Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Related to McLemoresville Cotton Gin
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a March 1st proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Espey Gin Company, Inc. (“Espey”). See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC20-0108. The Order provides that Espey operates a cotton gin…
Arkansas Water Quality Standards: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Releases Draft Regulation No. 2 Triennial
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environmental – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has issued its latest draft of the 2020 Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Regulation No. 2 Triennial Water Quality Standard Review (“Draft”). DEQ notes that the Draft has not been adopted by the…
Phosphogypsum/Phosphoric Acid Production Wastewater: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Rulemaking Pursuant to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/Toxic Substances Control Act
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) and a number of other environmental organizations submitted a February 8th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled: Petition for Rulemaking Pursuant to Section 7004(A) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: March 17th Telephonic/WebEx Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for March 17th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held via telephone conference and WebEx. For information regarding access to the meeting, contact April Harris at 501-682-3986 or by email at april.harris@arkansas.gov…
Energy Resources Planning Task Force: Governor Asa Hutchinson Issues Executive Order
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson issued Executive Order 21-05 which establishes an “Energy Resources Planning Task Force” (“Task Force”). The Executive Order, in discussing the rationale for the Task Force, referenced: Vulnerabilities in critical energy resources because of winter storms Increased…