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  • 2025-04910 — Air Plan Approval; New York; Knowlton Technologies LLC
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 13414
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved changes to New York's State Implementation Plan regarding air quality standards. These changes focus on Knowlton Technologies LLC in Watertown, New York. The plan includes setting limits on volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from two large methanol storage tanks to help meet ozone air quality standards. This ruling follows federal guidelines and does not introduce new requirements beyond state law.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA is saying "yes" to New York's plan to make the air cleaner near a place called Knowlton Technologies by making sure that two big tanks that store a chemical called methanol don't let out too much bad stuff into the air. This helps keep the air healthy for everyone to breathe.

  • 2021-02587 — Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Plans; Pennsylvania; Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Determinations for Case-by-Case Sources Under the 1997 and 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 9031
    Reading Time:about 23 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to Pennsylvania's state implementation plan (SIP) to implement reasonably available control technology (RACT) for major sources of nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). These changes are aimed at reducing ozone pollution under the 1997 and 2008 national air quality standards. Pennsylvania submitted these revisions to establish RACT for eight specific sources out of the nine initially proposed. This proposal is part of efforts to ensure cleaner air and better public health by meeting federal Clean Air Act requirements.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to make the air cleaner in Pennsylvania by making factories use special tools that help stop bad chemicals from going into the air. This is like making sure you wash your hands to keep germs away.

  • 2021-02586 — Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Determinations for Case-by-Case Sources Under the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 8743
    Reading Time:about 23 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to Pennsylvania's state implementation plan (SIP) for controlling air pollution. These revisions, submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, focus on implementing case-by-case reasonably available control technology (RACT) standards for nine major sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) in Philadelphia County. These standards aim to meet requirements under the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The EPA is seeking public comments on this proposed rule as part of the approval process.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to make sure that factories in Philadelphia follow special rules to help clean the air from bad stuff like smog. They are asking people to share their thoughts on these rules before they decide to approve them.

  • 2020-27806 — Air Plan Partial Approval, Partial Disapproval, and Partial Conditional Approval; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan and Surface Coating Rule
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 971
    Reading Time:about 20 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule concerning air quality in Maricopa County, Arizona. The rule partially approves, partially disapproves, and partially conditionally approves revisions to the air quality plan for the area, focusing on controlling emissions to meet 2008 ozone standards. The EPA is conditionally approving certain rules for controlling emissions from surface coating operations, while requiring updates for others within a year, or they will face disapproval. No comments were received during the public comment period, and failure to meet these conditions might result in federal sanctions.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA made some changes to the air quality plan in Maricopa County to help clean up the air, but they want more improvements within a year to stop certain pollutants. If the county doesn't make these improvements, they could get in trouble with the government.