EPA Tweaks Air Permit for Neville Chemical After Petition Review
Published Date: 11/20/2025
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Summary
The EPA reviewed a petition challenging Neville Chemical Company's air pollution permit in Pennsylvania and decided to agree with some concerns but not all. This means Neville must fix certain issues in their permit, but some parts stay as is. Anyone wanting to challenge the EPA’s decision has until January 20, 2026, to take it to court.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
EPA Partly Upholds Permit Challenge
On September 16, 2025 the EPA Administrator issued an order that granted in part and denied in part a petition (filed September 20, 2024) asking the EPA to object to Title V operating permit no. 0060-OP24 issued to Neville Chemical Company in Neville Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The order accepts some of the petitioners' challenges and rejects others; the order itself explains the basis for EPA's decision.
Court Deadline to Challenge Denied Issues
Under Clean Air Act sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2), anyone seeking judicial review of portions of the EPA order that denied issues in the petition must file a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later than January 20, 2026. The deadline and filing venue are set by the order.
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