Applications for Special Permits Submitted in the Public Interest/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Issues Guidance
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) published a Notice on March 12th intended to provide guidance on how it evaluates and determines whether a Special Permit can be considered consistent within the public interest. See PHMSA-2022-0127-0001. The Notice outlines…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Ozark Rock Crushing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") and Stapp Quarries, LLC ("Stapp") entered into a February 28th Consent Administrative Order ("CAO") addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Lis No. 24-027. The CAO provides that Stapp owns and…
Solid Waste Management Facility/Limited Ban: New York Appellate Court Addresses Judicial Challenge to Town's Local Law
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (“Court”) addressed in a March 22nd Memorandum and Order (“Order”) a judicial challenge to a Local Law enacted by the town of Carroll (“Town”). See Carol L. Jones, et al. v. Town of Carroll, et al., 2024 WL 1227620. The Local Law addressed solid waste…
Arkansas Water Resources Conference: July 16-18 (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
The annual Arkansas Water Resources Conference (“Conference”) has been scheduled for July 16-18, 2024, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Conference will be held in the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. The organizing committee includes: Arkansas Forest and Drinking Water Collaborative…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Taunton, Massachusetts, Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Professional Contract Sterilization, Inc. ("PCSI") entered into a February 6th Consent Agreement ("CA") addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No.: CAA-01- 2022-0059. The CA provides that PCSI operates a…