Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Geismar Methanol Distribution Facility Operator Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC (“Kinder Morgan”) entered into a Settlement to address alleged air permit violations. See SA-AE-22-073. The Settlement provides that Kinder Morgan owns and/or operates a methanol distribution facility…
94th Arkansas General Assembly/ Tires: Bill Introduced to Commercialize Used Tire Recycling/Accountability Program
Representatives L. Fite, S. Berry, and Senator Rice have introduced House Bill 1234 (“HB1234”) titled: Arkansas Commerce Tire Program Act HB1234 would replace the legislation known as the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act found at Ark. Code Ann. 8-9-401, et seq. The Arkansas General…
RCRA Listed Hazardous Waste/K051: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes to Grant Delisting Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 23rd Federal Register Notice proposing to grant a petition to delist up to 2,409 cubic yards of K051 API (separator sludge) from the List of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous wastes. See 88 Fed…
Power Generation/U.S. Energy Information Administration Report: Role of Wind/Solar/Nuclear/Coal/Natural Gas Over the Next Two Years
The United States Energy Information Administration published a January 19th report titled: Increasing Renewables Likely to Reduce Coal and Natural Gas Generation Over Next Two Years (“Report”) The Report addresses projections for the roles of natural gas, coal, nuclear, wind, and solar over the…
Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pre-Publication Notices Program Plan 15
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (“Plan 15”). Section 304(m) of the Clean Water Act requires that EPA biennially publish a plan for a new and revised…