Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board/Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty for Lynchburg, Tennessee Distillery
February 17, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 10th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow, Prop., Inc. (“Distillery”). See Case No. APC 16-0154. The Distillery is stated to be located in Lynchburg…
91st Arkansas General Assembly: Asbestos Abatement Grant Program
February 16, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Representative Holcomb introduced House Bill (“HB”) 1513 which amends certain provisions of the Arkansas Asbestos Abatement Grant program (“program”). The focus of the bill are revisions to the program’s eligibility requirements. The eligibility revisions include: Eligible structures Eligible…
Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Florence, Alabama Subdivision Developer Enter into Consent Order
February 16, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Cyprus Creek Manor, LLC (“Cyprus Creek”) entered into a January 17th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the regulatory requirements related to stormwater discharges. See Consent Order 17-XXX-XXX. Cyprus Creek is…
1,4-dioxane: New York Governor Cuomo February 11th Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Requesting Drinking Water Standard
February 16, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo sent a February 11th letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Acting Administrator Catherine McCabe asking that a Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) Maximum Contaminant Level (“MCL”) be set for 1,4-dioxane. Governor Cuomo states that: . …
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Cultivation Program Development: Environmental/Safety Issues
February 15, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Walter G. Wright Mitchell Williams Law Firm wwright@mwlaw.com Arkansans recent passage of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 set in motion fast-paced efforts to promulgate rules for cultivation, processing and dispensing of marijuana for medicinal related consumption. The Arkansas…