Public Trust Doctrine/Kern River: Environmental Organizations' Lawsuit Challenging Bakersfield, California, Water Diversions
The Sierra Club and other environmental organizations filed a December 1st Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief; Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate (“Complaint”) against the City of Bakersfield, California, and others in the Superior Court of the State of California (County of Kern)…
Arkansas Energy Code: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Updates Amendment/Approval Process
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Energy Office (“AEO”) provided a December 8th update on its development of a new version of the Arkansas Energy Code. AEO states that the new version of the Arkansas Energy Code being developed will be based…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty for Union City Pork Processing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Williams Sausage Company, Inc., (“Williams”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Air Regulations. See Case No. APC22-0033. The proposed Order…
Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Alliance Technical Group Acquires GBMc & Associates
Alliance Technical Group, LLC, (“ATG”) issued a December 6th news release stating that it had acquired GBMc & Associates (“GBMc”). ATG states that the acquisition was backed by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. GBMc is a Bryant, Arkansas based environmental service firm…
Underground Storage Tank Performance Measures for All States/Territories/Tribes: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Semiannual Report (October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a report titled: Semiannual Report of UST Performance Measures End of Fiscal Yar 2022 (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022) (“Report”) The Report is published twice a year by EPA and provides underground storage tank (“UST”)…