Webinars12/08/2011 The California Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Rule is Final - What Do You Know! This is the first part of a two-part webinar/seminar series. On October 20, 2011, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the groundbreaking rule California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms. The rule, which becomes final next month, will limit greenhouse gas emissions at hundreds of facilities and electricity importers by January 1, 2013. In 2015, the program will also include importers and distributors of natural gas, transportation fuels and other fossil fuels. The economic impacts are expected to be felt in every corner of California where energy is used. Heavy litigation of the rule is expected. Download Slides  View Presentation 09/29/2011 What Project Developers Need to Know about the New Air Rules in Indian Country On June 10, 2011, EPA finalized a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to ensure that Clean Air Act permitting requirements are applied consistently to facilities in Indian country. The FIP puts in place the two remaining pieces of the preconstruction air permitting program for minor New Source Review (NSR) and nonattainment major NSR in Indian country. The FIP establishes requirements for EPA to issue air permits, or allows tribes to accept delegation of the federal program, or allows tribes to develop and seek approval of a Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP). View Now 03/15/2011 EPA Air Toxics Standards for Boilers and Process Heaters On February 21, 2011, EPA finalized air toxics standards for new and existing boilers and process heaters located at major sources, and boilers located at area sources. This webinar provides guidance to facilities to assess rule applicability, to understand the requirements and to come into compliance. View Now 12/07/2010 EPA's GHG Reporting Program: Are You Ready? For the first time, hundreds of industrial facilities will be required by EPA to report their Year 2010 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions online by March 31, 2011. This webinar provides guidance to help companies prepare for reporting, by assessing operations and data collection quality, by understanding EPA's systems and requirements for reporting, and by developing a plan for meeting those requirements. View Now 10/12/2010 Air Modeling for Non-Modelers: What's Up with the New Ambient Standards In 2010, EPA has made three important changes related to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS): 1) a new 1-hour NO2 standard, 2) a new 1-hour SO2 standard and 3) removed the ability to use PM10 as a surrogate for PM2.5. These changes could have a major impact on the ability for companies to show they do not cause or contribute to NAAQS exceedances. Companies need to be aware of the changes they face when required to use air modeling to show compliance. View Now 09/09/2010 EPA's GHG Tailoring Rule: Understand How it Will Impact Your Business The Tailoring Rule, issued on May 13, 2010, establishes the first federally-imposed limits on greenhouse gas emissions for stationary sources, and defines the PSD (Prevention of Significant Deterioration) and Title V thresholds for air permitting. This webinar provides valuable insight into the requirements of the proposed rule, and allows you to assess your current operations and expansion plans for alignment with the EPA's requirements View Now 07/29/2010 EPA Tailoring Rule Permit Strategies The Tailoring Rule, issued on May 13, 2010, establishes the first federally-imposed limits on greenhouse gas emissions for stationary sources, and defines the PSD (Prevention of Significant Deterioration) and Title V thresholds for air permitting. This webinar goes into greater detail regarding the EPA's GHG Tailoring Rule, and provides permitting strategies that may prevent delays, unexpected expenses, and uncertainties to make the permitting process run more smoothly. View Now 06/04/2009 UPDATE – The South Coast AQMD Moratorium on Permits In January, 2009, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) notified thousands of facilities of a moratorium on certain air permits. Many facilities can no longer claim exemptions from emission offset requirements. As a result, in order to go forward, permit applicants may be forced to halt projects or purchase expensive emission reduction credits (ERCs). SCAQMD recently estimated that 3,150 permits are affected at a cost impact to Southern California businesses that may exceed $4 billion. View Now 01/20/2009 The South Coast AQMD Moratorium on Permits This week the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) will be notifying 20,000 regulated facilities of a moratorium on certain permits. By court order, Permits to Construct issued since Sep. 8, 2006 may be invalid if the applicant relied on Rule 1304 offset exemptions funded by the District Bank. District Bank offsets are no longer available for similar new or pending permit applications. FIND OUT WHETHER YOUR FACILITY IS IMPACTED! View Now Custom WebinarsBlueScape frequently presents custom webinars for companies and associations on timely environmental issues affecting the organization. This format can be used to train staff from multiple sites efficiently with no out of office time and can be recorded for later viewing. Recent custom webinars have focused on topics such as:
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