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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Clean Energy Law

The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. In other words, if an action was required for compliance with a regulation, then WAIRE Points cannot be generated.

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EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

The Environmental Quality Board is scheduled to meet August 9 final regulation setting a science-based manganese standard of 0.3mg/L as a Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Substances to protect public health and environment and make the point of compliance for the standard at the point of discharge into a river or stream.

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EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

On August 9, the Environmental Quality Board voted 16 to 3 to approve a final regulation setting a science-based manganese standard of 0.3mg/L as a Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Substances to protect public health and environment and make the point of compliance for the standard at the point of discharge into a river or stream.

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DEP Withdraws Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Regulation Ending Rulemaking; Existing Standard Remains In Place

PA Environment Daily

On November 18, the Department of Environmental Protection formally notified the Independent Regulatory Review Commission it was withdrawing the final regulation changing the water quality standard for manganese, ending the rulemaking process. For more information, visit the Environmental Quality Board webpage.

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Study: Industry Data Shows Hazardous Air Pollutants Are ‘Ubiquitous’ In The Natural Gas Transmission System; More Justification For Robust Leak Prevention Programs

PA Environment Daily

The authors of the study based their results on industry-disclosed Hazardous Air Pollutants data submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as part of natural gas infrastructure applications between 2017-2020. This includes new regulations in Pennsylvania. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

Juris Doctor Candidate (VLGS '23) and Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law April 8, 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. (1) 1) The EPA permits states to draft and execute regulations to satisfy national standards in most circumstances. (2)

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Will EPA Follow the Science and Protect Us from Ozone Pollution?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) released a draft set of recommendations calling on the EPA to tighten its current standard for ground-level ozone pollution to protect public health. The Obama administration continued this ugly tradition.

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