Posts Tagged ‘greenhouse gas permitting’

January 10, 2011 1

Separate Reporting of Biomass GHG Emissions Required by EPA

By sustainability in Environmental and Sustainability Law

U.S. EPA recently published a final rule reversing its prior position on reporting so-called biogenic GHG emissions–emissions created from burning plant-based fuels.
Beginning this month, industries that are large emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs), or those that are planning to build new facilities or make major modifications to existing ones, must obtain air permits and implement [...]

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November 17, 2010 0

EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Permitting Guidance

By sustainability in Environmental and Sustainability Law

Last Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), published a set of guidance documents to assist state authorities and industry applicants with the Clean Air Act “prevention of significant deterioration” (PSD) and Title V permitting for sources of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
EPA has declared that GHGs are a danger to human health and the environment and [...]

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September 1, 2010 0

EPA Proposes Rules on Clean Air Act Permitting for GHG Emissions

By sustainability in Environmental and Sustainability Law

In spring 2010, EPA finalized the Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Tailoring Rule, which states that large industrial facilities and projects will require an air permit for their GHG emissions beginning in 2011.
On August 12, 2010, EPA issued two proposed rules to address concerns that some states will not be ready to issue permits on January 2, [...]

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