Air Enforcement/Self-Disclosure: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pine Bluff Treated Wood Products Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. (“Hoover”) entered into a November 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Rule…
Guideline on Air Quality Models/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Addressing Enhancements to AERMOD Dispersion Modeling System
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the November 29th Federal Register a final rule/revision to the: Guideline on Air Quality Models (“Guideline”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 95034. The final revisions to the Guideline include: Enhancements to the formulation and…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - Friday, December 6th
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, December 6th, at 10 a.m. in the Commission Room located at the Arkansas…
National Association of State Energy Officials': 2025 Bipartisan Energy Policy Recommendations Released
The National Association of State Energy Officials (“NASEO”) has released a document titled: 2025 Bipartisan Energy Policy Recommendations: America’s Competitive Advantage – Affordable and Abundant Clean Energy (“2025 Recommendations”). NASEO describes itself as: …the only national non-profit…
Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Order Denying Objection to Warrick County, Indiana Aluminum Production Facility Permit
November 27, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued an October 9th Order denying a Petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V operating permit (“Permit”) for the Warrick Newco LLC (“Warrick”) facility. See Petition No. V-2024-10. Warrick is described as a…