Oil and Gas Extraction/Wastewater Management Practices: U.S. EPA Report Summarizing Stakeholder Input
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 2020 report titled: Summary of Input on Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management Practices Under the Clean Water Act (“Report”) See EPA-821-S19-001. The Report was prepared by the Engineering and Analysis Division of…
Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation and Town of Oakland Enter into Consent Order
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) and Town of Oakland, Tennessee (“Oakland”) entered into an April 13th Consent Order and Assessment (“COA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Case…
Temporary Storage Exemption/Use Tax: Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Applicability to Solvent Recycling Process
The Appellate Court of Illinois (First District) (“Court”) addresses in an April 28th Opinion a challenge to the Illinois Department of Revenue (“Department”) assessment of a Use Tax on unused or virgin clean solvent. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. v. Department of Revenue, 2020 IL App. (1st) 191078…
Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances/Community-Right-to-Know Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”) Chemical List under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and Section 6607 of the…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – May 28, 2020 (Also to be Live-Streamed by AETN)
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Thursday, May 28th at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be an in-person meeting held in…