Pennsylvania environmental regulators are rolling out draft rules for controlling air pollution from the state’s thousands of existing oil and gas wells but the long-awaited measures have a shaky federal foundation according to a December 12, 2018 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report. On December 13, 2018 the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) posted proposed rules for […]

Eastern states on track to attain 2008 ozone standards based on continued air quality progress. In a December 6 2018 news release the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledged the progress states have made reducing ozone concentrations. EPA stated, “Based on EPA air quality projections, the Agency has determined that the 2016 Cross State Air […]

The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI ozone nonattainment area failed to attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the attainment date of July 20, 2018. The area, which is currently classified as “Moderate” for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, will automatically be bumped-up to a “Serious” classification upon the effective date of the final reclassification notice according to a November […]

On December 14, 2019 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced it is extending its deadline for submission of applications under the New Technology Implementation Grant (NTIG) program from Friday, December 14, 2018, to 5:00pm, Monday, January 14, 2019. Up to $3.6 million dollars in grants are available for projects that reduce air pollutants from […]

EPA is considering a redefinition of “ambient air” according to a November 2018 E&E News report. Currently defined by EPA as “that portion of the atmosphere, to which the general public has access,” ambient air’s definition exempts outdoor areas over land that’s owned or controlled by a pollution source, to which “public access is precluded […]