by Caltha Company | Feb 22, 2013 | Air Quality
The EPA is proposing to take action on a petition for rulemaking filed by the Sierra Club in 2011 concerning the treatment of excess emissions in state rules by sources during periods of startup, shutdown, or malfunction (SSM). EPA is proposing to grant in part and to...
by Caltha Company | Feb 18, 2013 | Air Quality, Environmental Audit, EPCRA, Hazardous Materials, TSCA, Waste, Water
EPA has published a Federal Register notice asking for public comments and recommendations on its National Enforcement Initiatives for FY2014-2016. The agency selects priority areas every three years in order to focus federal resources on the most important...
by Caltha Company | Feb 13, 2013 | Air Quality
EPA has finalized proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and the Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants. These amendments were proposed on July 18, 2012....
by Caltha Company | Feb 13, 2013 | Air Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a final rule revises the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This revision adds four chemical compounds to the list of compounds excluded from the definition of VOC on...
by Caltha Company | Feb 7, 2013 | Air Quality, Waste
EPA has published its final decision on the reconsideration of certain aspects of the March 21, 2011, final rule “Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste...
by Caltha Company | Feb 6, 2013 | Air Quality
EPA is finalizing a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to implement emission limits that represent Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) for certain taconite ore processing facilities in Minnesota and Michigan. The Clean Air Act (CAA or the “Act”) and...
