95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill Introduced to Repeal Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act
Senator Irvin of Mountain View has introduced Senate Bill 367 which would repeal the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act (“Act”). The Act is found in Chapter 5, Subchapter 8 of Title 8 of the Arkansas Code. The purpose of the Act is described in…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Carthage Aluminum Extrusion Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a February 24th Technical Secretary’s Proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Bonnell Aluminum, Inc. (“Bonnell”) addressing an alleged Air Permit violation. See Case No. APC25-0014. Bonnell is an aluminum extrusion facility…
U.S. Government Accountability Office Report: Army Corps of Engineers/Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a January 9th report titled: Army Corps of Engineers: Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency (“Report”). See GAO-25-107637. The Report addresses the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”). The…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture: March 10th Pesticide Committee Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has scheduled a March 10th Pesticide Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR. Agenda items include: Discussion of unmanned (drone) category –…
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Oregon Legislation Introduced Addressing Surface Emissions Monitoring Requirements
Senate Bill 726 has been introduced into the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly which would address municipal solid waste landfills. The Bill would require the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill to conduct surface emissions monitoring and report data as specified to the Oregon…