Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Jacksonville, Arkansas Recycling Center Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Jacksonville, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a September 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) stormwater permit. See…
Carroll County Solid Waste Authority Request to Become an Arkansas Regional Solid Waste District: Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Administrative Law Judge Recommended Decision
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Charles Moulton issued a Recommended Decision (“RD”) in the proceeding styled In the Matter of Carroll County Solid Waste Authority. See Docket No. 19-001-MISC (Order No. 7). The RD addresses the…
Air Enforcement/Citizen Suit Action: Food & Water Watch Notice of Intent to Sue Greeley, Colorado Beef Processing Facility
Food & Water Watch, Center for Biological Diversity, and Public Justice (collectively, “Food & Water Watch”) transmitted an October 1st Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to JBS-Swift Beef Company and JBS USA alleging violations of the Clean Air Act. The alleged violations are stated to relate to a…
Renewable Energy Generation: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Projects Approximately 50% Worldwide Contribution by 2050
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) stated in an October 2nd report that renewable energy will constitute approximately 49% of global electricity generation by 2050. In 2018 28% of available electricity was generated from renewable energy sources. As to allocation of…
C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas) Division of Environmental Quality Public Notices Conceptual Closure Plan for Waste Storage Ponds
The Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has issued for public input the Conceptual Closure Plan for the C & H Hog Farm waste storage ponds. DEQ States that the waste storage pond closure activities will be undertaken by contractors it retains. The C & H facility involved the operation of a…