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EPA Adds First New Hazardous Air Pollutant Since 1990
January 14, 2022EPA finalized a rule to add 1-bromopropane to the federal list of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) on December 22, 2022.
Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Revised Definition: Proposed Rule Published
December 16, 2021Rule Proposed to Revert Back to Pre-2015 Definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) published December 2021
FERC & NERC Issue Joint Report on Freeze Reliability Failures
December 15, 2021The in-depth report outlines twenty-eight recommendations to address freeze reliability failures, including operating practices and recommendations for NERC standards modifications surrounding generator winterization and gas-electric coordination.
EPA Finalizes TRI Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Processing Facilities
December 7, 2021EPA finalized rule to add natural gas extraction and/or processing plants to Toxics Release Inventory reporting requirements
PHMSA Issues Gas Gathering Final Rule Summary & Requirements
November 30, 2021PHMSA announced that they issued a final rule that significantly expands Federal pipeline safety oversight to all onshore gas gathering pipelines.
NERC Accelerates Additional Cold Weather Standards Changes
November 22, 2021At its November 2021 meeting, NERC’s Board of Trustees took aggressive action to advance critical cold weather Reliability Standards. Most notably, the group approved the 2022-2024 Reliability Standards Development Plan, which prioritizes standards projects for the coming years including a resolution to include new cold weather operations, preparedness and coordination standards as high priority development projects.
EPA Proposes Changes to Methane Control at Petroleum Operations
November 10, 2021New Source Performance Standard for Methane Control at Petroleum Operations in 2022
New Potential Compliance Standards Identified at FERC Technical Conference on Reliability
October 18, 2021With a focus on the reliability impact of extreme weather and the shortcomings of current system planning approaches, both NERC and FERC conference participants opened the door to potential forthcoming compliance standard enhancements or changes.
NJDEP Implements New Jersey Environmental Justice Law Through Administrative Order
October 5, 2021On September 22, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner announced the issuance of Administrative Order (AO) No. 2021-25 to implement New Jersey’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Law. This order is effective immediately, and applicants seeking to site new major source facilities, renew major source permits or expand existing facilities with major source permits (e.g., Title V air permits) in overburdened communities are affected. There are more than 4.5 million people that live within 331 municipalities that are overburdened communities in the state of New Jersey.
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