Guide · Environmental

Air Quality and Emissions: A Comprehensive Guide to Standards, Permits, New Source Review, Mobile Sources, and Enforcement

42 U.S.C. § 7401

Type
Guide
Jurisdiction
National
Date
2025-07-02
Topic
Environmental

This guide covers the Clean Air Act as it actually applies to facilities, from designation through enforcement. Part I sets out the statutory architecture and the ambient standards. Part II covers state implementation plans and interstate transport. Part III covers preconstruction permitting in attainment and nonattainment areas and the modification question. Part IV covers source-specific standards including hazardous air pollutants. Part V covers the operating permit program, potential to emit, and synthetic minor limits. Part VI covers monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and the compliance certification. Part VII covers enforcement, penalties, and citizen suits. Part VIII covers mobile sources, greenhouse gases, judicial review, and program design.

Air Quality and Emissions: A Comprehensive Guide to Standards, Permits, New Source Review, Mobile Sources, and Enforcement

Environmental > Air Quality and Emissions | Published 2 July 2025 - Updated 16 December 2025 | UpLaw - uplaw.us

How to use this guide

Air law is permit law. Almost nothing in it is a flat prohibition; nearly everything is a condition on an authorization. The guide is therefore organized around the permits a facility needs and the obligations they carry.

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