The Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board) took its first measurable step toward a change in air permitting by creating a Subcommittee on Public Participation Processes (the Subcommittee) on June 21, 2019. The...more
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) new Environmental Justice (EJ) Initiative announced October 16, 2020 is in motion and moving in parallel before the State Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board). The...more
In November, Democrats won control of the House of Delegates and kept control over the Commonwealth’s Senate. Now, Democrats control both the Executive and Legislative branches of government in the Commonwealth of Virginia....more
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association (“POA”) filed a November 19th pleading before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) titled: Request for Hearing and to Set Aside Administrative...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Michelle’s Excavating, Inc. (“MEI”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Joe Harris Jr. Trucking Inc. Del-Ark Consulting (“Del-Ark”) entered into a March 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Conquest Properties LLC (“CP”) entered into a December 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleging violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a July 22nd Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Mr. Lloyd Elkins alleging violations of the Arkansas asbestos regulations. See Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Keith Hammett Trucking & Construction L.L.C. (“KHTC”) entered into a June 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) filed a June 27th Verified Complaint and Request for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against an individual and TriState Contracting of Brinkley, LLC (collectively...more
Ms. Tammie J. Hynum of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled: Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Mississippi County Road Department (“Road Department”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) on April 2nd addressing an alleged violation of the...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to emergency...more
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission ("Commission") is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas....more
Virginia’s State Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) recently amended its regulations to remove the long-standing malfunction exemption available to regulated sources of air pollution for violations of emission limits and...more