Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Office of Land Resources Update: Susan Speake, CPM, Deputy Associate Director Arkansas Environmental Federation Land Seminar Presentation
Ms. Susan Speake undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation April 16th Land Seminar titled: Office of Land Resources Update (“Presentation”). Ms. Speake serves as Deputy Associate Director in the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping Nomenclature
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 8th Interpretive Letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the use of United Nations (UN) identification number and proper shipping name “UN1396…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Conecuh County Gas/Oil Production Wellsite Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Fletcher Petroleum CO., LLC (“Fletcher”) entered into a March 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. XX-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that Fletcher operates the Brooklyn Field Area…
Definition of Harm/Endangered Species Act: United States Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Rule
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, “Service”) is proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) regulations arguing the existing regulatory definition of “harm”, which includes habitat…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - April 25th Meeting
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission issued a notice stating: The next PC&EC meeting is scheduled in-person for 10 a.m. Friday…