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• ENERGY: CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND OTHER GROUPS FILE SUIT AGAINST U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR REGARDING A WIND PROJECT
  Posted April 24, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club (collectively “CBD”) filed suit on April 13, 2012 against the United States Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) in the …

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• ASTSWMO ANNUAL MEETING: PRESENTATION BY PENNY WILSON (ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY)
  Posted April 24, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials annual meeting was held in late 2011.  The topic was Protecting Human Health and the Environment Amid Evolving Regulatory Standards.  One of the presenters …

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• MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS WASTE ENFORCEMENT: CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SETTLES WITH CVS PHARMACY, INC
  Posted April 24, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Los Angeles, California, City Attorney issued a press release stating that he had reached a settlement agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (“CVS”) resolving alleged violations of California laws for the storage, handling, disposal …

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• ENERGY: PRESIDENT ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER TITLED “SUPPORTING SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF UNCONVENTIONAL DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS RESOURCES”
  Posted April 23, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The President has issued an Executive Order titled “Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources.”  The Executive Order states that it is issued in order to coordinate the efforts of …

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• ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES PETITION FOR REVIEW OF NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM COAL AND OIL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY STEAMED GENERATING UNITS, ETC. IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE D.C. CIRCUIT
  Posted April 23, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  Arkansas Attorney General, Dustin McDaniel, on behalf of the State of Arkansas, filed an April 16, 2012 Petition for Review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in regard …

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• FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE LAWS
  Posted April 23, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has filed a complaint against the owner and operator of a hazardous waste facility in Providence, Rhode Island for allegedly violating federal and state hazardous waste laws.  The EPA …

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• FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND OHIO SCRAP FACILITY ENTER INTO CONSENT DECREE ADDRESSING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 608 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (NATIONAL RECYCLING AND EMISSION REDUCTION PROGRAM)
  Posted April 20, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The federal Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and South East Metals, Inc. (“South East”) have entered into a Consent Decree filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio addressing alleged violations …

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• WATER: NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL REPORT ADDRESSES STATE PREPAREDNESS TO ADDRESS WATER-RELATED IMPACTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
  Posted April 20, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) has issued a report titled Ready or Not:  An Evaluation of State Climate and Water Preparedness Planning.  The organization claims that only 9 states have taken comprehensive steps to …

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• ARKANSAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS – APRIL AGENDA
  Posted April 20, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks (“Committee”) meets monthly to address various Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund issues.  In particular, the Committee reviews the financial status of the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust …

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• ENERGY: FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES FINAL CLEAN AIR ACT RULES FOR THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
  Posted April 19, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued final Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Rule for the oil and gas industry on April 17.  The agency …

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