Arkansas Advanced Energy Association: May 16th Spring Social
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (“AAEA”) announced it will have a Spring Social on May 16th. The Spring Social will be held at the Powers of Arkansas facility located at 5440 Northshore Drive in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The event is described as an opportunity to “network and socialize…
Title V/Clean Air Act – Yuhuang Chemical, Inc. Methanol Plant (St. James Parish, Louisiana): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Order Denying Objection to Permit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 2nd Order denying a Petition of Objection to a Clean Air Act Title V Permit for Yuhuang Chemical, Inc., methanol plant (“Plant”) in St. James Parish, Louisiana. See Petition Nos. VI-2017-5 and VI-2017-13. Both the Sierra Club…
Bureau of Land Management Waste Prevention Rule: Earthjustice Federal Appellate Court Petition
Earthjustice on behalf of various organizations filed an April 20th Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (“Motion”) addressing the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”) Waste Prevention Rule (“Rule”). The Motion challenges a United States District Court’s injunction enjoining implementation of the Rule…
State of the Air: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Releases 2017 Report
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Air Quality has released a document titled: State of the Air – 2017 (“Report”) The Report states its purpose is to provide: A concise presentation of data about the state of Arkansas air quality The programs implemented by…
Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Developments 2017-2018: Walter Wright (Mitchell Williams) Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar Presentation
I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Developments: 2017-2018 (“Presentation”) The Presentation addressed federal and state hazardous and solid waste/recycling: Litigation Rulings Regulations…