On December 13, 2018 Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) posted proposed rules for cutting smog-forming compounds based on Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Control Technique Guidelines (CTGs) for the oil and natural gas industry that the Trump administration EPA has proposed to withdraw. As reported in the January 2019 MIRATECH Emissions Monitor, Pennsylvania’s proposal […]

On March 9, 2019 Environment and Climate Change Canada published proposed Off-road Compression-Ignition (Mobile and Stationary) and Large Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations in Canada Gazette, Part I according to a March 12, 2019 DieselNet report. The proposed new emission standards apply to large spark-ignition (SI) engines and stationary compression-ignition (CI) engines. The regulations would also […]

On March 11, 2019 President Donald Trump proposed significant budget cuts to the government agencies responsible for overseeing the nation’s energy and environmental policies, including a 31 percent reduction in spending at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) according to a report from The Hill. The fiscal 2020 budget proposal to Congress titled “A Budget for […]

On February 26, 2019 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final decision to retain without changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2). EPA says its decision comes after carefully reviewing the most recent available scientific evidence and risk and exposure information and consulting with the agency’s independent […]

Colorado’s Senate Bill 181, introduced on March 1, 2019, proposes to significantly modify Colorado’s oil and gas statute and revise the local governments’ regulatory authority over the surface impacts of oil and gas development according to a March 21, 2019 Trinity Consultants report. The bill passed out of the House Finance Committee on March 25th […]

On December 6, 2018, at a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) regulatory update meeting, one of the topics discussed was the inclusion of formaldehyde in the calculation of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from spark ignited internal combustion (IC) engines which combust gaseous fuels including Natural Gas, Landfill gas and Biogas according to […]

In December 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the newly established “Regulation for the Reporting of Criteria Air Pollutants and Toxic Air Contaminants” (or CTR Regulation). However, prior to finalizing the regulation, the Board directed CARB staff to consider modifications to the CTR applicability criteria to require reporting from additional facilities which may […]

On February 8, 2019 EPA published FY 2018 Enforcement Results highlighting the environmental benefits reaped from its enforcement and compliance assurance actions over the past year. This year’s report shows a marked shift away from previous years’ reports, which focused on the number of cases initiated and resolved and the amount of penalties imposed according […]

A group of states in the Northeast are challenging the EPA to keep its promise to enforce adherence to stricter ozone emission standards from upwind states according to an February 4, 2019 Environmental Leader report. In litigation filed in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, six states and New York City are attempting to hold […]

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Air Pollution Control Division (the Division) announced they will implement a formalized Application Rejection Process according to a February 19, 2019 Trinity Consultants report. Beginning March 1, 2019, incomplete applications, as well as those submitted without payment or proof of payment for the applicable Air Pollutant […]