Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Columbia Alcohol Distillery
November 21, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued on November 8th a proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Tennessee Distilling Group, LLC (“TDG”). See Case No. APC22-0080. The Order provides that TDG operates an alcohol distillery (“Distillery”)…
Habitat Connectivity on Public Lands: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Issues Instruction Memorandum
November 18, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) issued a November 15th Instruction Memorandum (“IM”) titled: Habitat Connectivity on Public Lands See IM 2023-005. The IM is transmitted to all BLM Field Officials from the Assistant Director, Resources and Planning. The…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Motor Vehicle Mounted Fuel Systems
November 18, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 25th interpretive letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to fuel systems powering equipment mounted on a motor vehicle. PHMSA was responding…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Parkin Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 18, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Parkin, Arkansas, entered into an October 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Solid Waste Collection and Transportation/State Regulation: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Question
November 17, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Appeals of Washington (Division 2) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a November 8th Opinion whether federal law preempts the State of Washington’s regulation of rail transportation involving certain train-on-flatcar/container-on-flatcar (“TOFC/COFC”) activities. See Waste Management of…