U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Programmatic Treatment of Biomass/Forest Products Industry: February 13th Letter from Administrator Scott Pruitt
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator E. Scott Pruitt (“Pruitt”) hand delivered, during a visit to the State of New Hampshire, a letter to Governor Chris Sununu which is characterized as an update on the agency’s programmatic treatment of biomass in the forest products…
Sovereign Immunity in Arkansas: Absolute or Only a Bar to Monetary Recovery?
My law firm colleagues, Megan Hargraves and Devin Bates, recently authored an article titled: Sovereign Immunity in Arkansas: Absolute or Only a Bar to Monetary Recovery? The article addresses a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision that, as they put it, “reduced the ability to sue the State.”…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Elmira, New York/Newton, New Jersey Underground Storage Tank Operator Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) with First Group America, Inc., d/b/a First Student, Inc. and First Transit, Inc. See Docket No. RCRA-02-2018-7702. First Transit, Inc. is described as the operator of underground…
Coal Combustion Residuals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on March 1st a pre-publication version of a proposed rule that would amend the regulations for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (“CCR”) from electric utilities and independent power producers. CCR (also referred to as coal…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Lonoke County, Arkansas Improvement District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Lonoke County Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No. 12 Mount Lake II Phase III Wastewater Treatment Plant (“District”) entered into a February 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). See LIS No. 18-014. The CAO states…