The Consequences Of Rising Inflation & Crude Oil Prices
The post yesterday discussed proposed amendments to the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund...more
House Bill 1277 has been filed which proposes two revisions to the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund. The Bill is sponsored by Representative Zack Gramlich of Fort Smith and Senator Justin Boyd of Fort Smith....more
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA”) filed in early May a Complaint in the County of Olmsted Third Judicial District Court against Gurek Inc. (“GI”) alleging violation of MPCA rules and Minnesota statutes...more
Co-Author: Jenna Davidson The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 11th Opinion a breach of contract claim concerning remediation of multiple environmental conditions...more
The Arkansas State Senate and House of Representatives have passed legislation (HB1520) which would raise the limit for payment for corrective action per occurrence pursuant to the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund...more
The Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) submitted April 19th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule for E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility with Underground Storage...more
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. House Bill 1519 (“HB1519”) was introduced on February 22nd which would amend the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act (“Trust...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a November 4th Order and Judgment (“Order”) damage issues caused by an adjacent convenience store (“Store”). See Sonrisa Holding, LLC v. Circle K...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 24th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the Haywood County Board of Education (“Haywood”) alleging certain violations of the Tennessee...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and US Angels, Inc. and Jay Chudhari (collectively “US Angels”) entered into a June 6th Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a June 4th Federal Register Notice announcing a direct final rule to approve the State of Louisiana’s revisions to its Underground Storage Tank (“UST”)...more
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) staff authored an article in Issue 4 of the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) publication The Canopy titled: Annual Release Detection Equipment Testing...more
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Land Resources undertook presentations at the October 18th Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) Workshop in Little Rock, Arkansas, titled: ...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation – Division of Underground Storage Tanks (“TDEC”) issued an August 6th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Authur Chapman (“Chapman”). The Order addresses underground...more
Several members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives (collectively “Members”) sent June 7th and 8th letters, respectively, asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator to...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) provided guidance on underground storage tank (“UST”) recordkeeping in the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association publication The Canopy (Issue 1, 2018)....more
The blog Commonground addressed a question regarding sampling at a leaking petroleum underground storage tank site....more
A Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) February 13th publication noted the White House’s proposal for funding the federal leaking underground storage tank program. The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association is a...more
On July 15, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule significantly expanding its program for underground storage tank (UST) systems that store petroleum or hazardous substances....more
In a busy day for vapor intrusion, last week the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency made several announcements about vapor intrusion. First, it announced it had submitted a draft rule to the White House OMB seeking to...more
Senate Bill No. 445 ("SB 445"), signed into law by California Governor Brown late last year, makes several significant changes to the Barry Keene Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Trust Fund Act of 1989 ("The Fund Act"). The...more