Smokestack Emissions Testing and Reporting: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General April 10th Project Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an April 10th Project Notification that it plans to: . . . begin preliminary research for an audit of the EPA’s oversight of smokestack emissions testing and reporting, with an initial emphasis on…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and City of Mountain Pine Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Mountain Pine, Arkansas, (“City”) entered into an April 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No…
Endangered Rivers: American Rivers Announces 2018 List
The environmental organization American Rivers has released its annual report demoninated America’s Most Endangered Rivers 2018 (“List”). The organization American Rivers was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The List has been issued annually since 1984. The organization…
Border Wall Waiver: Environmental Organizations U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit Appeal
A number of environmental organizations filed a Notice of Appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Challenging the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s August 2, 2017, Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and County Road Department Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Mississippi County Road Department (“Road Department”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) on April 2nd addressing an alleged violation of the Arkansas Asbestos Regulations. See LIS No. 18-033. The Arkansas Asbestos…