The Air Quality Program regulates more than 70,000 inspection points such as pollution control devices, boilers, fuels and paints at 3,650 facilites that produce air pollution in Pennsylvania.

State

Air Quality Regulations Online
Derived directly from the Pennsylvania Code, the Commonwealth's official publication of rules and regulations.

Pennsylvania Bulletin
Commonwealth's official gazette for information and rulemaking posted each Friday.

Proposed Regulations

Recently-Finalized Regulations

Miscellaneous

Environmental Quality Board
The EQB is a 20-member independent board that adopts all of DEP's regulations. It is chaired by the Secretary of DEP. See the steps in the regulatory review process.

Independent Regulatory Review Commission
Reviews regulations promulgated by Commonwealth agencies, to produce the best, most effective and least intrusive regulations possible.

Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee
Advises the DEP on the technical and economic or other social impacts of existing, new, or proposed revisions to pollution control regulations, policies, and new control techniques or technologies affecting air.

Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act
Legislation enacted to protect the air resources of the Commonwealth (PDF)

The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act
Although the 1990 Clean Air Act is a federal law covering the entire country, the states do much of the work to carry out the Act.

Code of Federal Regulations
See Title 40 (Protection of the Environment), Subchapter C (Air Programs)