Wastewater Plant Reconstruction: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Wynne Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wynne, Arkansas entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing operation of a wastewater treatment facility (“Facility”) damaged by the March 31, 2023 tornado. See…
Alleged Indirect Trespass/Nuisance: Southern Environmental Law Center Limestone County, Alabama Circuit Court Action Addressing Proposed Limestone Quarry/Rock Crushing Facility
December 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) filed a December 9th Complaint for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the Circuit Court of Limestone County, Alabama on behalf of: New Beginnings Covenant Ministries. The Belle Mina Methodist Church. See Case no. 44-CV-2024-900436.00. The Complaint…
Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: Food and Water Watch Petition Seeking Inclusion of Microplastics
December 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Food and Water Watch and dozens of other environmental organizations submitted a November 25th petition to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting that microplastics be included in the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (“UCMR 6”) to be promulgated under the…
95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 8 Pre-Filed Addressing Used Tire Recycling/Accountability Program Expenses for Department of Energy and Environment
December 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 95th Arkansas General Assembly will convene on January 13, 2025. Bill filing began on November 15th. Senator J. Payton introduced Senate Bill 8. The Bill would appropriate to the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment funds from the Used Tire Recycling Fund for expenses to the Arkansas…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Hohenwald Facility
December 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 29th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Om Ganganath, Inc. (“OGI”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations. The Order provides that OGI is…