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Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Two Southern Freshwater Mussels for Listing
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) has proposed to list two southern freshwater mussels under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2022-0026. The Service’s listing decision include: Texas heelsplitter as an endangered species Louisiana pigtoe as a…
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94th Arkansas General Assembly/Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission: Legislation Proposing Revision of Commission Membership
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Senate Bill (“SB467”) was introduced proposing to amend the membership of the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”). The bill was introduced by Senator Irvin. The Commission was established in 1949 as the governing structure of that is now known as the Arkansas Department…
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New Source Performance Standards/Industrial Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Promulgates Amendments
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a March 27th Federal Register Notice promulgating a final rule for the Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) for the Industrial Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines category (“ISC Category”). See…
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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Haleyville, Alabama, Cabinet Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Kith Kitchens, LLC (“Kith Kitchens”) entered into a March 22nd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Consent Order No. 23-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that Kith Kitchens operates…
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Toxics Release Inventory/Community Right-to-Know: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Annual National Analysis (2021)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) National Analysis (“Analysis”). The TRI is a publicly available database prepared and published by EPA annually. The Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”) was…
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