American Water Works Association: City Corporation (Russellville, Arkansas) Named Winner of the People's Choice Water Taste Test at Annual Conference
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) announced the winners from water tasting competitions across North America at its Annual Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C. City Corporation of Russellville, Arkansas was named the winner of the People’s Choice Water Taste Test. The City of…
PM2.5/Clean Air Act: U.S. Court of Appeals Sets Schedule for EPA Nonattainment Designations (CORRECTION)
The Blog Post yesterday noted that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ordered that the United States Environmental Protection Agency identify air quality control regions by February 6, 2020 that are in violation of the PM2.5 Clean Air Act National Ambient Air…
Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks/Key Historical Event: NEIWPCC Article Discusses/Links Television Show 60 Minutes Segment that Drew Congress's Attention
The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (“NEIWPCC”) published an article titled: Petroleum Releases in Rhode Island: Inside the Underground Storage Tanks Financial Responsibility Fund – A History of USTs in Rhode Island (“Article”). One of the focuses of the Article is a…
PM2.5/Clean Air Act: U.S. Court of Appeals Sets Schedule for EPA Nonattainment Designations
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (“District Court”) in a July 17th Order issued a schedule for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to issue PM2.5 nonattainment designations. See ALLIANCE OF NURSES FOR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, et al., v. LEE…
OSHA Enforcement/Post-Emergency Response/Chemical Spill Cleanup: Three Companies Cited for Alleged Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a June 26th news release proposing more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies for alleged violations. The alleged violations are stated to have involved failing to protect workers during post-emergency response cleanup…