Wastewater Sampling/COVID-19: U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Minority Members Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Ranking U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee (“Committee”) Members (i.e., Minority) sent August 12th letters addressing questions about the potential ability of wastewater sampling to detect COVID-19. The letters were sent to the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Scholarship Fund: Scholarship Established in Memory of Pat Keogh
The Arkansas Environmental Federation has established a scholarship fund in memory of Pat Keogh of Roland, Arkansas. Pat passed away on August 5, 2020. Pat was an Arkansas native raised and educated in Marianna, Arkansas. Pat’s education and career were deeply immersed in environmental, civil, and…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Technical Secretary's Order/Civil Penalty Related to Martin Outdoor Equipment Manufacturing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) proposed a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) for MTD Consumer Group Inc. (“MTD”). See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC20-0063. The Order provides that MTD operates an outdoor equipment…
Plywood/Composite Wood Products Residual Risk/Technology Review: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a rule in the August 13th Federal Register finalizing the residual risk and technology review (“RTR”) that it conducted for the plywood and composite wood product (“PCWP”) source category regulated under the Clean Air Act National…
Revisions to Petition Provisions of Title V Permitting Procedures: William K. Montgomery (Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality, Associate Administrator for Air) Webinar Presentation
William (“Will”) K. Montgomery, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”), Associate Director, undertook a webinar presentation as part of the Mitchell Williams Environmental Insights Series titled: Revisions to the Petition Provisions of Title V…