Train Derailment/Water Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources/Union Pacific Railroad Company Abatement Order On Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) issued an Abatement Order on Consent (“Order”) to Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”). DNR Environmental Emergency Response (“EER”) received a report of a train derailment on June 9, 2015. The train was carrying grain in Eureka, Missouri. The…
91st Arkansas General Assembly: Arkansas Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program/Act 858
Arkansas Governor Hutchinson recently signed into law Senate Bill 654 (now Act 858) which creates a “Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program” (“Program”). The bill was sponsored by Senator David Sanders. The program would “reward organizations that use environmental management plans and…
Silica: United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Announces Delay in Enforcement of Amended Standard
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced on April 6th a delay in enforcement of the crystalline silica standard. OSHA had previously published a March 25th, 2016 Federal Register Notice amending its existing standards for occupational exposure to respirable…
Brownfields Reauthorization: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce (Subcommittee on Environment) Hearing Addresses Draft Legislation
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce (“Subcommittee”) held a hearing on April 4th titled: “Discussion Draft: Brownfields Reauthorization” (“Hearing”) The focus of the hearing was the development of legislation…
The Future of Pre-Sub Title D Municipal Landfill Cleanups: Michael Grappé (Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality) Thirty-Second International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management Presentation
Director of Special Projects, Michael Grappé, of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality presented a paper at the Thirty-Second International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management titled: The Future of Pre-Sub Title D Municipal Landfill Cleanups (“Paper”) The conference was…