Citizen Suit Actions/Clean Water Act: Environmental Integrity Project Files Lawsuits Against Two Louisiana Petroleum Coke Plants
February 14, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the following: RAIN CII CARBON, LLC. – Sulfur, Louisiana. REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, LLC. – Lake Charles, Louisiana. The citizen…
Water Well Construction Committee/Arkansas Department of Agriculture February 26th Meeting Scheduled
February 14, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the next Water Well Construction Committee (“Committee”) will meet on February 26th. The Committee will meet at 10:00 A.M. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division Office in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Arkansas Water Well…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Exchange Network Grant Program: FY25 Solicitation Notice
February 13, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published on January 13th its FY25 Solicitation Notice for its Exchange Network Grant Program (“Grant Program”). EPA initiated the Exchange Network Grant Program in 2002. Its stated intent is to be an inter-governmental, collaborative…
Sustainable Arkansas Summit 2025: April 3 Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) announced the Sustainable Arkansas Summit 2025 (“Summit”) has been scheduled for April 3rd. The Summit will be held at the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service in Little Rock, Arkansas AEF is holding the Summit…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Bradley County Ready Mix Concrete Facility
February 13, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 22nd Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete, LLC (“Smyrna”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC24-0231. The Order describes Smyrna as…