Big Six Towers Gets EPA Green Light on NOx Cuts
Published Date: 8/14/2026
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Summary
The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to New York’s plan to cut pollution from Big Six Towers Inc., which uses three oil-fired engines. This update means cleaner air by controlling nitrogen oxide emissions, starting September 14, 2026. Big Six Towers and the community around it will benefit, with no extra costs or delays expected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Cleaner local air from NOX limit
You (residents near Big Six Towers in New York) should see cleaner local air because EPA approved a source-specific plan that requires the Facility's three oil-fired engines to meet a NOX limit of 5.0 grams per brake-horsepower-hour. This approval becomes federally enforceable on September 14, 2026.
Permit conditions become federally enforceable
The EPA incorporated Permit ID 2-6304-00404/00004 conditions 19, 30, 31, 32, and 40 (including the 5.0 g/bhp-hr NOX limit for the three oil-fired engines, a requirement to submit a testing protocol to NYSDEC at least 90 days before any stack testing, and on-site records retention for a minimum of five years) into the State Implementation Plan. Those permit conditions become federally enforceable as of September 14, 2026.
No added economic burden on small entities
EPA certified that approving New York's SIP revision for Big Six Towers does not impose additional requirements beyond state law and is not expected to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The underlying state permit was issued April 4, 2024 and expires April 3, 2029.
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