Karst Learning & Field Day: October 17 - Huntsville, Arkansas
The Beaver Watershed Alliance and Nature Conservancy are holding an event titled Karst Learning & Field Day. The event will be held on October 17th from 10 a.m. to noon in Huntsville, Arkansas. Karst is a type of landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes, sinking streams…
Streamlined, Clear, Expeditious Permitting/Governor Executive Order: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Submitted Plan
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”) previously submitted its Improvement Plan as required by Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders’ Executive Order 26-04 (“EO”). The Governor had signed on February 16th the EO styled: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MAKE ARKANSAS THE BEST STATE IN AMERICA TO DO…
St. Charles Parish Bulk Liquids Storge Facility/Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality: Refined Community Empowerment Files Petition for Judicial Review Challenging Air Permit Authorizing Expansion
Refined Community Empowerment (“RCE”) filed a September 28th Petition for Judicial Review (“Petition”) in the 19th Judicial District Court challenging the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (“LDEQ”) decision granting a Part 70 Operating Title V Air Permit Renewal and Modification…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Warren, Ohio Battery Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Evergreen Battery Recycling LLC (“Evergreen”) entered into a February 11th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No…
EPA SPCC Inspection Sweep: Ray Wieda, P.E., (Olsson) Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation
Ray Wieda, P.E., of Olsson, undertook a presentation on October 8th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: EPA SPCC Inspection Sweep (“Presentation”). Mr. Wieda is a Senior Engineer/Environmental at Olsson in their Little Rock, Arkansas office. The Presentation dealt in part…