UO19 (Benzene) U22 (Toluene)/Delisting Petition for One-Time Amount: November 12th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Proposal
November 14, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 12th Federal Register Notice proposing to grant three petitions to delist a one-time amount up to 20,100 cubic yards of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) listed hazardous wastes U019 (benzene) and U220…
Proposed Wetland Mitigation Bank/Lafayette-Nevada Counties (Arkansas): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Prospectus
November 14, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a November 13th Public Notice regarding a proposal by WYCAR Land Company, LLC, to establish a wetland mitigation bank (“Bank”). See Application No. MVK-2018-862. The proposal encompasses the proposed establishment of…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Cement Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
November 14, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Holcim Inc. (“Holcim”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that Holcim operates a cement manufacturing facility (“Facility”) in Mobile County, Alabama. The Facility is…
Power Plant/Clean Water Act: Citizen Groups U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge to NPDES Permit
November 13, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Sierra Club and other organizations filed a November 1st Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit renewal…
2019 American Forest & Paper Association Sustainability Award Winners: Domtar Receives Sustainable Forest Management Award
November 13, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Forest & Paper Association (“AFPA”) announced its 2019 Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Awards on November 8th. Domtar received the award for Leadership in Sustainability – Sustainable Forest Management for Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for Landowners…