National Primary Drinking Water Regulation/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Appellate Court Motion Seeking Partial Vacatur of PFAS Rule
September 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Motion for Partial Vacatur (“Motion”) on September 11th in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. See USCA Case #24-1188. The Motion addresses the rule issued in 2024 by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act…
2025 Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America Annual Meeting/Update: Solid and Hazardous Waste Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments
September 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
I undertook a presentation at the 2025, Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) Annual Meeting/Update in Conway, Arkansas titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments (“Presentation”). The Presentation addressed a variety of federal and…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Barbour County Gasoline Transport Vessel Operator Enter into Consent Order
September 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Whatley Oil & Auto Parts Company, Inc. (“Whatley”) entered into a September 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama air regulations. See Consent Order No. 25-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that Whatley is the…
How the Clean Air Act Impacts Building Necessary Infrastructure/Onshoring American Innovation: Subcommittee on Environment/U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing
September 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on June 11, titled: Short-Circuiting Progress: How the Clean Air Act Impacts Building Necessary Infrastructure and Onshoring American Innovation (“Hearing”). The Energy and…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: Governor Sanders Announces Appointments
September 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The publication Talk Business published an article stating that Arkansas Governor Sanders announced the following appointments to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks (“Committee”): John Mark Goings, Little Rock, to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks. Term to expire…