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EPA updates VOC Performance Standards for the Storage Tanks
EPA has issued final updates to its 2012 VOC performance standards for storage tanks used in crude oil and natural gas production and transmission. The updates will ensure the tanks likely to have the highest emissions are controlled first, while providing tank owners and operators time to purchase and install VOC controls. The amendments reflect […]
Rep. Smith's Assessment of EPA Data
“EPA’s Game of Secret Science” (subscriber content) was the title of an editorial that appeared in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal. The author was Rep. Lamar Smith who represents the 21st District of Texas and is chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. You can read more about Rep. Smith’s view on EPA’s […]
EPA Software Helps Reduce Water Pollution as Part of President’s Climate Action Plan
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the National Stormwater Calculator, an innovative addition to the administration’s virtual climate resilience toolkit. EPA’s new calculator will help property owners, developers, landscapers, and urban planners make informed land-use decisions to protect local waterways from pollution caused by stormwater runoff. […]
EPA's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
EPA announced its semiannual regulatory agenda on July 3rd, 2013. Here are some items of note that appeared in the announcement. I’ve also included the dates, if known, that EPA will consider these items: 10/2013: EPA will complete its review of the impact to small entities of CAFO permits. This looks to be positive for small […]
TRI Reporting Deadline Approaching
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting deadline for 2012 is quickly approaching. Reports must be filed by no later than midnight on July 1, 2013. The EPA has been hosting a variety of webinars over the last month, and provided several tools on its website (http://www.epa.gov/tri/). A noted […]