The Environmental Technology Council (“ETC”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the fee schedule issued by the United States Environmental...more
The Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama (“Court”) addressed in an October 11th opinion a challenge to certain Alabama Department Environmental Management (“ADEM”) rules applicable to solid waste landfills. See Smith v. Lefleur,...more
The Tennessee Secretary of the Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 24th proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Lhoist North America of Tennessee, Inc. (“LNATI”) for alleged violations...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) issued an Abatement Order on Consent (“Order”) to Bonacker Farms, Inc., (“BFI”)and Environmental Recycling Facility LLC (“ERF”). See Order No. 2019-WPCB-1545.
The Order...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (”PHMSA”) addressed in an October 24th letter a question addressing the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to lithium metal...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an October 24th Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 14 (“Plan 14”). See 84 Fed. Reg....more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted October 21st comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule titled:
Updating Regulations on Water Quality...more
Ms. Oriana Thompson undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federal Convention titled:
Changes to Underground Storage Tank Regulation 40 CFR 280 (“Presentation”)...more
Leo Old undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled:
Debunking Common Myths Regarding Mold (“Presentation”) -
Mr. Old is an Associate Principal with EnSafe in Memphis, Tennessee....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an October 22nd Federal Register Notice proposing revisions to the approved test methods in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 addressing wastewater sampling. See 84 Fed....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”), has scheduled an Affordable Clean Energy (“ACE”) Rule stakeholder meeting.
The meeting will be held on October 24th at DEQ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 17th news release stating that it has:
. . .eliminated all backlogs of Arkansas State Implementation Plans (SIPs).
This development was also...more
The CA provides that ACS is an owner and operator of a facility (“Facility”) as those terms are defined in RCRA in Front Royal, Virginia.
The Facility operates as an automobile coatings manufacturing facility. It is stated...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 16th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. (“AGC”). See Division of Air...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an October 15th Project Notification addressing:
EPA’s Oversight of Synthetic Minor Sources ("Project Notification")...more
The Washington Department of Ecology (“WDE”) sent an October 9th letter to Cowlitz County, Washington addressing a Shoreline Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) application to construct and operate a facility (“Facility”) to...more
My law firm colleague Stuart Spencer undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation 52nd Annual Convention and Trade Show on October 17th in Hot Springs titled:
Recycling: Impacts on State, Changing...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 20th interpretive letter a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to...more
Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NEA”) filed a September 26th Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Action in United States District Court alleging that the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) 2016 approval of...more
Ozarks Water Watch (“OWW”) issued its annual report (“Report”) summarizing water quality in the Upper White River Basin.
Data from the Report is a result of volunteer efforts which is described as:
. . . more than 3,400...more
The White House on October 9th issued two executive documents that are relevant to federal environmental enforcement:
Executive Order on Promoting the Rule of Law Through Transparency and Fairness and Civil Administrative...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bayside Fuel Oil Depot Corp. (“Bayside”) entered into a September 27th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a September 25th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Gregory Pharmaceutical holdings, Inc. (“Gregory”).
Gregory is stated to...more
The Arkansas Department of Environment and Energy, Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Humphrey, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a September 27th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) circulated a prepublication version of its proposed revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (“LCR”).
The LCR revisions are proposed pursuant to the authority of the...more