Tag: GHG
Election 2012: Where Do the Candidates Stand on Climate Change?
Where do the candidates stand on EHS issues? Issue: Climate Change By Timothy P. Fagan, BLR Air Expert tfagan@blr.com Barack Obama: Will continue efforts to reduce carbon pollution and combat climate change. In his speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the President stated “my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution […]
Air Permitting Training: Defining Major Source (Part 2)
By Timothy P. Fagan, BLR Air Expert tfagan@blr.com
EPA Makes Green Remediation Cheap & Easy … Well, Maybe
Corporate America Not Embracing Sustainability
Ceres describes itself as an organization that “mobilizes a powerful network of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices.” According to Ceres, the 2010 roadmap defined what a sustainable corporation should look like by outlining the necessary governance structures; the types of engagement companies should be […]
Direct Grants and Incentives to Go Green
By Marc Karell, Climate Change and Environmental Services, LLC (CCES) karell@ccesworld.com
Most Misunderstood Regs: Limitations of Emission Factors
How EPA will be Regulating Air Emissions in 2012
BLR® Legal Editor, Tim Fagan, tells us that in 2012, EPA will continue to regulate air emissions from the largest sources of pollution, as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule controlling NOx and SO2 from power plants will go into effect (pending resolution of the D.C. appeals court stay of the rule); the utility MACT controlling […]
GHG Standards for Big Trucks
The Standards MD/HD vehicles are typically grouped into seven classes based on gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), and ranging from 8,501 to 10,000 pounds (Class 2b) to more than 33,001 pounds (Class 8). However, for the purposes of standard-setting, the agencies divided the industry into three discrete regulatory categories: combination tractors, heavy-duty pickups and vans, […]
What to Expect from EPA over the Next 5 Years
Now, to achieve these goals, EPA promises to “Pursue vigorous civil and criminal enforcement that targets the most serious water, air, and chemical hazards in communities. Assure strong, consistent, and effective enforcement of federal environmental laws nationwide.” The FY 2011–2015 EPA Strategic Plan is accompanied by five crosscutting fundamental strategies that seek to adapt into […]