Annual Release Detection Equipment Testing: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Canopy Article
December 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) staff authored an article in Issue 4 of the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) publication The Canopy titled: Annual Release Detection Equipment Testing (“Article”) ADEQ had authored a previous article in Issue 3 of The Canopy that…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin – October-November 2018
December 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…
Aviation Forecasting/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Federal Aviation Administration Runway Approval
December 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a December 18th decision a challenge pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”) decision to approve the construction of a 5,200-foot runway at the Ravalli…
PFOA/PFOS: New York State Drinking Water Quality Council Maximum Contaminant Levels Recommendations
December 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The New York State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation announced that the New York State Drinking Water Council (“Council”) issued recommendations regarding Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) for PFOA and PFOS. These man-made chemicals have been used in various industrial…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Crawford County, Arkansas, Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Concord Water and Sewer Public Facilities (“Concord”) entered into a December 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit…