Regional Haze/Arkansas: 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Motion to Stay
The United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit addressed a Motion to Stay related to litigation involving application of the Clean Air Act Regional Haze requirements to Arkansas. The Order was issued on March 7th. The Federal Regional Haze regulations are driven by 169A of the Clean Air…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Romulus, Michigan Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Ajax Materials Corporation (“AMC”) entered into a February 28th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged air permit violations. See Docket No. CAA-05-2018-0006. AMC is described as the operator of a hot mix asphalt…
Little Rock Arkansas Sustainability Commission Summit: March 29th
The Little Rock, Arkansas Sustainability Commission will hold its 9th Annual Sustainability Summit (“Summit”) on March 29th . The Summit will be held at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, Arkansas from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The purpose of the Summit is described as to provide the opportunity to…
The Economics of Recycling – Reports from States and Others: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (February 2018)
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a document titled: The Economics of Recycling: Reports from States and Others (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the ASTSWMO Sustainable Materials Management Task Force. The purpose of the Report is to…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty
The Technical Secretary of the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 24th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation by BlockWorks, LLC (“BlockWorks”). See Case No. APC17-0183. The Order describes BlockWorks as…