Arkansas Hazardous Waste Programs: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $388,000 Grant
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Region 6 Office in Dallas announced it was awarding $388,397 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”). EPA states that the funding will support Arkansas programs to manage and reduce hazardous waste. EPA Regional…
Landfill/Class-Action: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Nuisance Claim
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an October 30th opinion issues associated with a class-action lawsuit filed against a landfill. See Jing Gao, et al. v. Blue Ridge Landfill TX, L.P., 2019 WL 5653224. One of the issues considered was whether the…
Ozone/Clean Air Act: EPA Staff Proposal Retains Current Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Halloween published a draft policy assessment recommending that the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”) of 70 parts per billion (ppb) be retained. The policy assessment will be subject to public comment through December…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality, and Melbourne, Arkansas Hardwood Flooring Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality, (“DEQ”) and Unilin North America, LLC, (“UNA”) entered into a September 27th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 19-091. The CAO provides that UNA owns…
Phosphorus/Clean Water Act: Massachusetts Sanitary District U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge to NPDES Permit Conditions
The Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (“District”) filed before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board an October 25th document titled: Petition for Review of Greater Lawrence Sanitary District’s NPDES Permit Issued by Region 1 The Petition…