Arkansas Nutrient Water Quality Trading Advisory Panel: December 14th Conference Call Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that the Arkansas Nutrient Water Quality Trading Advisory Panel (“Panel”) will hold a telephone conference at 1:30 p.m. on December 14th. ADEQ states the telephone conference will be moderated in the agency’s Legal Conference Room…
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Cross-Agency Effort to Address PFAS
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a December 4th news release stating that it is initiating a “cross-agency effort” to address per and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”). The announcement identifies a number of actions that EPA will undertake as part of this effort…
Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products: Clean Water Action Retailer Report (Including Walmart)
The organization Clean Water Action announced the release of its second annual “report card” on toxic chemicals in consumer products titled: Who’s Minding the Store? – A Report Card on Retailer Actions to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals (“Report”) The other Report sponsors included: Mind the Store…
Beaver Lake Watershed Guardian Award: Alan D. Fortenberry, P.E. (Beaver Water District) Announced as 2017 Winner
The Beaver Watershed Alliance announced that Alan D. Fortenberry, P.E., has received the 2017 Beaver Lake Watershed Guardian Award (“Award”). Mr. Fortenberry is the Chief Executive Officer of the Beaver Water District. The Award is described as a stewardship recognition effort carried out by the…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County, Arkansas Steel Tire Cord Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Tokusen U.S.A., Inc. (“TI”) entered into a November 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 17-099. The CAO provides that TI owns and operates a steel tire cord manufacturing facility…