EPA Delays Regulation of GHGs as Stationary Source Emissions
From Stoel Rives partners Lee Smith and Krista McIntyre:
In response to a letter drafted by eight democratic senators and general industry adverse reactions, the EPA announced on February 22, 2010 that there would be delays to implementation of the regulation of green house gases as stationary source emissions under the Clean Air Act, and included additional conditions to the implementation. It is expected that the EPA will phase in permit requirements and regulation of GHG for large stationary sources beginning in calendar year 2011.
The additional conditions include only requiring facilities that are applying for air permits for non-greenhouse gas emissions to be permitted under the new GHG permitting system in the first half of 2011, and permitting at a level higher than the 25,000 ton level originally proposed, for the latter half of 2011 through 2013. The letter can be found here.
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