2019 TRC Transportation Conference Presentation: Environmental Legal Concerns for P3s Projects in Arkansas
The 2019 TRC Transportation Conference and Equipment Expo was held this week in Hot Springs, Arkansas. I undertook a presentation titled: Environmental Legal Concerns for P3s Projects in Arkansas (“Presentation”) The purpose of the Presentation was to identify and update a number of Arkansas and…
Brine Injection/UIC: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Challenges to Class II Permit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in an August 8th Order challenges to an Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class II Permit (“Permit”) issued by the Region 5 Office of EPA to Jordan Development Company, L.L.C. (“Jordan”). See…
RCRA/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Environmental Integrity Project Notice of Intent to Sue Phillips 66 Company/Los Angeles County, California Refinery
The Environmental Integrity Project and Environmental Advocates sent an August 7th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to Phillips 66 Company (“Phillips”) alleging violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). The Notice references Phillips Los Angeles Refinery (“Refinery”) in…
Project Emissions Accounting/New Source Review: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Clean Air Act Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an August 9th Federal Register Notice proposing to revise certain New Source Review (“NSR”) regulations associated with the Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) and Nonattainment (“NA”) programs. See 84…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices 404 Permit: Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Replacement/Lafayette County, Arkansas
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued an August 14th Public Notice (“Notice”) regarding an application by the Union Pacific Railroad (“UPR”) for a Clean Water Act 404 Permit for work that would take place in Lafayette County, Arkansas. See MVK-2019-363. The…