Arkansas State Implementation Plan Revisions/Clean Air Act: May 31st U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Approval
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a May 31st Federal Register Notice proposing approval of State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) revisions previously submitted by Arkansas. See 84 Fed. Reg. 25218. The SIP revisions were submitted on: October 24, 2002 July 26, 2010…
Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: Brief of Amici Curiae United States/Maui U.S. Supreme Court Case
The United States through the Solicitor General (“U.S.”) filed an Amicus Brief in the pending Supreme Court of the United States case styled County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund, et al. The United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the Ninth Circuit decision…
Microcystins/Cylindrospermopsin: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Published Recommended Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria/Swimming Advisories
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA“) announced the release of final: Recommended Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin (“Recommendations”) EPA states these are the recommended concentrations…
Conservation Innovation Grants/Natural Resources Conservation Service: National Sustainable Agricultural Coalition Notes Grant Opportunity
The National Sustainable Agricultural Coalition (“NSAC”) noted in a recent article that the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) has made available $25 million through the Conservation Innovation Grant (“CIG”) program. The CIG program is stated to be a…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Elmore County, Alabama Bulk Gasoline Plant Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Turner Oil Company, Inc. (“Turner”) entered into an April 24th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged air violations. Turner is stated to be the owner/operator of a gasoline dispensing facility, bulk gasoline plant, and gasoline tank…