New EPA Greenhouse Gas Permitting Will Impact Construction Efforts
On May 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a "Tailoring Rule" that requires greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions permits for the construction, renovation and operation of large facilities. The Clean Air Act New Source Review Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and title V stationary source permit programs were triggered for GHGs once the agency began regulating such gases under the Act, which happened when it finalized first-ever GHG emission limits for new motor vehicles on April 1. The Tailoring Rule temporarily raises the emissions thresholds specific to GHGs that apply to large facilities and sets a timetable for phasing in the permitting of medium and possibly even small facilities.
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