On January 15, 2009 the Sierra Club filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging EPA Administrator Johnson’s memo in response to Deseret Power. The petition seeks the Court to throw out the Johnson memo. The memo would allow current permits to proceed without considering controls for CO2 or other greenhouse gases.
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In yesterday’s post, I discussed the possibility of E-check expanding in Ohio as a result of U.S. EPA’s proposed revisions to implementation of the 1997 8-hour ozone standard (.08 ppm). Today I want to discuss the larger
[NOTE: THIS POST WAS REVISED BASED UPON ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND INFORMATION] The unpopular automobile tail pipe test known as E-check may resurface in Cincinnati under a U.S. EPA proposed rule. Right now, Cleveland is the only area in Ohio with E-check because the area is under a federal mandate to operate the test. That federal mandate could expand under a recent U.S.
After reauthorization of the Clean Ohio program this November by Ohio Voters, the State has announced their intention to maintain two grant funding rounds per year going forward. Hopefully this will allow the program to operate more consisentely. In the past, project developers were often forced to try and rush projects because future funding rounds were
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Perhaps its obvious that the window of opportunity to obtain an air permit without CO2 controls is closing quickly. Don’t delude yourself that controls will wait for Congressional action on climate change.
The battle over requiring CO2 controls without additional rulemaking or legislation is being waged right now. The saga is being played out
Senator Barbara Boxer sent a letter to the Department of Justice demanding withdraw of what she calls a "blatantly illegal memo" issued by EPA Administrator Steve Johnson in response to the Deseret Power decision. The memo says that CO2 (and other greenhouse gases-GHGs) are not yet regulated pollutants under the Clean Air Act. As
Ohio EPA wants to make it easier for economic development to occur in areas like Cleveland, which are designated "non-attainment" with the federal air quality standards (NAAQS) such as ozone or PM 2.5. Federal regulations require companies looking to build or expand in these areas to offset their emissions. Offset is achieved by securing the requisite emission
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The Ohio Department of Development launched today the second round of funding under the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant (DERG) program. There will be at least $9.8 million in funding available in the second round. You can receive funding of up to 80% of the cost (requires a 20% match) for cost of equipment related to
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its much anticipated decision in response to U.S. EPA’s request for reconsideration of the decision vacating the CAIR program. The decision marks an important victory for U.S. EPA, the State and provides some level of certainty for utilities.
The Court decided to remand the rule to U.S.