Category — EPA News

On January 19, 2012 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm, Troutman Sanders will host a webinar presentation on the Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) Rule, the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) Stay and the obligation to comply with grid reliability standards. [Read more →]

On Tuesday, December 13th, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its final Federal Implementation Plan (“FIP”) to impose new sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission limits on six coal-fired electric generating units in Oklahoma. [Read more →]

On Friday, December 2, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (”EPA”) released its third attempt at a Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) standard for industrial boilers and process heaters under the Clean Air Act.  EPA’s latest proposal is a reconsideration of the final rule that was adopted in February and published March 21, 2011, which EPA promised to revise the same day it was released. [Read more →]

On November 29 and 30, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) held a Commissioner-led Technical Conference on electric reliability issues.  Of note, the Commission devoted an entire day of the conference to the impact of the EPA’s regulations on electric reliability. [Read more →]

On December 1, 2011, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) and EPA presented a united front in announcing the release of a DOE report, Resource Adequacy Implications of Forthcoming EPA Air Quality Regulations, which shows the EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (“MATS”) will not affect grid reliability. [Read more →]