incinerator rule News
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EPA Exemption for Incinerators Ruled Illegal
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - A federal court has thrown out an attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA to exempt tens of thousands of waste incinerators from the controls of the Clean Air Act. In a decision June 8 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a panel of three judges ruled that facilities that burn waste are incinerators, not 'boilers' or 'process ...
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TODAY: Press conference call to discuss proposed changes to boilers and incinerators rule
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrators Gina McCarthy and Mathy Stanislaus will hold a press conference call today at 12:00 p.m. EST to discuss changes to EPA’s proposed rule for boilers and incinerators under the Clean Air Act. The proposed reconsideration would maintain public health protections through significant reductions in toxic air pollutants, including ...
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NACWA files petition for reconsideration and stay of final sewage sludge incineration rule with EPA
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) today filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting reconsideration and a stay of the Clean Air Act (CAA) maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for municipal sewage sludge incinerators (SSIs) (“Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing ...
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NACWA applauds D.C. circuit remand of key elements of EPA Sewage Sludge Incinerator (SSI) Rule
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauded the decision today of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in NACWA, et al. v. EPA to remand significant components of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 2011 Sewage Sludge Incinerator (SSI) rule back to EPA for further consideration and explanation. In making this ruling, the ...
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EPA seeks new timetable for reducing pollution from boilers and incinerators/agency committed to developing rules that are protective, cost effective and based on sound science (HQ)
In a motion filed today in the federal District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking an extension in the current court-ordered schedule for issuing rules that would reduce harmful air emissions from large and small boilers and solid waste incinerators. The additional time is needed for the agency to re-propose the rules based on a full ...
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EPA proposes changes to clean air act standards for boilers and incinerators/reconsidered standards would set emission limits for less than one percent of boilers, achieve public health benefits while increasing flexibility and responding to public input
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to Clean Air Act standards for boilers and certain incinerators based on extensive analysis, review and consideration of data and input from states, environmental groups, industry, lawmakers and the public. The proposed reconsideration would achieve extensive public health protections through significant reductions in toxic air ...
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EPA Issues Long-Awaited Final Rule Revising Standards for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
On December 20, 2012, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Jackson signed a much-anticipated rulemaking package revising the emission standards for commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units (CISWI). The rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register. The final rule accomplishes two broad goals: it revises the Clean Air Act (CAA) emission limits for ...
By Acta Group
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EPA Issues Long-Awaited Final Rule Revising Standards for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
On December 20, 2012, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Jackson signed a much-anticipated rulemaking package revising the emission standards for commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units (CISWI). The rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register. The final rule accomplishes two broad goals: it revises the Clean Air Act (CAA) emission limits for ...
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