Biden Administration Fiscal Year Proposed 2024 Budget: $12 Billion Requested for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a March 9th news release addressing the Biden Administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget request. The Biden Administration is requesting $12 billion in discretionary budget authority for EPA in 2024. The $12 billion request for EPA…
Renewable Fuel Standard Program/Proposed Standards for 2023-2025: Energy Marketers of America Submits Comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) submitted February 10th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed: Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes See Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427. EMA describes itself as a federation of…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and City of Swifton Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Swifton, Arkansas, (“Swifton”) entered into a January 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
Public Water Systems Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or an Alternate Process: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance Memorandum
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a March 3rd memorandum titled: Addressing PWS Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or an Alternate Process (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum was transmitted from EPA Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, to both the State…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Technical Secretary's Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Hickory Valley Gin
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 15th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Hickory Valley Gin Company (“Hickory Valley”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Case No. APC20-0128. The Order addresses a…