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RCRA Corrosivity Hazardous Waste Characteristic: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Denial of Petition Requesting Expansion
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“Court”) addressed in a July 25th decision an issue involving the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste characteristic of corrosivity. See Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Environmental…
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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Ammonium Nitrate-Based Fertilizer
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) transmitted a July 17th letter clarifying the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the classification of ammonium nitrate-based fertilizer. PHMSA’s letter is a response to a March 1st letter…
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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Siloam Springs Rubber Belt Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Gates Corporation (“Gates”) entered into a June 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-049. The CAO provides that Gates owns and…
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PFAS Safe Drinking Water Act: National Association of Clean Water Agencies Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Primary Drinking Water Standards
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) submitted comments on proposed Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) National Primary Drinking Water Standards for six PFAS which include: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)…
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Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and North Little Rock Contractor Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Car-Son Construction, LLC (“Car-Son”) entered into a June 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Rule 21…
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