Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Joiner Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Joiner, Arkansas, (“Joiner”) entered into a May 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Toxic Pollutant/Priority Pollutant Lists/Pretreatment Determinations: Environmental Organizations Petition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Requesting Updated Lists
The Northwest Environmental Advocates and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively “NEA”) submitted a July 31st document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Petition for Rulemaking Under the Clean Water Act to Update the Toxic Pollutant List Designated Under…
Polk County Fuel Station/Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Motion for Summary Judgment/Dismissal
As previously noted in a June 26th post, Mena Short Stop, LLC (“Mena Short Stop”) filed a pleading before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) addressing an issue arising under the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality’s…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Crenshaw Ceramics Company Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company (“KTCC”) entered into a May 31st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit. See Order No. 7258 23. The AO provides that KTCC operates a facility in…
Pesticide Incident Reports/Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Searchable Database
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on July 27th that it will make available the most recent 10 years of pesticide incident reports to the public in a searchable database. The database will be updated every month. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide…