In a proposed rule published on June 24, 2024, EPA has proposed to remove eighteen affirmative defense provisions for malfunctions associated with violations of New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission...more
EPA Proposes Removing Affirmative Defense Provisions from Eighteen Clean Air Act Emission Standards - In a proposed rule published on June 24, 2024, EPA has proposed to remove eighteen affirmative defense provisions for...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication version of a proposed rule that would remove affirmative defense provisions from certain Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final denial of a petition requesting removal of the Stationary Combustion Turbines source categories from the list of categories of major sources of Clean...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the September 13th Federal Register a proposed rule that would amend the general provisions for Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous...more
After years of delays – largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic – on April 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finally issued two proposals that would reduce ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions affecting fence-line...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced its latest priority for Clean Air Act enforcement: stationary engines. In an enforcement alert, EPA states that it has been finding numerous violations of Clean...more
The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (“NESCAUM”) submitted August 9th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air...more
On February 28, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lifted a nearly two-decade long stay on formaldehyde air emissions limits for two types of stationary combustion turbines. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has released a pre-publication copy of its proposed amendments to the Air Toxics Standards for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) initiated the first phase of a two phased approach to address ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions, announcing final amendments to the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a September 4th Federal Register Notice proposing the results of a Residual Risk and Technology Review (“RTR”) of the Clean Air Act National Emission...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Alliance Castings Company, LLC (“Alliance”) entered into an August 23rd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Vardaman Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Jerry’s Cleaners (“VEI”) entered into a September 14th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged National Emission Standard for...more
Federal - Notice of Availability of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Two Updated Chapters in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual - EPA is making two finalized chapters of the EPA Air Pollution Control...more
On September 29, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or the “Agency”) promulgated its final Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review (“RTR”) and New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) rule...more