The publication Waste Today published a January 12th article titled: Shreveport, Louisiana, Makes It Illegal to Take Trash Out of State (“Article”)
The Article states that the Shreveport, Louisiana, City Council enacted...more
Ms. Demetria Kimbrough, MPH, has been named Associate Director of the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality’s (“DEQ”) Office of Air Quality.
Ms. Kimbrough replaces David Witherow,...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the August 22nd Federal Register Notice a proposed rule that would approve portions of the revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”)....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Beedeville, Arkansas (“Beedeville”) entered into a February 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
As noted in a February 20th post several Requests for Hearings were filed before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) addressing an application seeking to modify a permit for an open-cut mining...more
A question that occasionally arises with petroleum underground storage tanks (“USTs”) and aboveground storage tanks (“ASTs”) is the various parties that may be responsible for complying with the relevant federal and state...more
10/27/2022
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The California Court of Appeal (First District – Division 3) (“Court of Appeal”) in a September 30th Opinion addressed The Oakland Athletics’ (The Athletics Investment Group, LLC) (“Athletics”) argument that the California...more
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) and three other organizations filed joint comments addressing questions posed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in the following...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and seven Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) entered into a May 20th Consent Decree...more
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more
5/25/2022
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The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“ADEE”) Energy Office is distributing a slide deck and guidance documents associated with its electric vehicle charging stations funding programs....more
The United States Attorneys Office (Western District of Washington) issued a January 27th news release stating that John Sanft pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Seattle to: Mr. Sanft is described as a former plant...more
Governor John Bel Edwards announced in a January 31st news release that the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Task Force (“Task Force”) had unanimously approved the state’s first Climate Action Plan (“Plan”).
The Task Force...more
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) released a document titled: COVID Water Sector Impact Survey 5 (Oct 2021)(“Survey”) The Survey is stated to have been conducted from October 5-20, 2021, and is a fifth in a series...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 30th news release recognizing 580 manufacturing plants that are participating in the agency’s ENERGY STAR program.
The EPA news release includes...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Town of Tollette, Arkansas (“Tollette”) entered into an October 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No....more
Ms. Julie Linck has been appointed by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to serve as Chief Administrator of the Environment of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”).
The Chief Administrator has statutory...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Tuckerman (“Tuckerman”) entered into a June 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Red Line Contractors, LLC, (“Redline”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sterling Operators, Inc., (“Sterling”) entered into a July 16th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water...more
I undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar held by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20th titled:
Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2020-2021...more
5/27/2021
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Mr. Dan Pearson of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“ADEE”) undertook a presentation on May 15th as part of the Arkansas Environmental Federation Land & Sustainability Webinar Series addressing:
Arkansas...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Premiere Plastics, Inc. (“PPI”) entered into a March 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7104 21...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed April 27th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mapco Express, Inc. (“Mapco”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage...more
5/11/2021
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