State Environmental Agencies Funding: Environmental Integrity Project Report
December 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) published a document titled: State of Decline: Cuts to State Pollution Control Agencies Compound Damage from the Dismantling of EPA (“Report”). The overall premise of the Report is that some state environmental agencies have seen significant budget…
Regional Haze/Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Arkansas and 17 other State Attorney Generals' Comments on EPA's Solicitation of Potential Regulatory Changes to Implementation/Structure
December 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The State of Arkansas and 17 other Attorney Generals filed December 1st Comments addressing an October 2nd Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) issued by EPA styled: Visibility Protection: Regional Haze State Plan Requirements Rule Revision, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 90…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Houma Marine/Industrial Coatings Distributor Enter Into Settlement Agreement
December 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and All America Paint & Supply, Inc. (“AAPS”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No. 2024-54799-DEQ. The SA provides that AAPS is a corporation…
PFAS/Sewage Sludge Incinerator: Conservation Law Foundation Files Challenge Before U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addressing Manchester, New Hampshire NPDES Permit
December 10, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire’s Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves/Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory/Operating License Committee: Bruce Curtis – Conway County Regional Water District Appointed to Committee
December 10, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Health – Energy Section publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update references a new appointment to the Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory and Operator Licensing Committee (“Committee”). Bruce Curtis of the Conway County Regional Solid Waste District has been appointed to…