WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule called: Air Plan Approval; Virginia; Amendment to the State Operating Permit for GP Big Island, LLC.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 17 by Amy Van Blarcom Lackey, Regional Administrator, Region III.
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted on December 14, 2022, by the Commonwealth of Virginia's (Commonwealth or Virginia) Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ). The revision pertains to an amendment to an operating permit limiting visibility-impairing air emissions from the GP Big Island, LLC pulp and paper mill facility located in Bedford County, Virginia. The EPA...