Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Shelbyville Steel Fabricating Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 14th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Cooper’s Steel Fabricators, Inc. (“Cooper’s”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC 22-0042. The Order provides that…
Overseeing the Validity of Financial Assurance Mechanisms: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RCRA Guidance Memorandum
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 17th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) guidance memorandum (“Memo”) titled: Overseeing the Validity of Financial Assurance Mechanisms The Memo is transmitted from Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, EPA Office of…
2022 Recycling Program of the Year: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Named One of Two Resource Recycling Winners
Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been named one of two 2022 Program of the Year winners by the national publication Resource Recycling. Washington, D.C., was the other city that won the award. The awards will be presented at the 2022 Recourse Recycling Conference in Austin, Texas, in August…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (“LDOT”) entered into a Settlement to address alleged violations of the Louisiana hazardous waste regulations. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-HE-22-0014. The Settlement provides…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Sets Briefing Schedules for Summary Judgment Motions
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…