Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Benton County Demolition Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Red Line Contractors, LLC, (“Redline”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Regulation 21…
Arkansas Drinking Water Update/Arkansas Department of Health: Mark Bennett (Natural Resources Division) Addresses Retail Water Providers Legislation
Mr. Mark Bennett authored an article in the Summer 2021 edition of the Arkansas Department of Health’s publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update titled: Act 605 of 2021 Requirements (“Article”) Mr. Bennett serves as Chief of the Water Development section of the Arkansas Department of…
Toxics Release Inventory: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases 2020 Preliminary Dataset
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the release of its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) preliminary dataset. The preliminary dataset contains data addressing: Chemical releases Waste management Pollution prevention activities This information addresses…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Olive Branch Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Evercompounds, LLC, (“Evercompounds”) entered into a July 2nd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Order No. 7135 21. The AO provides that Evercompounds holds an air permit for a facility in Olive…
Hazardous Waste Storage/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Multi-Party Settlement Involving Fort Smith, Arkansas, Warehouse
The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 3rd news release describing a settlement regarding alleged hazardous waste violations at what the agency denominates the “US technology Corporation” (“UST”) site in Fort Smith, Arkansas. EPA states…