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• ARKANSAS ENVIRONMENTAL FEDERATION REGULATED WASTE AND WATER WORK SHOPS – MAY 16-17 – REMINDER
  Posted May 10, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  As noted in a previous blog post, the Arkansas Environmental Federation will hold its back-to-back Regulated Waste and Water workshops on May 16 and 17 in Little Rock, Arkansas. 

  The Regulated Waste seminar covers a variety …

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• FLORIDA ENACTS LEGISLATION ADDRESSING VARIOUS SOLID WASTE FACILITY ISSUES
  Posted May 10, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The State of Florida has enacted legislation which addresses various solid waste management facility issues.  Groups such as the Florida Chapter of the National Solid Waste Management Association (“NSWMA”) supported the legislation which doubles the …

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• ENERGY: TWO PETROLEUM MARKETING TRADE ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR EXTENSION OF BIODIESEL BLENDERS TAX CREDIT
  Posted May 9, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) and National Association of Truck Stop Operators (“NATSO”) sent a May 2, 2012 letter to certain members of both the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee …

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• ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND PAPER MILL REACH AGREEMENT ON NPDES TEMPERATURE/PERMIT LIMIT FOR NORTH CAROLINA FACILITY
  Posted May 9, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Southern Environmental Law Center issued a May 7th press release stating that five environmental groups (including Clean Water of North Carolina) had reached an agreement establishing stricter limits on the temperature of wastewater discharged …

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• ARKANSAS POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER ADDRESSES THE RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICER DOCTRINE IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ADEQ ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Posted May 9, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Arkansas Department of Environment Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) against Plant Diesel, LLC (“Plant Diesel”) and Dennis and Frances McClanahan (“McClanahan”) jointly and severally as the owners and operators of Plant …

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• BEAVER WATER DISTRICT BLOG
  Posted May 8, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  Amy Wilson, Director of Public Affairs of Beaver Water District, has announced that the district has a new blog. 

  A link to the blog can be found below.

  http://www.bwdblog.com/

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• WATER: DISCUSSION OF MEANDERING LINES – FEEDBACK
  Posted May 8, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  A blog post on February 7, 2012 discussed the Illinois Appellate Court decision in Fassnacht v. Baldwin.  The opinion addressed a ten-foot strip of land bordering a channel to the Fox River and the rights …

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• OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ALLEGES VIOLATIONS BY HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID DISPOSAL FACILITY
  Posted May 8, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a news release alleging that High Roller Wells Pearsall SWD No. 1 Ltd. committed ten serious safety violations.  The safety violations allegedly occurred following an explosion …

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• GREASE: CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL DUMPING OF GREASE IN ALABAMA
  Posted May 7, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. vs. Wilmoth, No. 11-10540 (April 17, 2012) addressed the alleged illegal dumping of grease.  As the court notes, grease can harm a public sewer system, causing blockages …

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• OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION CITES NEW ENGLAND WOOD PELLET, LLC FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE
  Posted May 7, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued a news release stating it has cited New England Wood Pellet, Inc. (“Wood Pellet”) for alleged repeat and serious violations of work safety standards at …

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