designations for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 Standard
Posted: February 23rd, 2015
As recounted in Dan Dix’s historic 4 the Record Article, on December 14, 2012, U.S. EPA announced the revised annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter…
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2015 Shaping Up to Be Busy in the World of Air Toxics
Posted: February 16th, 2015
Our August 2014 4 The Record newsletter focused on air toxics, and specifically the residual risk and technology review (RTR) process required by the Clean Air Act (CAA). Our discussions on how the RTR process can alter the landscape of regulatory requirements for…
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Super Bowl 50 and Boiler MACT Compliance Anxiety
Posted: February 3rd, 2015
A Super Bowl has just been added to the record books and here at ALL4 we are already planning ahead to Super Bowl week in 2016. And perhaps not for the reasons that you would expect. Super Bowl Sunday 2016 is slated for February 7, 2016, which is one (1) week to the day…
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Annual ALL4 Look – Ahead to 2015
Posted: January 26th, 2015
2014 ushered in many new air quality regulatory requirements, some of which have already reached their effective compliance date, others that will become effective in the coming weeks, months and years. Equally prominent in 2015 will be the implementation of […]
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New Air Permitting Software Available For Georgia Facilities
Posted: January 26th, 2015
Recently, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) publicized its new online Title V permit application software [Georgia Environmental Online System (GEOS)], not to be confused with the Georgia Environmental Connections Online (GECO) system. The GECO system is still…
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Ozone NAAQS Public Hearings Set for 2015
Posted: January 12th, 2015
U.S. EPA will hold three public hearings to discuss the proposed revision to the “National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone” rule that was published in the Federal Register…
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Photochemical Modeling
Posted: December 22nd, 2014
As discussed in my recent blog, there has recently been some buzz surrounding the ozone primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Due to the proposed decrease in the ozone NAAQS and the possibility of them causing more ozone nonattainment areas…
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