Liskow environmental lawyer Greg Johnson spoke with Manufacturing Dive about The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently proposed new rule to revise the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program. The proposed revisions would allow companies, including artificial intelligence, essential power generation, and data centers, to begin construction of certain non-emitting portions of a project before obtaining an NSR permit.
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“The rules already allow certain site preparation activities, such as site clearing, to begin before a permit is issued, but this change would expand the scope of work that would be allowed and reduce the types of activities that are prohibited without the issuance of a permit,” said Johnson. “Further, the incorporation of these concepts into the regulations will add permanence to them and make it more difficult for a future administration to reverse course.”
To read the full article, visit Manufacturing Dive. Liskow’s environmental regulatory team recently posted an update on the proposed revisions here.