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IT PAYS TO BE GREEN GREEN HOUSE GASES WILL NOT BE IN NEW SOURCE REVIEW BEFORE 2011
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IT PAYS TO BE GREEN
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GHGs WILL NOT BE IN NEW SOURCE REVIEW
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EPA Administrator's response to disgruntled Senators lays out agency's plans for controlling CO2 releases from various facilities. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson issued a letter on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, responding to a letter sent to her by eight Democratic Senators http://epa.gov/oar/pdfs/LPJ_letter.pdf from coal-producing and manufacturing states, questioning the agency's regulatory plans for greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act. The letter from the administrator clarified some of the agency's actions under this Administration, but left room for some ambiguity. Jackson was provided a curt answer to the primary concern in the senators' letter, concerning economic impact of greenhouse gas controls, and whether they might be controlled under the New Source Review provisions of the Clean Air Act. "No facility will be required to address greenhouse gas emissions in Clean Air Act permitting of new construction or modifications before 2011," Jackson said. The statement does not mean facilities updated this or last year will not have to worry about potential GHG controls, but it's a good sign for companies wanting to expand or update right now that they won't have to include CO2 control technology. Jackson also clarified what happens after that: "For the first half of 2011, only facilities that already must apply for Clean Air Act permits as a result of their non-greenhouse gas emissions will need to address their greenhouse gas emissions in their permit applications." In the letter, Jackson stated that the EPA is "considering a modification to the rule announced in September requiring large facilities emitting more than 25,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year to obtain permits demonstrating they are using the best practices and technologies to minimize GHG emissions." However, Jackson noted that the agency is "considering raising that threshold substantially to reflect input provided during the public comment process." Finally, smaller facilities need not worry for at least six years. The EPA does not intend to subject smaller facilities to Clean Air Act permitting for greenhouse gas emissions any sooner than 2016. Pollution Engineering [pollutionengineering@bnpmedia-email.com]
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EPA Pushes Ahead on GHG Standards
by Roy Bigham
Posted: December 23, 2010 The EPA issued its plan for establishing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution standards under the Clean Air Act in 2011. The agency looked at a number of sectors and is moving forward on GHG standards for fossil fuel power plants and petroleum refineries – two of the largest industrial sources, representing nearly 40 percent of the GHG pollution in the United States. The schedule issued in the Dec. 23, 2010 agreements provides a clear path forward for these sectors and is part of EPA’s common-sense approach to addressing GHGs from the largest industrial pollution sources.
"We are following through on our commitment to proceed in a measured and careful way to reduce GHG pollution that threatens the health and welfare of Americans, and contributes to climate change," said Administrator Lisa Jackson. "These standards will help American companies attract private investment to the clean energy upgrades that make our companies more competitive and create good jobs here at home."
Several states, local governments and environmental organizations sued the EPA over the agency’s failure to update the pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants and petroleum refineries, two of the largest source categories of GHG pollution in the United States. Under today’s agreement, the EPA will propose standards for power plants in July 2011 and for refineries in December 2011 and will issue final standards in May 2012 and November 2012, respectively.
This schedule will allow the agency to host listening sessions with the business community, states and other stakeholders in early 2011, well before the rulemaking process begins, as well as to solicit additional feedback during the routine notice and comment period. Together this feedback will lead to smart, cost-effective and protective standards that reflect the latest and best information.
The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to set industry-specific standards for new sources that emit significant quantities of harmful pollutants. These standards, called New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), set the level of pollution new facilities may emit and address air pollution from existing facilities. The Act allows flexible and innovative approaches that take into account cost, health and environmental impacts, and energy requirements. The agency also must periodically update these standards to reflect improvements in control technologies.
Earlier this year, the EPA issued a common-sense approach to GHG permitting for the largest industrial sources. This approach, the GHG permitting guidelines issued in November, and these standards will give power plants and refineries a clear and sensible path for addressing GHG pollution.
The EPA will accept public comment on these two agreements for 30 days following publication of notice in the Federal Register. www.pollutionengineering.com JAY SAYS |
Dear Reader, The Green Gases issues will be with us for the seeable future. The controversy continues, “claim and counter claim”. It does appear some of the scientific data originally used to create the need was incorrect, however, once a campaign is born, it goes forward. The future will demonstrate the true results. Best regards,
Jay Klaus
JKlaus@KlausEquipment.com
Klaus Equipment Company, Inc.
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Klaus Equipment Company
Phone: 724-444-3420
Fax: 724-444-3425
2866 West Bardonner Road,
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