Air Permitting Training: Defining Major Source (Part 2)
By Timothy P. Fagan, BLR Air Expert tfagan@blr.com
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Air Permitting Training: Defining Major Source (Part 1)
By Timothy P. Fagan, BLR Air Expert tfagan@blr.com
Air Permitting Training: Attainment vs. Nonattainment
By Timothy P. Fagan, BLR Air Expert tfagan@blr.com National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) The CAA required EPA to develop NAAQS for six pollutants commonly found throughout the United States. These pollutants, referred to as “criteria pollutants,” are: Sulfur dioxide; Particulate matter (PM-10 and PM-2.5); Carbon monoxide; Ozone; Nitrogen dioxide; and Lead. For each criteria […]
Air Violations that Cost Almost $1 Million
Air Permits: Where Do You Begin?
Air permits are divided into construction permits and operating permits. Construction permits are usually required when building a new facility or installing and/or modifying a process or piece of equipment. The construction permit defines the air pollution source, establishes emissions limits and indentifies the equipment and/or controls to meet those limits. Applicants must apply for […]
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 […]