On June 25, 2019, EPA released a pre-publication draft of a proposed rule allowing sources subject to Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act to voluntarily limit their emissions and avoid MACT according to a July 12, 2019 Environmental Law and Policy Monitor report. The proposed rule, which […]

The number of unhealthy air days in major cities across the United States has risen sharply over the last two years, even as emissions of key pollutants continue to slip, according to a July 17, 2019 Reuters report regarding data released by an Environmental Protection Agency report – Our Nation’s Air – on July 17th. […]

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are introducing competing bills that aim to put a tax on carbon according to a July 26, 2019 report from The Hill. The push to regulate greenhouse gas emissions come as both Democrats and Republicans face pressure from their constituents, and in some cases the fossil […]

July was a busy month for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approvals and proposed approvals of state, territory or local air district implementation plans and/or updates to plans designed to meet or make progress toward attainment of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). On July 26, 2019 EPA announced its approval of Oklahoma’s State Implementation Plan […]

On July 15, 2019, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) announced the new and finalized general permit for emergency generators according to a July 19, 2019 Trinity Consultants report. The new general permit covers emergency generators rated at 373 kW up to and including 2000 kW. Only compression ignition engines whose primary purpose is […]