The International Joint Commission's Role in the United States-Canada Transboundary Air Pollution Control Regime: A Century of Experience to Guide the Future

Renewed interest in waste-to-energy (WTE) has spurred a number of plans for facility expansions, retrofits and in several cases, new facilities. Complex federal and state regulations governing stationary air pollution sources challenge projects to develop and implement a compliance strategy that meets current and emerging regulatory requirements and which consists of commercially available and technically feasible control technologies, while managing the financial viability of the project. Past experience in the WTE industry is indicative of current challenges, and the deliberate development of WTE in the United States over the last 15 years now creates challenges when technologies developed and implemented elsewhere must be considered. One example is control of nitrogen oxides. Individual projects are subject to regulatory requirements differently, with net emissions increases, location and other attributes establishing the basis for regulatory compliance. This paper will discuss the complex New Source Review permitting requirements that typically apply to WTE projects, review commercially available air pollution control technologies, and discuss, through the use of a case study, the decision-making process used to develop the air pollution control strategy for the York County Resource Recovery Center expansion, one recent development of new WTE capacity in the United States.

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Air Pollution Control Training in Colleges and Universities in the United States

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association ◽

10.1080/00022470.1971.10469569 ◽

1971 ◽

Vol 21 (9) ◽

pp. 559-562

Author(s):

Harold M. Cota

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Air Pollution ◽

Pollution Control ◽

The United States ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Air Pollution Control

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Atmospheric Pollution

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Law ◽

10.1093/law/9780198790952.003.0019 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 396-417

Author(s):

Massimiliano Montini

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Air Pollution ◽

European Union ◽

Pollution Control ◽

Atmospheric Pollution ◽

Regulatory System ◽

The United States ◽

Regulatory Regime ◽

Air Pollution Control ◽

The European Union

This chapter examines atmospheric pollution legislation from a comparative perspective. It begins with a discussion of the definition and legal boundaries relevant to atmospheric pollution, citing a few events which raised the attention on air pollution issues in different national jurisdictions. It then provides a brief overview of the regulatory regime for air pollution that exists at the international level before analysing air pollution control in a transboundary context. It also compares three models of regulatory intervention and areas of activity: the European Union, the United States, and China. In particular, it describes the most relevant features contained in the legislation developed within those three jurisdictions to address air pollution. Finally, it explores four air pollution issues in the European Union, the United States, and China, namely: the regulatory system for air pollution control, legislative approach to air pollution control, instrument choice, and the role of courts.

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