95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 8 Pre-Filed Addressing Used Tire Recycling/Accountability Program Expenses for Department of Energy and Environment
December 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 95th Arkansas General Assembly will convene on January 13, 2025. Bill filing began on November 15th. Senator J. Payton introduced Senate Bill 8. The Bill would appropriate to the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment funds from the Used Tire Recycling Fund for expenses to the Arkansas…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Hohenwald Facility
December 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 29th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Om Ganganath, Inc. (“OGI”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations. The Order provides that OGI is…
Water Quality Standards/Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Rule 2: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Announces Initiation of Rulemaking
December 10, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) published a public notice on December 9th stating that the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) initiated rulemaking for: RULE 2, RULE ESTABLISHING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR…
The Aluminum Association/Can Manufacturers Institute: December 2024 Report Addressing Aluminum Can Sustainability Performance Indicators
December 10, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Aluminum Association and Can Manufacturers Institute have released a December 2024 Report titled: The Aluminum Can Advantage: Sustainability Key Performance Indicators (“Report”). The two organizations indicate that they collectively represent the vast majority of aluminum beverage can…
Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Town of Gloster Enter into Agreed Order
December 10, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Town of Gloster, Mississippi entered into a July 8th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Order No. 7336 24. Gloster is stated…