Arkansas Department of Agriculture August 4 Arkansas State Plant Board Pesticide Committee Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Board of Agriculture announced that the next Arkansas State Plant Board Pesticide Committee meeting will be held on August 4, at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via zoom only. The agenda items include: Call to Order – George Dunklin, Chair Regular Business Roll Call Pesticide…
Biotechnology/Applications, Challenges, and Policy Options for Engineered Microbes for Waste Cleanup: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 2026 Technology Assessment Report titled: Biotechnology - Applications, Challenges, and Policy Options for Engineered Microbes for Waste Cleanup (“Report”). See GAO-26-108175. GAO states that it prepared the Report because…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Pueblo, Colorado Gasoline Dispensing Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and CF Altitude L.L.C. (“CF”) entered into a June 8th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act regulations. See Docket NO. CAA-08-2026-0005. The ESA provides that CF operates a gasoline…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Springdale Contractor Enter Into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment -Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Red Line Contractors, LLC (“Red Line”) entered into a June 29 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Arkansas asbestos regulations. See LIS No. 26-009. The CAO…
Project Emissions Accounting/New Source Review: DC Circuit Court of Appeals Addresses Challenge to US EPA Rule
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit”) addressed in a July 28 Opinion an issue arising under the Clean Air Act New Source Review (“NSR”) Preconstruction Permitting Program. See Environmental Defense Fund, et al v EPA, et al, No. 18-1149. The DC…