Solid Waste Incineration: U.S. District Court Addresses Challenge to Baltimore Ordinance
Co-Author: Austin Reed The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (“Court”) addressed in a March 27th opinion a challenge to Baltimore’s regulation of solid waste incineration facilities in the city. See Wheelabrator Baltimore, L.P., v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, No…
Status of Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan Submittals/Approvals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Notification of Evaluation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 25th Notification of Evaluation titled: Status of Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan Submittals and Approvals (“Evaluation”) See Project No. OA&E-FY20-0125. The Evaluation is transmitted from…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Phillips County Biodiesel Production Facility Enter into Consent Administration Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Solfuels USA., Inc. (“Solfuels”) entered into a March 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-133. The CAO provides that Solfuels owns…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Underground Storage Tank Compendium/Correspondence: ASTM Visual Sump Pump Test Standard Addressed
The Petroleum Marketers Association (“PMAA”) publication Weekly Review published a March 26th article addressing a new ASTM Standard for spill bucket and sump testing. Spill bucket and sump testing is required by 40 C.F.R. § 280.35 of the Federal Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. PMAA…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Establishes Resources and Information Webpage
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (E&E), Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has established a COVID-19 “Resources and Information” webpage on the DEQ website. According to the DEQ, the webpage was created to provide up-to-date information regarding the coronavirus. The…