Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Pass Christian Pigment Manufacturing Facility Enter into Agreed Order
December 22, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) entered into a November 14th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7288 23. The AO addresses a pigment manufacturing facility (“Facility”) in Pass…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: Valerie Boyce (Chief Administrative Law Judge - Public Service Commission) Announces Retirement
December 21, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Ms. Valerie Boyce, who is Chief Administrative Law Judge at the Public Service Commission (“PSC”), announced that she will retire at the end of the year. Ms. Boyce has been at the PSC 28 years. Ms. Boyce began service as Chief Administrative Law Judge in 2015. Prior service includes: Chief Counsel…
Hidden Consequences/How Congressionally Directed Spending Impacts State Drinking Water Programs: Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Report
December 21, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) issued a December 2023 report titled: Hidden Consequences – How Congressionally Directed Spending Impacts State Drinking Water Programs (“Report”) ASDWA describes its members as the: . . . drinking water program administrators in…
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)/2022 Recycling Report: NAPCOR Announces Release
December 21, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Association for PET Container Resources (“NAPCOR”) announced the release of a document titled: 2022 PET Recycling Report (“Report”) PET refers to polyethylene terephthalate. The material is often used for soft drinks, fruit juices, and bottled water containers. The NAPCOR news…
Auto Dismantler Exemption/Solid Waste Permitting: Supreme Court of Oregon Addresses Applicability to Scrap Metal Recycling
December 20, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Supreme Court of Oregon (“S.Ct.”) addressed in a December 7th Opinion an issue involving the “Auto Dismantler Exemption” (“Exemption”) to the State of Oregon’s solid waste permitting program. See PNW Metal Recycling, Inc. v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 371 Or. 673. The question…