Tag: regulations
Ozone-The Other EPA Fast Train Approaching
While we try to figure out EPA’s new approach to regulating carbon dioxide, we should keep a very sharp eye on what they intend to do about ozone. Believe it or not, their ozone proposal may be more far reaching than the carbon dioxide regulations. On December 17, 2014, EPA published its proposal for revising […]
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EPA Issues a Revision of the CSAPR Rule
Today EPA announced an interim final rule with request for comment to Amend Dates in Federal Implementation Plans Addressing Interstate Transport of Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter. This is otherwise known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the “Transport Rule” or the “Good Neighbor Rule” requires states to develop plans to reducing power plant […]
EPA Issues a Revision of the CSAPR Rule
Today EPA announced an interim final rule with request for comment to Amend Dates in Federal Implementation Plans Addressing Interstate Transport of Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter. This is otherwise known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the “Transport Rule” or the “Good Neighbor Rule” requires states to develop plans to reducing power plant […]
EPA Annouces its Proposed NAAQS for Ozone
On November 25th, 2014, EPA announced its anticipated proposal for reducing ozone. According to the proposed rule, the current standard of 75 parts per billion would be lowered to a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion. Agency officials said they would also take public comments on whether they should consider going even lower, […]