Arkansas Water Personnel Moves: Erin Scott (Arkansas Water Resources Center) to Join Ozarks Water Watch
Ms. Erin Scott is joining Ozarks Water Watch (“OWW”) as that organization’s Senior Policy and Program Director. Ms. Scott is currently the Project Program Manager at the Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”). The move was announced in the May edition of the AWRC publication Water Currents. Ms…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board - Proposed Order/Penalty Assessment Related to Sevierville Blasting Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a May 19th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Air rules to QSG Holdings, LLC (“QSG”). See Case No. AP20-0015. The Order provides that QSG operates an…
National Paper Recycling Rates: American Forest & Paper Association Releases 2019 Data
The American Forest & Paper Association (“AFPA”) released data for 2019 addressing national paper recycling rates. AFPA states that 66.2 percent of paper consumed in the United States was recovered for recycling in 2019. The 2019 paper recycling rate declined from the 2018 rate of 68 percent. The…
Chesapeake Bay TMDL/Nutrients: Virginia/Maryland/District of Columbia Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The states of Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia (collectively “Virginia”) sent a Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for what is styled: Failure to Ensure That the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans of Pennsylvania and New…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – May 28, 2020
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. in the Commission Room at the Energy &…