7th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit: November 18th, Little Rock, Audubon Center - REMINDER
The 7th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on November 18th in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Summit is being held as a hybrid event allowing participants to join either in person at the Little Rock Audubon Center or online via Zoom. Audubon Delta in its announcement…
Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter Permit Modeling: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance (July 29, 2022)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards issued a July 29th memorandum addressing: Guidance for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter Permit Modeling (“Guidance”) The Guidance was transmitted from EPA’s Richard Wayland, Division Director…
Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Facilities: US Environmental Protection Agency Funds 10-Step Blueprint (2022 Edition)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) funded a document that was recently issued titled: A 10-Step Blueprint for Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Facilities (2022 Edition) (“Blueprint”) The primary author of the Blueprint is Charlotte Smith of GreatWorks, LLC. The…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Rockport Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Rockport, Arkansas, (“Rockport”) entered into an October 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
Toxics Release Inventory/EPCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Addressing Definition of Parent Company
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) published a final rule in the October 21st Federal Register that would clarify/codify the federal Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”) Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) definition of a “parent company.” See 87 Fed. Reg…