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EJ Screen Updates

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On May 15, EPA announced it was going to update to its EJScreen tool in June. According to EPA’s website, “EJScreen is EPA's environmental justice mapping and screening tool that provides EPA with a nationally consistent...more

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New Federal Regulations Regarding Soot Create Challenges for States

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Fine particle pollution – also known as soot – is a cause of respiratory disease, increased asthma symptoms, cancer, and cardiovascular dysfunction. Incomplete combustion of organic materials such as wood, fuel oil, plastics,...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hot Springs Aircraft...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Triumph Airborne Structures, LLC, (“Triumph) entered into an August 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions/State Operating Permit Programs: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule in the July 21st Federal Register that removes the emergency affirmative defense provisions found in the regulations for state and federal Title V...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Jefferson County Military...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the U.S. Army, Pine Bluff Arsenal (“the Arsenal”) entered into an August 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pulaski County Steel Pipe...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Welspun Tubular, LLC, (“Welspun”) entered into an August 25th Consent Administrator Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Information Regarding EPA's COVID-19 Enforcement Policy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its temporary policy regarding environmental enforcement activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy is retroactive to March 13, 2020, and will apply for the...more

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