State Legislative/Regulatory Developments: National Waste and Recycling Association Report
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) issued a May 2nd news release describing a number of state legislative and regulatory issues addressed by NWRA to date in this calendar year. The NWRA describes its mission as the promotion and protection of the: . . . waste and recycling…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Mountainburg Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (‘DEQ”) and City of Mountainburg, Arkansas, (“Mountainburg”) entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
2023 Triennial Review/Arkansas Water Quality Standards: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Schedules May 19th Stakeholder Workgroup Meeting
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) announced the date of May 19th for its second stakeholder meeting addressing the 2023 Triennial Review of Arkansas’s Water Quality Standards (“WQS”). The WQS are found in Arkansas Pollution and Ecology…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and St. Paul, Minnesota, Tool Manufacturer Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Viking Drill & Tool, Inc. (“Viking”) entered into an April 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Minnesota hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-05-2022-0008. The CAFO provides…
2021 CO2 Emissions: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 13th report titled: U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Rose 6% in 2021 EIA states that carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions increased by 296 million metric tons, a 6% increase, compared with 2020 levels. EIA states that the…