Toxics Release Inventory: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Annual National Analysis
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) National Analysis (“Analysis”). The TRI is a publicly available database that is prepared and published by EPA annually. The Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: March 16th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for March 16th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive in Little Rock. The agenda includes the following: Administration Revised 2022 Commission Meeting…
Placement of Electric Vehicle Chargers at Motor Fuel Facilities: Energy Marketers of America Comments on National Fire Protection Association Tentative Interim Amendment
The Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) submitted comments to the National Fire Protection Association’s (“NFPA”) Tentative Interim Amendment (“TIA”) Log No. 1621. The TIA would regulate the placement of charging stations at retail motor fuel facilities. EMA, previously known as the Petroleum…
Community Solar Project Siting: Solar Energy Industries Association Issues White Paper
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) issued a February 24th White Paper titled: Community Solar Project Siting – A Framework for Producing Zero Carbon Electricity and Serving Ecosystem Enhancement & Conservation (“White Paper”) The White Paper describes a proposed siting framework…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and York, Pennsylvania, Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and York Fuel Stop, Inc., (“York”) entered into a February 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing violations of the Pennsylvania regulations addressing underground storage tanks (“USTs”). See Docket No. RCRA-03-2022-0044. The CA provides…