Air Enforcement: Proposed Tennessee Air Pollution Control Order Addressing Kingsport Explosive Manufacturing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a May 5th Technical Secretary Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Proposed Order”) to BAE Systems Ordinance Systems, Inc. (“BAE”) for an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC23-0024. The Proposed Order provides that BAE operates a…
Five-Year Status Reviews/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Initiation for 67 Southwestern Species (Including Four Related to Arkansas)
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) announced in the May 11th Federal Register that it has initiated status reviews for 67 animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See 88 Fed. Reg. 30324. Four of the species have ranges that include the State of…
32nd Annual Arkansas Recycling Coalition Conference/Tradeshow: September 11-13, Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition announced that its 32nd Annual Recycling Conference & Tradeshow (“Conference”) will be held from September 11-13 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Conference will be held at the Oaklawn Casino Hotel & Event Center. Education events will include: Pre-Conference Workshop…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Foxworth Sawmill Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Marion County Timber, Inc. (“Marion”) entered into a May 2nd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi statute implementing the Clean Water Act. The AO indicates that Marion operates a sawmill (“Facility”)…
PFAS/CERCLA (Superfund) Liability: U.S. Senator John Boozman (Arkansas) Legislation Exempting Noncontributing Industries/Municipalities
United States Senators John Boozman (Arkansas) and Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming) introduced five bills to ensure industries and municipalities are not subject to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”) liability if the United States Environmental…