Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – September 27, 2019 Meeting
September 23, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
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, September 27th , at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at 5301 Northshore…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Addressing Greenville, Tennessee Air Curtain Destructor
September 23, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to the town of Greenville, Tennessee (“Greenville”) for an alleged violation of an air permit. See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC-19-0015. Greenville is…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices Reissuance of General Permit 60: Lakes Hamilton/Catherine (Arkansas)
September 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a September 18th public notice stating that it was reissuing Department of the Army General Permit 60 on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Hydro-Operations. General Permit 60 applies to regulated activities in waters of…
Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Seeks Comments
September 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released on September 10th a Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (“Plan”). The Plan describes priority actions and the leadership along with collaboration that is stated to be needed between governmental and non-governmental organizations…
Innovative State-Led Efforts to Finance Agricultural Conservation: Environmental Defense Fund/National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Report
September 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Defense Fund and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (collectively, “NASDA”) released a joint report titled: Innovative State-Led Efforts to Finance Agricultural Conservation (“Report”) The authors of the Report include: John Feldmann Vincent Gauthier Maggie…