Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty to Church Hill, Tennessee Glass Manufacturing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 16th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. (“AGC”). See Division of Air Pollution Case No. APC 19-0124. AGC is stated to operate a glass manufacturing…
Arkansas State Implementation Plan Revisions/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notes Elimination of All Backlogs
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 17th news release stating that it has: . . .eliminated all backlogs of Arkansas State Implementation Plans (SIPs). This development was also announced at the recently concluded Arkansas Environmental Federal Convention…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – October 25, 2019 Meeting
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policymaking body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, October 25th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at 5301 Northshore Drive…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Front Royal, Virginia Automobile Coatings Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The CA provides that ACS is an owner and operator of a facility (“Facility”) as those terms are defined in RCRA in Front Royal, Virginia. The Facility operates as an automobile coatings manufacturing facility. It is stated to be a generator of, and having engaged in the storage in tanks of…
Recycling - Impacts on State, Changing Recycling in General: Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation
My law firm colleague Stuart Spencer undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation 52nd Annual Convention and Trade Show on October 17th in Hot Springs titled: Recycling: Impacts on State, Changing Recycling in General (“Presentation”) The Presentation developed by both Stuart…