EPA Plan Raises Permit Requirements for ‘Fugitive’ Emissions (1)

The EPA is moving to include more industrial sources in requirements that govern major facility modifications, according to a proposed rule the agency released on Thursday.

The proposal would require all existing major industrial facilities to account for their “fugitive” emissions when determining whether big modifications to their plants would require major New Source Review (NSR) permits before construction.

The action scraps a 2008 rule that only included sources such as petrochemical refineries and coal-fired power plants in the more stringent NSR requirements based on their fugitive emissions, which come from leaks or other areas outside of regulated sources like ...