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Steptoe & Johnson: Uncertainty in Appalachia Created By U.S. EPA Air Quality Permitting Memorandum
Posted on 5 Feb 2013 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

By Armando F. Benincasa In the face of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in late 2012 which struck down United States Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) use of "functional relatedness" in determining whether sources of... Read More

Tags: Clean Air Act , air emissions , Steptoe Johnson , functional relatedness , EPA

Marten Law: EPA Finalizes Hazardous Air Emission Rules for Boilers and Process Heaters Affecting 90,000 Facilities
Posted on 28 Feb 2013 by Svend Brandt-Erichsen

By Svend Brandt-Erichsen, Partner, Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Svend Brandt-Erichsen of Marten Law PLLC discusses EPA's new standards for hazardous air emissions from boilers and process heaters, commonly referred to as "Boiler... Read More

Tags: clean air , air emissions , boilers , energy efficiency

USEPA Promulgates New Fracking Air Rules
Posted on 2 May 2012 by Marc Karell

By Marc Karell, P.E., CEM, Principal, Climate Change & Environmental Services, LLC While the focus of the environmental controversy concerning hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") has been the alleged contamination of aquifers and other drinking... Read More

Tags: fracking , drinking water , clean air , Marc Karell , shale gas , Environmental Protection Agency , Climate Change & Environmental Services , hydraulic fracturing , air emissions , fracking air rules , EPA , methane

USEPA Promulgates New Fracking Air Rules
Posted on 2 May 2012 by Marc Karell

By Marc Karell, P.E., CEM, Principal, Climate Change & Environmental Services, LLC While the focus of the environmental controversy concerning hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") has been the alleged contamination of aquifers and other... Read More

Tags: fracking , drinking water , clean air , Marc Karell , shale gas , , Environmental Protection Agency , Climate Change & Environmental Services , hydraulic fracturing , air emissions , fracking air rules , EPA , methane