Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for the Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC

Official abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated May 5, 2026, denying a petition dated January 1, 2025, from the Environmental Protection Information Center and the Humboldt Coalition for Clean Energy. The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD) to Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC, sawmill ("HRC facility") for its lumber manufacturing and electric generating facility located in Humboldt County, California.