Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Kensett, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Kensett, Arkansas (“Kensett”) entered into a September 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Lis No…
Managing Arkansas Environmental Issues in the Lending/Foreclosure Process: September 26th Arkansas Bankers Association Presentation
I undertook a presentation at the September 26th Arkansas Bankers Association Mega Conference (“Conference”) in Little Rock, Arkansas titled: Managing Arkansas Environmental Issues in the Lending/Foreclosure Process (“Presentation”) The Presentation addressed transactional environmental issues…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Delaware, Ohio Foundry Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Liberty Casting Company, LLC (“LCC”) entered into a September 13th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”). See Docket No. CAA-05-2018-0023. The CAFO provides that LCC owns…
Citizen Suit Action/RCRA: Federal Court Addresses Request to Enjoin Dredging Contaminated Sediment
September 28, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Edison Wetlands Association, Inc. and Raritan Baykeeper, Inc. (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action in United States District Court (New Jersey) which includes a Motion for Preliminary Injunction (“Motion”). See Raritan Baykeeper…
Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Environmental Workshop: October 18th - Little Rock, Arkansas
September 28, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) is once again hosting its Annual Environmental Workshop (“Workshop”). The Workshop will be held on October 18th at the Holiday Inn Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. The key focus of the Workshop is the federal and Arkansas Underground Storage Tank…