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  • 2025-03196 — Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 10876
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the public comment period for a rule proposed on August 30, 2024, regarding Ohio's Regional Haze Plan under the Clean Air Act. The reopening lets people comment on specific permit conditions related to emissions at certain power plants in Ohio. This period, lasting 15 days, allows further input after some documents were initially unavailable. Comments must be submitted by March 17, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to hear what people think again about certain rules for cleaning the air around three power plants in Ohio. They've opened up a short time to give everyone a chance to say what they think because some important details were not ready before.

  • 2021-03057 — Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; United States Virgin Islands; Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan; Correction
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 10227
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    In this proposed rule, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aims to correct a past error regarding emission limits related to regional haze in the United States Virgin Islands. Originally published in 2012, the rule did not include certain required limits in the Code of Federal Regulations. This update will incorporate those limits without changing any previous decisions or reopening past determinations. The EPA is inviting public comments on this correction for transparency, focusing solely on confirming the specific limits intended to have been included.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA made a goof in a past rule about air pollution in the Virgin Islands by leaving out some important pollution limits they meant to include. Now, they're fixing the mistake and telling people exactly what limits should have been in there from the start.

  • 2024-27635 — Air Plan Approval; Michigan and Minnesota; Revision to Taconite Federal Implementation Plan
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 96152
    Reading Time:about 73 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new rules to limit emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) from five taconite facilities in Michigan and Minnesota. These rules are meant to improve air quality and visibility by following procedures outlined in a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) and applying the best available control technologies. The proposal includes plans for public comments and hearings, and it aims to comply with environmental justice policies to not disproportionately affect communities with environmental concerns. The changes focus on refining previous emission estimates based on real-time data collected from these facilities.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to make sure some factories in Michigan and Minnesota pollute less, so they are planning new rules to cut down on certain bad gases they release into the air. They also want factories to send reports to them online to keep track of the air quality.

  • 2024-30535 — Partial Approval, Partial Disapproval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency; Control of Emissions From Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 105468
    Reading Time:about 10 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule that partially approves and partially disapproves a State Plan submitted by the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency. The plan aims to set emission limits for large municipal waste combustors in Spokane County, Washington. While it meets guidelines for existing large waste combustors, the plan does not include requirements for fluidized bed combustors and air curtain incinerators, leading to partial disapproval. This rule, under the Clean Air Act, has an effective date of January 27, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA said "yes" and "no" to some new rules that Spokane wanted for controlling pollution from big trash burners. They liked some parts but didn't like how the rules forgot to include rules for two other kinds of trash burners.

  • 2025-00220 — Revisions to the Federal Implementation Plan for the Billings/Laurel, Montana, Sulfur Dioxide Area
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5695
    Reading Time:about 9 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to update the Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for sulfur dioxide emissions from four sources in Billings and Laurel, Montana. This rule removes the previous allowance for exceeding emission limits during malfunctions, startups, and shutdowns, as it did not align with the Clean Air Act. The EPA conducted an environmental justice analysis and found no significant disparities in pollution burden around the affected facilities. This rule will take effect on February 18, 2025, and is intended to have a neutral to positive impact on local air quality.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA decided to change a rule to make sure factories in Billings and Laurel, Montana, can't go over their pollution limits when something breaks or when they're starting up or shutting down. This is to help keep the air clean.