Mining Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Washington County Mine Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 18, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Wedington Mine, LLC (“Wedington”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (APC&EC”) Rule 15. See…
Reconditioning/Used Drum Management: Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition Comments Addressing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
December 15, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition (“CKRC”) submitted November 21st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA”) addressing the following Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) titled: Used Drum Management Reconditioning 88 Fed. Reg. 54537 (Aug. 11, 2023) EPA’s ANPR…
Floodplain Management/Protection of Wetlands: National Groundwater Association Comments Addressing Federal Emergency Management Agency Proposed Flood Risk Management Standard Rule
December 15, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Groundwater Association (“NGWA”) submitted December 2nd comments to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) addressing a proposed rulemaking denominated: Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations to Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Nashville Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 15, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Nashville, Arkansas, (“Nashville”) entered into October 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Louisiana Bucket Brigade Petition to Object to Convent, Louisiana Direct Iron Ore Facility
December 14, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Three individuals and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and Inclusive Louisiana (collectively “LBB”) filed a December 12th Petition to Object (“Petition”) to a Clean Air Act Title V permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) to Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC (“Nucor”). The…