National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Approving Arkansas Updated Delegation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA’) issued a final rule on August 29th approving updated delegation of Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) authority to the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental…
Solid Waste Association of North America ("SWANA"): Strategic Plan 2023-2027 Released
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) has released its new strategic plan. The document is titled: Forward, Together SWANA Strategic Plan 2023-2027 (“Strategic Plan”) SWANA describes itself as an organization of more than 10,000 public and private sector professionals…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and University of Tennessee Enter into Consent Order
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and the University of Tennessee (“UT”) entered into an August 18th Consent Order and Assessment (“COA”) to address alleged violations of the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Regulations. See Case No. HWM 21-0022. The COA…
PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal to Designate as Hazardous Substances
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a prepublication version of a proposed rule that would designate two of the per- and polyfluoroalkly substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) hazardous substances. See…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Grants Joint Motion to Stay Case
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court (Eastern District – Arkansas) against the United States Environmental…