National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials: Mid-Year Workshop/Meeting - Rogers, Arkansas Nov. 3-6
The National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials (“Association”) is holding its Mid-Year Workshop and Meeting (“Meeting”) in Rogers, Arkansas. The Meeting will be held from November 3-6. The Association describes itself as including: …members and staff of State Emergency Response…
CIRCLE Act: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Introduced to Expand Recycling Capacity
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania) and Tom Suozzi (New York) introduced into the United States House of Representatives legislation styled: Cultivating Investment in Recycling and Circular Local Economies (CIRCLE) Act (“CIRCLE Act”). The CIRCLE Act is described as bipartisan…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Greenwood Soybean Processing/Oil Extraction Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Oxbow Greenwood, LLC (“OG”) entered into a July 3rd Agreed Order 9 (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7520 25. The AO provides that OG owns and operates a soybean processing and oil extraction…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act/RCRA: Federal Court Addresses Jurisdictional Issues
Co-Author Sawyer Swaim The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (“Court”) in a March 6th Opinion addressed an issue arising out of a citizen suit action filed under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1389 (“CWA”) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 42…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - July 25th Meeting/Agenda Announced
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment announced the agenda for the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) meeting on July 25th. The Commission is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly…