Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Gallatin Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Eiffel, LLC, (“Eiffel”) entered into a May 9th Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. The Agreement provides that Eiffel is the registered…
Energy Marketers of America 2023 Distinguished Service Award: Arkansan Steve Turner of Petromark, Inc., Named Recipient
The Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) (formerly known as the Petroleum Marketers Association of America) announced that Steve Turner of Petromark, Inc., Harrison, Arkansas, has been chosen to receive its 2023 Distinguished Service Award (“DSA”). Mr. Turner was chosen for the DSA award by a…
Methane From Municipal Landfills: Environmental Integrity Project May 2023 Report
The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) issued a report titled: Trashing the Climate: Methane from Municipal Landfills (“Report”) EIP states it examined data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to characterize methane emissions…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile Drum-Mix Asphalt Plant Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Hosea O. Weaver & Sons, Inc. (“HOWSI”) entered into a May 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that HOWSI owns and operates an asphalt plant (“Plant”) in Mobile, Alabama. The Plant…
Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership/U.S. Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Funding of Arkansas/Mississippi Project
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) announced on May 11th that it was investing $17 million in five Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (“WREP”) projects. The NRCS states that it is funding five proposals that: . . . prioritize…