Source Water Protection Funding/2018 Farm Bill: Darcia Routh (Arkansas Department of Health) Arkansas Drinking Water Update Article
Ms. Darcia Routh, P.G., authored an article in the Fall 2020 edition of the Arkansas Department of Health publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update titled: Source Water Protection & the 2018 Farm bill: An Arkansas 2020 Update (“Article”) Ms. Routh is a Geologist Supervisor with the Arkansas…
Criminal Enforcement/Hazardous Waste: U.S. Department of Justice News Release Referencing Plea Agreement of a Columbus, Ohio, Individual to Conspiracy Charge
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a September 30th news release stating Khaled Ebrigit of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Ohio to conspiring to illegally transport and dispose of hazardous waste at several apartment complexes. DOJ states that Ebrigit…
Ozone/Clean Air Act: NESCAUM Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal to Retain Current National Ambient Air Quality Standard
The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (“NESCAUM”) submitted October 1st comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) proposal titled: Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Proposed Action (“Ozone Proposal”) The Ozone Proposal is…
Environmental Council of the States: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Secretary Becky Keogh Named President's Award Winner
The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) announced that Becky Keogh has been awarded the President’s Award. Ms. Keogh serves as Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment. ECOS describes itself as a national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Solar Facility Construction Site Operator Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (“MBCI”) entered into an Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Mississippi Large Stormwater Construction General Permit (“Permit”). See Order No. 7070 20. The AO provides that MBCI…