Exclusions from Ambient Air: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Draft Revised Policy
November 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a draft November 2018 policy document titled: Revised Policy on Exclusions from “Ambient Air” (“Draft Policy”) EPA states by way of introduction that it has evaluated its ambient air policy that has been in place since 1980 and…
Arkansas Bulletin of Water Research: Arkansas Water Resources Center Publishes 2018 Issue
November 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 2018 issue of the Arkansas Bulletin of Water Research (“Bulletin”) has been published. The Bulletin is published annually by the Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”). AWRC is a component of the University of Arkansas Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. AWRC describes the Bulletin…
Clean Water Act Enforcement/City of Clewiston, Florida: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Overfile Request to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) submitted what is described as an “Overfile Request” to the Region 4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regarding a wastewater treatment facility in Florida. PEER’s November 13th Overfile Request asks…
Zoning/Solar Panel Farm: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue
November 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Special Appeals (“Court”) of Maryland addressed in a November 15th opinion local governmental authority regarding the placement of a Solar Energy Generating System ([“SEGS”] i.e., a solar panel farm). See Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, et al. v. Perennial Solar…
C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Decision to Deny Regulation 5 Permit
November 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that it is denying for the second time C & H Hog Farms, Inc.’s (“C & H”) application for an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 5 Permit. C & H had previously appealed the denial to the Arkansas…