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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee: Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Recommendation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (“CASAC”) transmitted a June 9th letter to Administrator Michael S. Regan addressing: CASAC Review of the EPA’s Policy Assessment (PA) for the Reconsideration of the Ozone national Ambient Air Quality…
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Illegal Dumping/Environmental Justice: U.S. Department of Justice and City of Houston, Texas, Enter into Settlement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a June 6th news release stating that it had entered into a Settlement Agreement with the City of Houston, Texas, in response to illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods. DOJ had opened on July 26th an environmental justice…
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Arkansas Drinking Water Update/Operator Licensing Committee: Bryan Smith (Grand Prairie Regional Water District) named to Six-Year Term
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Mr. Bryan Smith has been appointed to a six-year term to the Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory and Operator Licensing Committee (“Committee”). Mr. Smith serves as the General Manager of the Grand Prairie Regional Water District. Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication Arkansas…
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Funding/Brownfields: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 News Release Describes Three Arkansas Recipient Projects
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Region 6 Office released a June 7th news release describing three Arkansas recipients of brownfield grants. The State of Arkansas is in EPA’s Region 6. A total of $2 million has been awarded for the following Arkansas recipients: Central…
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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kutztown, PA, Storage/Distribution Automotive Products Facilities Enter Into Consent Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Advance Stores Company, Inc. and Advance Auto Distribution Center ("Advance" collectively") entered into a May 19th Consent Agreement ("CA") addressing alleged violations of the Resources Conservation Recovery Act ("RCRA") hazardous…
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