Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – August Meeting Canceled
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 August 23rd meeting has been canceled. The stated reason is lack of agenda items. The next scheduled…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Earthjustice Files Petition to Object to Dale, Indiana Coal Hydrogenation Refinery Permit
Earthjustice and two other organizations (collectively “Earthjustice”) filed an August 8th Petition to Object to the issuance of two Clean Air Act permits for the construction of a direct coal hydrogenation refinery (“Refinery”) in Dale, Indiana. The air permit was issued by the Indiana Department…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County, Alabama Gas Production/Treating Facility Enter into Special Order by Consent
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Hilcorp Energy Company (“HEC”) entered into a July 26th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No.: 19-XXX-CAP. The Order provides that HEC operates a gas production…
Timeframes for Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certifications/Clarification of Waiver Responsibility: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 19-01
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued an August 7th Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 19-02 titled: Timeframes for Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Clarification of Waiver Responsibility (“RGL 19-02”) The Corps states that the purpose of RGL 19-02 is…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order and Assessment Addressing Portland, Tennessee Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a July 30th Order and Assessment (“Order”) addressing a Portland, Tennessee facility (“Swifty No. 286” [“Swifty”]). Swifty is stated to be the site of four underground storage tanks (“USTs”) in Portland, Tennessee. TDEC…