Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: March 18, 2020 Agenda/Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for March 18th. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 The agenda includes the following: Business Administration Executive Report – Bruce Holland…
Asbestos Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Shelby County, Alabama, Research Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and National Carbon Capture Center (“Capture Center”) entered into a February 13th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Admin. Code related to asbestos. See Consent Order No. 20-____-CAP. The CO provides that the…
404 Enforcement/Remedy Proceeding: Federal District Court Addresses Federal Government Request for Wetland Rehabilitation
A United States District Court (Western District of Pennsylvania) (“Court”) addressed in a February 27th Order a United States Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “United States”) request for an Order directing certain individuals and entities (collectively, “Defendants”) to rehabilitate wetlands in…
Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order/Assessment Addressing Lewisburg, Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a February 26th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the City of Lewisburg, Tennessee (“City”) for alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Case No. WPC20-0016. The…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Izard County/Marion County Plastic Manufacturing Plants Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Micro Plastics, Inc., (“MPI”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System…