Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Tom Rheaume, P.E. (Senior Operations Manager/Office of Air Quality) Retiring From the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality
February 25, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Thomas (Tom) Rheaume recently announced his pending retirement from the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”). Tom currently serves as the Senior Operations Manager in ADEQ’s Office of Air Quality. In his current position Tom serves as the…
Federal Environmental Statutory Citizen Suits: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing Notice Requirements
February 25, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the February 24th Federal Register addressing notification requirements for federal environmental statutory citizen suits. See 91 Fed. Reg. 8810. EPA is proposing to amend its regulations prescribing the manner…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping Papers
February 25, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) transmitted a January 27th Interpretive Letter addressing the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to shipping papers. See Reference No. 25-0085. PHMSA was responding to a June 24, 2025, letter…
Regional Haze/Second Implementation Period: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance Memorandum
February 24, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a memorandum on February 19th addressing the Clean Air Act Regional Haze program styled: Update to Guidance on Regional Haze State Implementation Plans for the Second Implementation Period (“2026 Guidance”). The 2026 Guidance is…
Study of the Fate of PFAS through Resource Recovery Facilities: Minnesota Resource Recovery Association Report
February 24, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Minnesota Resource Recovery Association (“MRRA”) published a September 2025 report titled: Study of the Fate of PFAS through Resource Recovery Facilities (“Report”). The Report was prepared for MRRA by BARR Engineering Co. (“BARR”). MRRA commissioned a study of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl…
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