Section 112(r)(1)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Food Distribution Warehouse Owner Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Foods, Inc. (“UFI”) entered into a Consent Agreement (‘CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No. CAA-04-2019-9978(b). The alleged violations include Section 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air Act which…
Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an August 20th Project Notification titled: Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place (“Notification”) See Project No. )A&E-FY19-0323. The Notification is transmitted…
Voluntary Environmental Compliance Audits: Louisiana Legislation/Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Study
During the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature a House Resolution (No. 231) was enacted which requires the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”): . . . to study the establishment of a voluntary compliance audit program for industries regulated by the…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and City of Danville, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Danville, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a July 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No…
On the Cutting Edge of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act: 2019 Legislative Changes and Updates
As is the case seemingly anytime that the General Assembly is called to session, this year they made some notable changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Several of those changes went into effect last month, and it would be worthwhile for bodies subject to FOIA to brush up on the new…