Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality/Emergency Order: Polk County Fueling Station Files Hearing Request Before Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission
Mena Short Stop, LLC (“Mena Short Stop”) filed on June 23rd a Request for Hearing (“Request”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) of an Emergency Order issued by the Chief Administrator of the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental…
Draft National Program Guidances: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues FY 2023-2024
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued draft FY 2023-2024 National Program Guidances (“NPGs”). The draft NPGs include: Overview to the NPGs Office of Air and Radiation Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Shelby County Lime Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC (“Lhoist”) entered into a June 19th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that Lhoist operates a lime manufacturing facility (“Facility”) in Shelby…
NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency File Motions in U.S. District Court Action
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…
OSHA Enforcement: Proposed Citation to Atlanta, Georgia, Recycling Company
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a June 22nd news release stating it is proposing citations to TAV Holdings, Inc. (“TAV”). TAV is described as a recycling company operating a facility (“Facility”) in Atlanta, Georgia. OSHA is stated to have undertaken an inspection…