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  • 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.

  • 2025-05156 — Air Plan Revisions; California; Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District; New Source Review; Stationary Source Permits
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 13719
    Reading Time:about 19 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to six rules and is proposing a limited approval and limited disapproval for one rule submitted by the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD) as part of California's State Implementation Plan. These revisions concern the District's New Source Review permitting program for handling air pollution. The proposal aims to address previously identified deficiencies and update existing regulations, with the goal of preventing federal sanctions and ensuring compliance with air quality standards. The public is invited to comment on this proposal until April 25, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to fix some rules to help clean the air in a place called Antelope Valley, but they also found one rule that still needs more work. They're asking people to share their thoughts on this plan before they make the final decision.

  • 2024-29508 — Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period and Prong 4 (Visibility) for the 2015 Ozone and 2012 Particulate Matter Standards
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 102744
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that partially approves and partially disapproves Arizona's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for addressing regional haze, a form of air pollution. Arizona's plan aimed to tackle haze by revising strategies to improve visibility in protected natural areas. The EPA found that while some parts of the plan meet federal requirements, others do not because they lack adequate analysis or justification. The EPA's decision starts a process that could lead to federal intervention unless Arizona submits an improved plan that meets all necessary criteria.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA said that Arizona's plan to clean up the air isn't good enough because it doesn't have everything needed to make a big park view clear again; so they told Arizona to try again and improve it.

  • 2024-30513 — Federal Implementation Plan for Nonattainment New Source Review Program; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, California
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 106332
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) under the Clean Air Act for the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District in California. This new rule includes stricter guidelines for New Source Review (NSR) in nonattainment areas where air quality standards are not met. The FIP aims to regulate the construction of new major sources and modifications of existing sources, addressing deficiencies in the existing Mojave Desert program. An important aspect of this rule is the EPA's disapproval of a Mojave Desert District rule regarding emissions offsets, following a court decision questioning the EPA's previous approval of that rule.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA made new rules to make the air cleaner in the Mojave Desert because the air there isn't healthy enough, and they decided one of the old rules wasn't good, so they changed it.

  • 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.

  • 2020-29065 — Proposed Settlement Agreement, Challenge to Clean Air Act
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 87
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a proposed Settlement Agreement concerning challenges by the State of Wyoming and PacifiCorp related to the EPA's ruling on Wyoming’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP). In 2014, both parties filed reviews against EPA's final rule, which partially disapproved the SIP's elements and created a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to cover these gaps. The proposed agreement aims to resolve disputes over nitrogen oxide requirements at PacifiCorp's Wyodak unit, with specific actions outlined if the agreement is accepted. The EPA is seeking public comments on this proposed agreement until February 3, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA and the State of Wyoming, along with a company called PacifiCorp, are trying to settle a disagreement about how clean the air should be around a power plant. They're asking people to share their thoughts on the plan before they finish it.