Air Regulation Stakeholder Meetings

Inclement Weather Policy 

MDE meeting cancellations will be based upon the Baltimore City School closing announcements. Baltimore City's announcements are broadcast through local television and radio stations and are posted at the following website: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/domain/6456

Notice to Participants

This Notice is provided pursuant to § 4-501 of the General Provisions Article of the Maryland Code. The Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) is a public agency and subject to the Maryland Public Information Act. These meetings may be audio and/or webinar recorded, with the exception of matters identified as confidential items on the agenda. Audio and webinar recordings of meetings will be made available on the Internet via MDE’s website and subject to inspection or copying, in whole or in part, by the public and other governmental agencies, if not protected by federal or State law. By participating in these meetings, individuals consent to the use and disclosure of the information that they share during the course of the meeting.


Building Energy Performance Standards

MDE is proposing a new Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) 2024 draft regulation.​

UPDATE: The Notice of Proposed Action was published in the Maryland Register on September 6, 2024. Please click here​ to view more information on the Public Hearings page.​

Posted in July 2024: To view the draft proposal documents, please click on each below.

Please note, the Department is also withdrawing the BEPS draft regulation from December 2023. ​For further information on BEPS development, please visit the BEPS webpage at https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/ClimateChange/Pages/BEPS.aspx

​Contact ​​BEPS.MDE@maryland.gov with any questions.​


2023 Building Energy Performance Standards

MDE's Climate Change Program is no longer accepting comments on the Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) draft regulation. To view the 2023 draft regulation, please click here.

Please click here to view a combined PDF document of the comments the Department received by June 5, 2023.

This draft regulation is subject to change.

For further information on BEPS development, please visit the BEPS webpage at https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/ClimateChange/Pages/BEPS.aspx

Contact ​​BEPS.MDE@maryland.gov with any questions.​


Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Stakeholder Comments​ October 2022

​Comments were received from the following:


​2021 Peak Day End of Season webinar
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Meeting Materials


Stakeholder Meeting on MSW Landfills
June 23, 2021

​Comments were received from the following:




Methane Emissions at Natural Gas Compressor Stations Blowdown Notification Plan Public Feedback Period

​Submit comments to ​ MDEAIR.OTHERCOMPLIANCE@maryland.gov with title in the subject line "Blowdown Plan Comments".

Close of Business May 27, 2021

Blowdown Notification Plans


2021 Peak Day Kickoff webinar

​April 21, 2021
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (EDT)

​​​Meeting Materials


Peak Ozone Day Partnership webinar
Nov 13, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

​Meeting Materials


​Stakeholder Meeting on MSW Landfills
Sept 21, 2020

Meeting Materials


Peak Ozone Day Reduction Program
April 16, 2020

Meeting Materials


Methane Emissions at Natural Gas Compressor Stations
October 11, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

​Meeting Materials


Prohibitions on Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons
September 23, 2019

Meeting Materials​


Natural Gas Compressor Stations

June 28, 2019

Meeting Materials


Peak Ozone Day Reduction Program
March 25, 2019

Meeting Materials

Meeting Materials

 

Methane Emissions at Natural Gas Compressor Stations
July 10, 2018

Meeting Materials


NOx Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Large Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs) 

September 22, 2017

Meeting Materials

 

Methane Emissions at Natural Gas Compressor Stations

June 29, 2017

Meeting Materials


Landfills Stakeholders Meeting

March 31, 2017

Meeting Materials

 

Distributed Generation, Sources exempt from Permits to Construct, and Definitions

February 2, 2017

Meeting Materials

 

Control of Particulate Matter from Small Wood Boilers -

January 30, 2017

Meeting Materials

 

NOx Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Large Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs)

January 17, 2017

Meeting Materials

 

Opacity and Continuous Emission Monitors Stakeholders Meeting

November 1, 2016

Meeting Materials 




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