By Ryan Elliott on Posted in Energy,EnvironmentOhio EPA has proposed rules that will require additional Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission controls for certain manufacturing and industrial operations located in the Cincinnati and Cleveland 2015 ozone nonattainment areas. On May 17, 2021, Ohio EPA issued public notice of draft revisions to Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-21, “Carbon… Continue Reading
By Ryan Elliott on Posted in Energy,EnvironmentOn January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities. The topics discussed during the PAG meeting included: anticipated regulatory changes to address non-attainment of the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality… Continue Reading
By Ryan Elliott on Posted in EnvironmentOn November 29,2019, U.S. EPA issued a final rule redesignating the Ohio portion of the Stubenville Ohio-West Virginia nonattainment area from nonattainment to attainment of the 2010 SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), pursuant to section 107(d)(3)(E) of the Clean Air Act. EPA determined that Ohio demonstrated that the area is attaining the SO2… Continue Reading
By Ryan Elliott on Posted in EnvironmentOn July 3, 2019, USEPA issued a proposed rule finding the Columbus, Ohio area is attaining the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The Columbus area is currently designated as nonattainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. However, in response to Ohio EPA’s request for redesignation to attainment supported by monitoring data for 2016-2018,… Continue Reading
