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Posted: May 2018
Air quality and environmental compliance are critical issues for organizations in a wide range of industries. Partnering with a forward-thinking environmental consulting company can help you turn these issues from a liability into an asset that promotes the success of […]
Read MoreTCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series – Public Notice Requirements for Air Quality Permits
Posted: May 2018
As the bluebonnets sprout up with the dawning of springtime, it’s also time to do some spring cleaning. With that, together let’s dust off the cobwebs and review the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ’s) public notification requirements as well as…
Read More“Excuse me, can we have your continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) data?”
Posted: April 2018
In a March 29, 2018 memorandum, the U.S. EPA announced that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. EPA plans to begin research to “evaluate the data quality of emissions monitoring data from large stationary sources of air pollution…
Read MoreProposed Pennsylvania Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Program Rule Revisions
Posted: March 2018
The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) has proposed amendments to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245 regarding the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Program. The proposed amendments are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Read MoreDemonstrating Compliance and the Importance of Permit Language (Sweat the Details)
Posted: February 2018
On the air quality side of the world of environmental compliance, ALL4 is seeing an increased emphasis on monitoring and recordkeeping, more specifically, electronic data and electronic reporting, as related to demonstrating compliance with permit requirements. Such data may be […]
Read MoreHouse New Source Review Reform Hearing: Can We Make Progress?
Posted: February 2018
Yesterday I attended the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing titled “New Source Review Permitting Challenges for Manufacturing and Infrastructure.” With the current administration and legislative balance in place, now is widely viewed…
Read MoreU.S. EPA Revises “Once In, Always In” Policy for MACT Sources
Posted: January 2018
The U.S. EPA has withdrawn the “once in, always in” policy associated with changing the status of a facility from a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) to an area source of HAP to avoid the applicability of major source maximum achievable control…
Read More42nd Annual A&WMA/ASME Information Exchange: A Recap
Posted: January 2018
The Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA), in collaboration with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), hosted an information exchange in Durham, NC. The information exchange was held mid-December 2017, with the purpose of allowing…
Read More2018 Look Ahead
Posted: January 2018
Introduction to Annual Look Ahead 2018 Colin McCall Portions of this 4 The Record article is available as a podcast episode on ALL4’s Air Quality Insider At ALL4, before we make plans for the year ahead we always look backwards to […]
Read MoreTCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series: Everything is Bigger in Texas – Including Air Quality Modeling
Posted: November 2017
Most environmental managers aren’t exposed to air quality modeling requirements unless they’re dealing with a large project that trips the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permitting program’s Significant Emission Rate (SER)…
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