Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – Friday, June 24th Meeting Canceled
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission has canceled the Friday, June 24th meeting. The next Commission meeting is set for Friday…
Pretreatment/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Verona Manufacturing Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and MTD Products Company (“MTD”) entered into a May 17th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Pretreatment Permit. See Order No. 7190 22. The AO indicates that MTD operates a facility in Verona…
Underground Storage Tanks/Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials: 2021 Annual State Fund Survey/Tanks Update
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published its annual survey addressing state underground storage tank (“USTs”) trust funds titled: 2021 Annual State Fund Survey/Tanks Update (“Survey”) ASTSWMO conducts the Survey with the Vermont Department of…
Lead Ammunition/Tackle: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Requesting National Wildlife Refuge Phase Out
The Center for Biological Diversity and two other organizations (collectively “CBD”) submitted a June 8th Petition to the United States Department of Interior and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (collectively “USFWS”) requesting a phase out of lead ammunition and tackle across the National…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Grain Processing Plant Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc. (“Riceland”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain air permits. See LIS No. 22-058. The CAO provides that Riceland…