Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar: Little Rock, Arkansas – April 18th
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its annual Water Seminar on April 18th. The seminar will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Holiday Inn – Airport. My law firm colleagues Allan Gates and Jordan Wimpy will be providing a legal update on a variety of issues associated…
Diesel Additives & Filtration Issues: American Chemistry Council Petroleum Additives Panel Report (March 2018)
The American Chemistry Council’s (“ACC”) Petroleum Additives Panel’s Fuel Additives Task Group prepared a March 2018 report titled: Overview of Diesel Additives & Filtration Issues (“Report”) The ACC’s Fuel Additives Task Group of the Petroleum Additives Panel includes fuel additive…
Arkansas 91st General Assembly Second Extraordinary Session 2018: House Bill 1007 – Update
As noted in a post yesterday (see previous post here), House Bill (“H.B.) 1007 would add a subsection to a section of Subchapter 2 (Water Pollution) of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act to address certain Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality permitting procedures associated…
OSHA Enforcement: Allentown, Pennsylvania Machine Manufacturing Company Cited for Alleged Chemical Hazard Violations
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a March 9th news release stating it had cited Lamm’s Machine Inc. (“LMI”) for violations related to exposure of employees to chemical hazards. LMI is described as an Allentown, Pennsylvania machine manufacturing…
Waters of the United States: Environmental Groups Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Suspension Rule
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of a number of environmental organizations, filed a challenge in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) final rule titled: Definition of Waters of the U.S. –…