Modeling and Effects Review Applicability Guidance Document: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Update
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) has updated: Modeling and Effects Review Applicability (“MERA”) Guidance Document (“Guidance”) TCEQ states that a previous draft of the Guidance was published September 15, 2017, and they received comments on the draft. The updated document…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar: Little Rock, Arkansas – April 17th
The Arkansas Environmental Federation will hold its annual Regulated Waste Seminar on April 17th. The seminar will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Holiday Inn – Airport. I will be undertaking a presentation titled: Hazardous & Solid Waste Judicial and Regulatory Developments Others…
An Examination of Federal Permitting Processes: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform/Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment
The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (“Committee”) held a hearing on March 15th titled: An Examination of Federal Permitting Processes The hearing focused on federal permitting processes such as the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. The…
Long-Term Lead and Copper Rule Federalism Consultation: Environmental Council of the States Comments
The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) submitted March 8th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the Lead and Copper in Drinking Water Rule (“LCR”). EPA is stated to have undertaken engagements with states and others through federalism consultation on…
Arkansas 91st General Assembly – Second Extraordinary Session 2018: House Bill 1007/Senate Bill 8 – Update
As noted in previous posts (see previous posts of 03-13-18 and 03-14-18 here) House Bill (“H.B.”) 1007 and Senate Bill (“S.B.) 8 would add a subsection to a section of Subchapter 2 (Water Pollution) of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act to address certain Arkansas Department of…