Conference to Address Impact of New EPA Energy Rules
Pittsburgh, PA (March 21, 2005) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently announced two landmark rules designed to limit pollutants from power plants: the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the first-ever federal rule to control mercury emissions. These much-anticipated regulations may represent the most substantial new air quality standards since the Clear Air Act amendments of 1990.
Yet, they raise many questions: What do the mercury rule's cap-and-trade provisions mean to power companies, other industries, and the public? How do the new rules affect existing laws? And how will the federal government work with state and local agencies on enforcement?
If you need to find out how your organization or your projects are affected by these rules—as well as by the elements of proposed “Clear Skies” legislation—you can't afford to miss “Environmental Issues for Energy Generation in the Non-Utility Sector,” co-sponsored by the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA). The conference takes place April 4-5, 2005, at the Doubletree Hotel in Crystal City, Arlington, VA —just minutes from Washington, D.C., and Ronald Reagan National Airport.
As a timely and valuable follow-up to the International District Energy Association's recent “Investing in Infrastructure” event in Washington, D.C., this conference will let you interact with leading policymakers and learn first-hand how to best respond to the day-to-day implications of the CAIR and mercury rules. Featured topics include:
• A Plenary Panel Discussion: What is Non-Utility Energy and Why is it Important? Why are Environmental Regulations and Standards a Critical Area for Non-Utility Energy Practitioners?
• Building a Strong Title V Compliance Certification Program
• Control Technology Research & Advancements
• Clean Air Act: Implementation of NSR Reform, Revised NAAQS and Regional Haze
• Clean Coal Technology Research & Advancements
• Clean Water Act Update
• Management of Coal Combustion By-products
• Cap-and-Trade versus Command-and-Control Regulatory Structures
• Topics in Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
• Implementation of MACT Standards that Impact Non-Utility Energy
• Where the Buck Stops—Perspectives from State and Local Agencies
Participants will include William Rosenberg, research fellow at Harvard University 's Center for Business and Government, and Bill Becker, executive director of STAPPA (the State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators) and ALAPCO (the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials).
“If you are involved in energy generation in the non-utility sector, you will need to guide your organization through a minefield of environmental regulations,” says John Jimison, executive director of the U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association (USCHPA). “This conference will provide you with opportunities to meet face to face with the individuals who will finalize, implement, and enforce a range of regulations—as well as experts in control technology and research.”
The conference is co-sponsored by the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO), the International District Energy Association (IDEA), USCHPA, and A&WMA. For more information, visit the conference web site at www.awma.org/events/confs/energy.
The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to thousands of environmental professionals in 65 countries. For more information, visit www.awma.org.
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