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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
HostGator.com Newsletter - August 2010
EPA Wants Your Input
EPA Wants Your Input
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:53 -0500
EPA and the Department of Transportation are asking you what information you need to make the best economic and environmental decisions when buying a new car. We’ve proposed changes to the fuel economy labels you see on the window of every new vehicle in dealer showrooms. New technologies, such as battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, [...]
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Expedition Day 1: Paddle, Listen, Learn
Expedition Day 1: Paddle, Listen, Learn
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:54 -0500
By Robert Courtnage A 4:30 AM wake-up is rough. But on the first day of our 4-day Chesapeake Bay Expedition, it didn’t feel so bad as the excitement had me extra motivated to be up and ready to go. Eighteen dedicated EPA Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) athletes trained for months to physically prepare, while ELN volunteers [...]
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Water News Release (Region 2): EPA's Public Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing Study to Take Place in Binghamton, New York
EPA’s Public Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing Study to
Take Place in
Meeting Scheduled for September 13 and 15 at the Broome County Forum Theater
Contact (News Media Only): EPA: John Senn, (212) 637-3667, senn.john@epa.gov
Meeting Information:
EPA will hold four identical sessions during a two day session at the same location:
Date: Monday, September 13, 2010
Location: Broome County Forum Theater,
Time:
• 12:00pm – 4:00pm (pre-registration begins at 10:30am)
• 6:00pm – 10:00pm (pre-registration begins at 4:30pm)
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Location: Broome County Forum Theater,
Time:
• 12:00pm – 4:00pm (pre-registration begins at 10:30am)
• 6:00pm – 10:00pm (pre-registration begins at 4:30pm)
Transition from the Postponed August 12 Meeting
The four sessions scheduled for September 13 and 15, 2010 will be identical to those already convened in
All individuals who pre-registered for the August 12 meetings will retain their registration for the September 13 and 15 meetings. Because the timing of the sessions has changed from a one-day event to a two-day event and EPA has added another meeting session, EPA needs pre-registered individuals to specify the session they would like to attend.
1. Pre-registered speakers for the August 12 session will be sent an e-mail from the Cadmus Group requesting they select one preferred session in which to provide verbal comment. The email notification will provide instructions on how to choose a session. Speakers who pre-registered using the telephone registration will be contacted by Cadmus by phone to confirm their preferred session.
2. Pre-registered attendees (those who opted not to give verbal comment) will be asked to indicate the session they would like to attend via the registration website. The registration website is located at http://hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com and will open beginning at 9:00 am on Friday, September 3, 2010.
EPA is expecting room-capacity crowds at the
EPA encourages the public to submit written comments on the proposed study, and relevant information and data by e-mail at hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov through September 28, 2010. Please write “Hydraulic Fracturing Study – Comments” in the subject line of the message. Written comments may also be hand-delivered at the public meetings or sent to EPA at the following address:
Jill Dean
Mailcode 4606M
EPA looks forward to receiving more public input on the upcoming research study on the potential relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.
For additional questions or comments, please email hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov or call 1-866-477-3635. Meeting information may be found on the EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study website at http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/class2/hydraulicfracturing/wells_hydroout.cfm.
Credentialed members of the media are encouraged to RSVP to senn.john@epa.gov by 5:00 pm, September 10, 2010. There will be a separate media registration table at the venue. The Forum Theater will be equipped with a mult box and Internet access.
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News Release (Region 6): EPA Disapproves Components of TCEQ's Air Permitting Program
EPA Disapproves Components of TCEQ’s Air Permitting Program
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EPA has been working with the state and interested parties to better align TCEQ’s air permitting program with federal requirements and existing state programs, so that air permitting in the state will better protect air quality for all Texans. TCEQ continues to have the authority to issue permits under prior EPA approval of its 1992 NSR program.
The NSR program is one of the core elements of the federal Clean Air Act, and it is implemented in the state by TCEQ. The NSR program requires the best type of pollution control technology, requires permits in order to emit air pollutants, looks at how reducing one form of air pollution can sometimes cause another form of pollution to increase, and provides the state, federal government, and the public the means to know what pollutants are being emitted. Importantly, the NSR program requires that state-of-the art emission control technology is installed at new plants or existing plants that are undergoing a major modification.
EPA determined the revisions proposed by TCEQ’s New Source Review program did not meet federal Clean Air Act requirements. One example is the Pollution Control Project Standard Permit revision offered by TCEQ. The permit is designed to streamline permitting of changes within a plant but lacked adequate review of impacts on total air pollution levels should the changes be approved.
The Clean Air Act ensures that businesses across the country operate efficiently and cleanly. States have flexibility in carrying out the Act's requirements, but states must still adhere to standards of public process, transparency, and public health protection.
Under the Clean Air Act, all states must develop plans approved by EPA for meeting federal requirements to protect public health. Since EPA approved
Over the last several months, EPA has worked directly with refiners, utilities, and other businesses seeking to obtain state-issued permits that are consistent with federal requirements. EPA will continue this productive relationship with permit holders. In addition, EPA is continuing productive discussions with TCEQ about several elements of its air permitting program, and the Agency is hopeful that those discussions will result in changes so that the state can operate a permitting program that conforms to legal requirements.
In July 2009, the EPA and the Business Coalition for Clean Air (BCCA) Appeal Group, the Texas Association of Business, and the Texas Oil and Gas Association reached an agreement regarding the timing of federal review of regulatory changes to
More about activities in EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6
EPA audio file is available at: http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/aug2010.html
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For more information, media may contact Dave Bary or Joe Hubbard at (214) 665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov.
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