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EPA's proposed GHG rule targets refineries, large plants

10/12/2009
By Nick Snow
The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulations on Sept. 30 that would subject refineries and other large industrial operations to greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation under the Clean Air Act while exempting smaller businesses and farms.Under the proposal, industrial facilities emitting at least 25,000 tons/year of greenhouse gases would have to obtain construction and operating permits covering those emissions. The permits would have to demonstrate use of best available control technologies and energy efficiency measures to minimize GHG emissions when plants are built or significantly modified, EPA said."This is a commonsense rule that is carefully tailored to apply to only t...
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