"Reactivation" Deactivated, by Eric L. Hiser
Readers of this blog are familiar with the struggles over the fate of the St. Croix refinery built and operated by HOVENSA until 2012.... ...
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jmaiden
- Jun 19
- 1 min
EPA NSR Rule Plans for 2023, by Eric L. Hiser
In the semiannual regulatory agenda publication and at the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Annual Conference and...
jmaiden
- Mar 27
- 1 min
NSR and EJ: Part 2, by Eric L. Hiser
A critical element in addressing environmental justice concerns is understanding the legal tools available to both EPA and...
jmaiden
- Feb 14
- 1 min
NSR and EJ: Part 1, by Eric L. Hiser
Welcome to the start of an occasional series analyzing EPA’s efforts to implement the Administration’s goals of enhancing...
jmaiden
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
"Second Guessing" Returns, by Eric L. Hiser
On December 9, 2022, EPA Administrator Michael Regan issued "New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Requirements: Enforceability...
jmaiden
- Nov 29, 2022
- 1 min
EPA: "permitted" means "achievable" for BACT, by Eric L. Hiser
On August 31, 2022, the EPA issued “EPA Comments Concerning BACT Evaluations” in TCEQ Docket 2021-0942-AIR and SOAH Docket 582-22-0201 on...
jmaiden
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
New Fugitive Emissions Proposal, by Eric L. Hiser
On October 14, 2022, EPA published for both the PSD and NNSR programs a proposed rule entitled “Reconsideration of ...
jmaiden
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
New Guidance on Ozone and Fine Particulate Modeling, by Eric L. Hiser
On July 29, 2022, EPA’s Air Quality Assessment Division and Air Quality Policy Division jointly issued new ...
jmaiden
- Aug 22, 2022
- 1 min
EPA Outlines NSR Initiatives for 2022-2023, by Eric L. Hiser
Peter Keller of EPA’s NSR group provided an overview of the EPA’s NSR initiatives for the 2022-2023 period at the Air & Waste Management...
jmaiden
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
NSR "Relaxation" Clarified, by Eric L. Hiser
On September 1, 2021, EPA Region 7 responded to a request from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for guidance on the...
jmaiden
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
Analysis: EPA's Petition for Reconsideration in Ameren, by Eric L. Hiser
In this installment, we examine the United States v. Ameren Missouri litigation over whether Ameren’s installation of replacement...
jmaiden
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
Analysis: Ameren’s Petition for Reconsideration, Eric L. Hiser
In this installment and the following one, we will examine the United States v. Ameren Missouri litigation over whether Ameren’s...
jmaiden
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
Eighth Circuit Denies Rehearing in Ameren Missouri, by Eric L. Hiser
In an Order issued November 30, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected requests by both Ameren Missouri and the...
jmaiden
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
EPA Moves Forward with PM2.5 and Ozone NAAQS, by Eric L. Hiser
Although a bit outside our normal NSR-centered view, we thought that we would highlight recent developments with the PM2.5 and Ozone...
jmaiden
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
EPA Denies Petition to Reconsider “Project Emissions Accounting” Rule, by Eric L. Hiser
On October 12, 2021, EPA Administrator Regan denied the January 22, 2021, petition for reconsideration and stay of the Project...
tburggraff
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
EPA wins "relief" skirmish in Ameren Missouri case
On February 27, 2019, Judge Sippel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered an order resolving...
tburggraff
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Fifth Circuit Grants En Banc Review in Luminant
On July 10, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a request for "rehearing en banc" on the panel decision in...
tburggraff
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
EPA Proposes "Project Emissions Accounting" Rule
On August 1, 2019, EPA released its proposed “Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR):...
tburggraff
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
United States Dismisses Fifth Circuit Luminant Appeal
Less than one month after Luminant Generation won its motion for rehearing en banc in United States v. Luminant Generation Co., the...
tburggraff
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
EPA streamlines tribal oil and gas minor NSR process
On July 15, 2019, EPA proposed revisions to the federal implementation plan for tribal minor NSR program addressing “true minor” oil and...
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