Guidance Document Development/Management: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Final Rule
September 15, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on September 14th a prepublication final rule (“Rule”) establishing procedures and requirements for how the agency manages the development and issuance of guidance documents. EPA states the purpose of the final rule is to ensure its…
Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Report
September 15, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a report entitled: Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, Market Risk Advisory Committee of the CFTC. The Report notes that while…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: September 30th Meeting (Teleconference)
September 15, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment to Haywood County Board of Education
September 14, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 24th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the Haywood County Board of Education (“Haywood”) alleging certain violations of the Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Act and related underground storage tank…
Providing Industry Room to Breathe While Protecting Our Air Quality: Some Current Thoughts
As a former state air regulator, I understand the complexities of air quality issues. Air permitting and state planning exercises are often times some of the most difficult and time intensive areas of environmental protection. And for good reason. The air we breathe is a precious resource and its…