Search Results for keywords:"emissions offsets"

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  • 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.

  • 2024-28910 — Air Quality Plans; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Source-Specific SIP Revision
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 101479
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a revision to Maricopa County's portion of Arizona's State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act. This revision includes specific permit conditions for emissions offsets from replacing diesel-fueled waste trucks with cleaner vehicles, ensuring these reductions are federally enforceable. The EPA received no public comments on the proposal and has incorporated the permit conditions into the SIP, effective January 15, 2025. This action does not impose additional requirements beyond state law and does not require consideration of environmental justice impacts.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA has made a new rule for Maricopa County in Arizona that says when old diesel garbage trucks are replaced with cleaner ones, the air quality improvements need to be officially recognized so they count. This rule starts on January 15, 2025, and doesn't change any other local laws.