Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fort Smith Silica Product Manufacturer Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Covia ISP, Inc. (“Covia”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-068. The CAO provides that Covia owns and…
Arkansas Recycling Tax Credit: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Update
The Arkansas Recycling Equipment Tax Credit Program was created by Act 654 of 1993. The program encourages recycling by allowing Arkansas taxpayers a 30 percent state income tax credit for the purchase of equipment used exclusively for collecting, separating, processing, modifying, converting, or…
PFAS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy
Simultaneously with the prepublication of a final rule designating two of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) hazardous substances, EPA issued an April 19th memorandum titled: PFAS Enforcement Discretion…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Magee Project Construction Company Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Strong River Construction, LLC (“Strong River”) entered into a January 10th Agreed Order (“AO”) for alleged failure to obtain coverage under the Mississippi Large Construction General Permit for Land Disturbing Activities of Five…
FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements
On Tuesday, April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission voted to enact a final rule banning most non-compete agreements between employers and employees. Generally, non-compete agreements prohibit employees from engaging in business in direct competition with their former employer after leaving. The…