Air/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Clean Air Council Sends Notice of Intent to Sue Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Polymers Monaca Site
The Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project (collectively, “CAC”) sent a February 17th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to Shell Oil Company (“Shell”) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act. The Notice addresses Shell’s Polymers Monaca…
94th Arkansas General Assembly/Retail Water Providers: Proposed Legislation Amending Oversight Provisions
House Bill 1515 (“HB 1515”) has been introduced which would amend certain statutory oversight requirements for retail water providers. The legislation was introduced by Representative Maddox. Act 605 of 2021 amended Ark. Code Title 14, Chapter 234, to add a subchapter titled: Subchapter 8 –…
Clean Water Act Test Methods: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Changes to Test Procedures
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the February 21st Federal Register addressing changes to test procedures required to be used by industries and municipalities when analyzing the chemical, physical, and biological properties of wastewater and…
Do Bottle Bills Impact Curbside Recycling Programs?: National Waste & Recycling Association White Paper
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) announced on February 21st that it had published a white paper titled: Bottle Bills Impact Curbside Recycling Programs (“White Paper”) The White Paper discusses the ways in which the NWRA believes bottle bills can affect curbside recycling…
Arkansas Professional Environmental & Recycling Summit: Arkansas Recycling Coalition Schedules 2023 Date
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) announced that its 2023 Professional Environmental & Recycling Summit (“Summit”) will be held on April 20th. The Summit will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Virco Manufacturing Corporation in Conway, Arkansas. The Summit is stated to currently…