Air Enforcement: Tennessee Secretary's Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty to Sherwood, Tennessee Facility
The Tennessee Secretary of the Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 24th proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Lhoist North America of Tennessee, Inc. (“LNATI”) for alleged violations of an air permit. See Division of Air Pollution Case No. APC19-0132. The…
Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notices Availability/Program Plan 14
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an October 24th Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 14 (“Plan 14”). See 84 Fed. Reg. 57019. Section 304(m) of the Clean Water Act requires that EPA biennially publish…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Addresses Lithium Metal Batteries Contained in Equipment
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (”PHMSA”) addressed in an October 24th letter a question addressing the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to lithium metal batteries contained in equipment. PHMSA was responding to a June 19th query…
Beaver Watershed Alliance Forest Management Workshop: Hobbs State Park (Rogers, Arkansas) - November 2nd
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) is hosting a Forest Management Workshop (“Workshop”) on November 2nd. The Workshop will be held at the Hobbs State Park Visitor Center in Rogers, Arkansas. The Workshop will address: Effective Forestry Management Strategies for Private Owners Timber Stand…
Affordable Clean Energy Rule: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment/Division of Environmental Quality Holds First Stakeholder Meeting
The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held its first stakeholder meeting on the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE) on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The ACE rule was issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 19, 2019. During the stakeholder meeting, which…