Wetland Mitigation Banks: National Trade Associations' March 12th Comments on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Fort Worth District) Proposed Guidelines
A number of national trade associations filed March 12th comments with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) on a Corps district’s proposed: Guidelines Covering Specific Elements for the Establishment of New Mitigation Banks in the Fort Worth District (“Guidelines”) See Public…
Implementation and Enforcement of the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule: March 28th Office of Inspector General (EPA) Project Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 28th notification that it is beginning preliminary research to evaluate the federal agency’s implementation and enforcement of the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Craighead County, Arkansas Rice Milling Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc., (“RFI”) entered into a March 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 18-023. The CAO provides that RFI owns and operates a facility (“Facility”) that…
National Environmental Policy Act/ Transmission System Interconnection: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Federal Action Question
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) in a March 27th opinion addressed whether an action involving the Whistling Ridge Energy Project (“Project”) was “federal” for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). See Friends of the Columbia Gorge and…
Asbestos Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Issues Administrative Order to Marietta, Georgia Construction Company
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) issued an Administrative Order (“AO”) to Cork-Howard Construction Company, Inc. (“CHCC”). See Administrative Order No.: 18- ____-AP. CHCC is described as a construction company based in Marietta, Georgia. CHCC is stated to have been hired…