North Dakota’s Department of Health/Air Quality has published important emission reporting requirements on the state’s Web site regarding its Annual Emissions Inventory Reporting (AEIR) process. Reporting of Emissions Companies that have been issued an air pollution control permit to operate may be required to submit an Annual Emission Inventory Report (AEIR) to the North Dakota Department…
Arkansas Is First State In EPA’s Region 6 To Develop Its Own GHG Permitting Program
04.01.13
On 22 March 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Arkansas will become the first state in the EPA’s Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) to develop its own program for issuing permits to facilities that emit greenhouse-gas (GHG) pollution. Beginning in April 2013, companies will no longer be required to…
In Second Auction California Carbon Permits Sell Above Expected Clearing Price
03.01.13
California sold out of greenhouse gas allowances put up for auction on 19 February 2013 at $13.62 each, more than a dollar above analysts’ expectations according to a 22 February 2013 Bloomberg report. “It looks clearly like a healthy auction result, at least on the surface,” Lenny Hochschild, head of global carbon trading for broker…
Gina McCarthy And Ernest Moinz Are Frontrunners To Head EPA And DOE
03.01.13
Multiple national media sources, including a 20 February 2013 Reuters report quoting sources familiar with the process, say President Barack Obama intends to nominate air quality expert Gina McCarthy to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and nuclear physicist Ernest Moinz to lead the Department of Energy (DOE). McCarthy would likely become the face…
EPA Releases State Enforcement Dashboards And Comparative Maps
03.01.13
On 7 February 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of state dashboards and comparative maps that provide the public with information about the performance of state and EPA enforcement and compliance programs across the country. Dashboards and maps are available for air, water and hazardous wastes. Most states and tribes in…
First Ozone Formation Study Released On Eastern Utah’s Uinta Basin
03.01.13
A collaboration involving Utah’s Division of Air Quality (UDAQ), county governments in eastern Utah, researchers from Utah State University, and the Western Energy Alliance has produced the first study of wintertime ozone formation conditions and characteristics in the Uinta basin, according to a 20 February 2013 report in the Oil & Gas Journal. Snow cover is a factor…
Pennsylvania Finalizes Revisions To Natural Gas Fired Engines At Compressor Stations
03.01.13
On 31 January 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced it has finalized revisions to a general permit for natural gas-fired engines and equipment at compressor stations that help move gas from well sites into transmission pipelines. The revised general permit includes significantly lower allowable emission limits than the previous GP-5 permit. The final…
Overcoming the Hurdle of Emissions Control, Creative Co-Generation Cuts Calif. Foundry’s Costs
12.02.05
Techni-Cast Corp., a foundry and machined products firm in South Gate, California, shaved its energy bills by generating power onsite with a natural gas-fueled co-generation system that “recycles”waste heat and meets some of the toughest exhaust emissions limits in the U.S. Even with today’s high natural gas prices, the project saves the company about 33…
