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Court Rules EPA Must Set New Limits for Omitted HAPs

By Guest Contributor Jun 9, 2020 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Jun 9, 2020

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided in April 2020 that the EPA is required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to set additional emissions limits on hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from pulp mills covered by the National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at […]

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EPA Denies Petition to Reconsider Pulp Mill Emissions

By William C. Schillaci Jul 20, 2018 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Jul 20, 2018

On July 9, 2018, his first day as Acting EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler denied a petition to reconsider the Agency’s residual risk and technology review (RTR) of its 2001 National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semi-Chemical Pulp Mills (October 11, 2107, Federal […]