Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report Addresses Grant Formula
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 2024 report titled: Clean Water: Revolving Fund Grant Formula Could Better Reflect Infrastructure Needs, and EPA Could Improve Needs Estimate (“Report”). See GAO-24-106251. GAO was asked by the United States Senate…
Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Jackson County Lighting Systems Manufacturing Plant Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Peterson Manufacturing Company (“Peterson”) entered into an August 22nd Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See No. APCP-2023-031. The AOC provides that Peterson owns and operates a…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Russell McLaren (Entergy) Rejoins Alliance Technical Group (Formerly, GBMc)
Russell McLaren recently rejoined Alliance Technical Group (“Alliance”) (formerly, GBMc & Associates) in their Little Rock, Arkansas Office. Russell had previously spent the past ten years at Entergy with various environmental service responsibilities. Russell was previously a founding member of…
Solar Energy Equipment: Arizona Tax Court Addresses Valuation Question
Co-Author Jesse Long The Arizona Tax Court (“Court”) addressed in an October 2nd opinion an issue arising out of the construction of a solar energy facility. See Sun Streams 2 LLC v. Arizona Department of Revenue, 2024 WL 4379548 (Ariz. Tax Ct. Oct. 2, 2024). The question considered was whether the…
Cadmium/Lead/OSHA Enforcement: Janesville, Wisconsin Recycling Facility Cited for Alleged Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 9th news release addressing a Universal Recycling Technologies LLC (“URT”) facility. URT is stated to operate a recycling facility in Janesville, Wisconsin. The news release states that OSHA undertook a follow-up…