Air Quality Screening Protocol: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Announces Proposed Update
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced it is seeking comments on a new Air Quality Screening Protocol (“Protocol”). The agency states it is proposing to update general instructions for staff in conducting screening modeling on air permit applications. The protocol is…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Annual Convention and Trade Show: October 26/27 (Hot Springs, Arkansas)
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its 50th Annual Convention and Trade Show (“Convention”) in Hot Springs, Arkansas on October 26th and 27th. AEF describes the convention as the largest environmental meeting in the South and includes: AEF members Public policymakers Arkansas…
Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations/NESHAP: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Revisions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in an August 7th Federal Register Notice proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”): Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (“OSWRO”). See 82 Fed. Reg. 36713. The NESHAP…
Save the Date: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association August 30th Environmental Workshop
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) has scheduled the date for its annual Environmental Workshop (“Workshop”). The Workshop will be held on August 30th at the Holiday Inn Airport in Little Rock. A focus of the workshop are the various environmental regulatory and legal issues associated…
Drip Pads/Hazardous Waste: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency June 8th Letter Addressing RCRA Accumulation Issues
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a June 8th letter responded to a request for clarification regarding generators accumulating Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste on drip pads. EPA was responding to a November 30, 2016, letter from Jeffrey T…