Medical Marijuana's Impact on the Utility Industry: 2019 Missouri Public Utilities Annual Conference Presentation
September 27, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
I undertook a presentation at the 2019 Missouri Public Utilities Annual Conference in Branson, Missouri titled: Medical Marijuana’s Impact on the Utility Industry (“Presentation”) The Presentation addressed the Missouri Medical Marijuana Amendment and its potential impact on Missouri utilities…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Annual Convention: October 17-18, Hot Springs, Arkansas - Reminder
September 27, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its 52nd Annual Convention and Trade Show (“Convention”) on October 17th and 18th. The Convention will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Besides a student program and golf tournament, the Convention will…
Asbestos Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Owner of Kennesaw, Georgia Building Enter into Consent Agreement
September 27, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kennesaw Hotel Partners, LLC (“KHP”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal asbestos regulations. See CAA-04-2019-1756(b). KHP is stated to have conducted: . . . renovation activity at the…
Superfund Site Visits - Verification of the Effectiveness of Institutional Controls: U.S. EPA office of Inspector General Project Notification
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a project notification dated September 20th titled: Superfund Site Visits – Verification of the Effectiveness of Institutional Controls (“Project Notification”) The Project Notification…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Testing of Non-Bulk Packages
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) responded in a September 17th interpretive letter to a question seeking clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the testing of non-bulk packages. The PHMSA letter is in response to…