Technical Assistance Resources to Support the Reuse of Brownfield Sites: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Guidance Document
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a December 2022 guidance document titled: Technical Assistance Resources to Support the Reuse of Brownfield Sites (“Guidance”) The Guidance was prepared by the ASTSWMO Investigation and Remedy Selection…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Personnel Moves: Caleb Osborne Appointed Chief Administrator of Environment
Caleb Osborne has been named Chief Administrator of Environment at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). Mr. Osborne was previously serving as the Chief of Staff for the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. A press release announcing the…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and LaPlace, Louisiana, Neoprene Manufacturing Facility Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) and Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC (“Denka”) entered into a December 28th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-06-2023-0906. The CA…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 18th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for January 18th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the board room at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The agenda includes the following: Reimbursement Options –…
Wetlands/Swampbuster Act: Federal Court Addresses Constitutional/Certification Challenges
Co-Author: Jeramy Ashton The United States District Court for the Southern District of South Dakota (“Court”) addressed in a July 2022 Opinion issues arising out of the application of the Swampbuster Act. See Foster v. USDA, No. 4:21-CV-0408-RAL (S.D. Da. July 1, 2022). The Swampbuster Act…