Tag: Clean Air Act
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Attorney General Eric Holder to Announce Historic Clean Air Act Settlement
New cars are required to have window stickers that clearly identify the car’s fuel economy. The stickers allow car buyers to easily compare one vehicle to another and also to estimate annual fuel costs. Most people accept these numbers as accurate, although there is an understanding that fuel economy estimates are based on idealized testing […]
Progress in reduction of Urban Air Toxics – EPA’s Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress
U.S. EPA released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress which is the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics. Air toxics, also known as toxic air pollutants or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), are those […]
SMG attends GLI Environment and Energy Committee Meeting
Special Guest John Lyons, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, gave a presentation on August 13, 2014 to GLI members to discuss the potential impacts on Kentucky under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions standards within the proposed “Clean Power Plan” rule issued under the authority of Section 111(d) within the […]
EPA Approves Jefferson County's Portion of the SIP for Startups and Shutdowns
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve part of a revision to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ), on March 22, 2011. The proposed revision was submitted by KDAQ on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution […]
111(d) Comment Period is Closing Soon
On March 10th comments for EPA’s Clean Air Act Section 111(b) rule are due. Section 111(b) pertains to new power plants. EPA proposed the changes on September 20th, 2013. However, due to the government shutdown and other reasons, the proposal was not published in the Federal Register until January 8th, 2014. According to Kentucky’s Department of […]