Aboveground Storage Tanks: An Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Reminder
November 30, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”) is a state statutory mechanism that has been used by both underground and aboveground storage tank owners and operators for over 30 years to address petroleum leaks and spills (i.e., releases). Arkansas is one of the few states that…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement/National Highway System: U.S. Department of Transportation Final Rule Requiring State DOTs Performance Assessment
November 30, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration (“DOT”) promulgated a final rule that is described as providing the following governmental organizations a national framework to track transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”): State Departments of…
Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Cuba Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
November 30, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Prairie Valley Disposal, Inc., (“Prairie Valley”) entered into an October 24th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Air Conservation Law. See No. APCP-2023-026. The AOC states that Prairie…
Chlorination/Clean Water Act: Amherst Massachusetts POTW: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge to NPDES Permit
November 29, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Town of Amherst, Massachusetts (“Amherst”), filed a November 16th Request for Review before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. The Request…
EPA Fiscal Year 2024 Top Management Challenges: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
November 29, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued on November 15th a document titled: The EPA’s Fiscal Year 2024 Top Management Challenges (“Report’) See Report No. 24-N-0008. The Report describes what OIG characterizes as: . . . seven…