Treated Wood Sector Seeks Fuel Definition For EPA Boiler Emissions Rule

The treated wood sector, including companies that use wood products as a fuel source, is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that it defines treated wood as a “fuel” subject to EPA's boiler air toxics rule rather than a “waste” subject to stricter incinerator emissions limits. Meanwhile the United Steelworkers suggest EPA's plan to revise the non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule to clarify that biomass, wood debris and other products are considered fuel obviates the need for legislation to change the rule. At a Nov. 8 meeting with White House and EPA officials, the Tr