Clean Air Act Title V Permits
BREDL Comments on various permits

April 1, 2019: BREDL comments included: "40 to 85 percent of the fuel burned produces no electric power. But air pollution and global warming gases are created by combustion whether power is produced or not. Moreover, how the turbines are managed and the conditions under which they operate affect efficiency and air pollution emissions."

"The potential emissions of formaldehyde may affect the children attending the Page County High School and Middle School ... each located less than a mile from the Shenandoah Compressor Station."

"The DEQ must take steps to reduce this and other hazardous air pollutants at this compressor station."

BREDL Comments

Oct. 25, 2018: We are concerned that the air pollution created by the combustion of fuel at the University’s physical plant presents a serious risk to the health and well-being of residents in the Chapel Hill area. A public hearing would allow the NC Division of Air Quality (DAQ) to ascertain the potential public health risks before finalizing this permit.

BREDL Comments

Aug. 9, 2018: The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its chapter Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff have filed detailed comments opposing the state’s air pollution permit for Plant Vogtle. In the comments, the groups oppose the excessive levels of hazardous air pollution emitted from the cooling towers and other sources in a community already stressed by power plant impacts. They called upon the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to reject the permit.

View Press Release | View BREDL Comments | View BREDL 2010 Petition

On October 8, 2015 Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and Concerned Citizens of Richmond County stood in front of the HQ of NCDENR in Raleigh, NC to announce that they have renewed their citizen's lawsuit against EPA and the state's permit for failure to properly regulate Duke Energy's Turbines in Hamlet, NC. The citizens of Richmond county are already being harmed with excessive amounts of air pollution from Duke's power plant.

More info: Press Release | Petition

Oct. 2014: The Piedmont Natural Gas—Wadesboro Compressor Station is one of many similar units strung like beads on natural gas pipelines.  They emit huge amounts of toxic air pollution, and this one is no exception.  The permit recently issued by the North Carolina Division of Air Quality suffers from fatal flaws which result in excessive amounts of air pollution and place a disproportionate burden on low income and minority populations in Wadesboro, North Carolina.

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Jan. 29, 2014: Today two groups announced the filing of a Clean Air Act lawsuit with the US Environmental Protection Agency against the permit for the Richmond County Combustion Turbine Facility in Hamlet.

In a legal petition filed January 17th, the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and the Concerned Citizens of Richmond County stated that they oppose the air pollution permit because of North Carolina’s failure to comply with the federal Clean Air Act. The two principal objections were that the NC Division of Air Quality had: 1) Failed to require the best available pollution controls for hazardous air pollutants and 2) Failed to properly address the question of common control of the electric power turbines at the site operated by Duke Energy Progress and Piedmont Natural Gas.

Read BREDL Press Release | View Groups' Clean Air Act Petition

March 29, 2012: On behalf of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
and our chapter the Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff, I write to provide
comments on the Environmental Protection Division’s draft permit. Also, we
request that a public hearing be held in Burke County before a permitting
decision is made to enable residents to provide comments to EPD.

BREDL Comments

Dec. 9, 2011: BREDL petitions EPA regarding NC DENR issuance of Title V permit for CPI-USA Roxboro Plant. View the BREDL Petition

April 1, 2010: BREDL Comments and Recommendations to Mecklenburg County Department Air Quality concerning renewal of BMWNC Title V Permit renewal for the BMWNC medical waste incinerator, located in Matthews, NC.

Feb. 11, 2006: Stericycle Dental Waste Management Plan - Reducing Mercury Emissions with Title V Operating Permits.

Jan. 8, 2004: BREDL comments during Title V permit hearing for Blue Ridge Paper

Sept 19, 2003: BREDL comments on Title V permit for Stericycle, Inc , Haw River, Alamance County, NC.

For additional BREDL comments on the Stericycle Title V permit, please scroll down to June 25, 2003 and Jan. 15, 2002.

Sept. 06, 2003: BREDL comments on Title V permit for Weyerhaeuser Company, Elkin Plant, Surry County, NC

June 25, 2003: BREDL comments on reopened Title V permit for Stericycle, Inc, Haw River, Alamance County, NC

June 16, 2003: BREDL comments on the draft Title V permit for SGL Carbon in Morganton,(Burke Co.), NC.

May 18, 2003: BREDL comments on the draft Title V permit for Duke Energy's G.G. Allen power station, Gaston Co., NC

May 13, 2003: BREDL petitions EPA to object to Final Title V permit for Savannah River Site.

Mar. 31, 2003: BREDL comments on the draft Title V permit for Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Big Island, VA

Mar. 25, 2003: BREDL comments on the draft Title V permit for Duke Energy's Belews Creek coal-fired power plant in Stokes County, NC.

Jan. 06, 2003: BREDL files Section 505 Petition with EPA regarding AEP Clinch River (Russell, Co. VA) coal-fired power plant Title V permit.

Dec. 06, 2002: BREDL additional comments, including letter from Dr. Peter Rickards on the unreliability of HEPA filters to control radionuclide emissions, on the draft Title V permit for Savannah River Site.

Nov. 21, 2002: BREDL additional comments on the draft Title V permit for the Savannah River Site. | BREDL flyer for Nov. 21, 2002 hearing

Nov. 4, 2002: BREDL Comments on Title V permit for CP & L Roxboro Steam Electric Plant in Person Co., NC

Sept. 24, 2002: BREDL Comments on Title V permit for Weyerhaeuser in Kingsport, TN

July 17, 2002: BREDL Comments on Title V permit for AEP Clinch River coal-fired power plant in Russell, Co. VA ; August 26, 2002: BREDL additional comments from public hearing

July 2, 2002 - BREDL and PRIDE petition EPA to object to Solite Cascade, VA Title V permit

April 25, 2002: BREDL Comments on Clean Air Act Title V permit for Lafarge Building Materials, Inc. near Harleyville, SC

March 12, 2002 and April 11, 2002: BREDL Comments on Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Holly Hill, South Carolina Fiberboard Plant Clean Air Act Title V permit

Feb. 20, 2002 - BREDL comments on Savannah River Site, Aiken SC Title V permit

Jan. 15, 2002 - BREDL comments on Stericycle, Inc, Haw River, Alamance County, NC Title V permit

Dec. 03, 2001 - BREDL comments on Trigen Biopower - North Cove, McDowell County Title V permit

Nov. 3, 2001 - BREDL comments on Solite Corp. Cascade, Virginia Title V permit

Oct. 25, 2001 - BREDL comments on Title V permit for Southern States Chemical in Wilmington, NC

April 11, 2000 - BREDL's comments on CP & L's H.F. Lee and Cape Fear Title V power plant permits.

April 5, 2000 - BREDL's comments on Duke Energy's Riverbend and Dan River Title V power plant permits.

Feb 14, 2000 - BREDL letter regarding NC Title V Air Permit for Steelcase, Inc. in Fletcher, NC

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