Common Law/Clean Water Act Action: Lawrence County Landowners Lawsuit Challenging Lawrence County, Arkansas Bridge
A group of landowners and farmers (collectively “landowners”) filed an October 10th lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against Lawrence County, Arkansas. See No. : 3:17cv272-DPM. The landowners’ lawsuit addresses a bridge they state was built by the…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Health & Safety Seminar: Little Rock, Arkansas – November 2nd
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold a Health and Safety Seminar (“Seminar”) on November 2nd in Little Rock, Arkansas. The topics and speakers will include: OSHA Update Carlos Reynolds, U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA MSHA Update Michael Van Dorn, U.S. Department of Labor/MSHA …
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Arkadelphia, Arkansas Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Siplast, Inc. (“SI”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 17-077. SI is stated to own and operate an asphalt roofing manufacturing facility in…
Draft 2018 Assessment Methodology: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Solicits Comments
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced the availability of the Draft 2018 Assessment Methodology (“Methodology”). ADEQ is providing a 30 day public comment. The Methodology contains procedures for how Arkansas will determine whether its waters are attaining their…
Catalogue of Solid Waste Forbidden to Import into China: Solid Waste Association of North America October 11th Update to States
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) sent an October 11th “update” to state officials regarding the People’s Republic of China intent to update its Catalogue of Solid Waste Forbidden to Import into China (“Ban”). The SWANA October 11th document is titled: Impact of Chinese Waste…