National Water Availability: U.S. Geological Survey Releases Assessment
The United States Geological Survey (“USGS”) released on January 16th a document titled: The National Water Availability Assessment (“Assessment”). USGS describes it as providing a: …a pioneering scientific overview of water availability that offers first-of its-kind insights into the balance…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Buffalo, New York Diagnostics Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in IMMCO Diagnostics (“ID”) entered into an October 3 expedited settlement agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-02-2024-7204. ID is the owner…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County Subdivision Developer Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Oltmans Development, Inc. (“ODI”) entered into a December 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System/Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a report titled: An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System: Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure (“Report”). See EPA 530-R-24-010. EPA prepared the Report pursuant to a mandate in the fiscal year 2021…
95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums
Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water. An additional section would be added to Arkansas Code Title 15, Chapter 23, Subchapter 1, which prohibits any state…