Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order Issued to Warren County Memorial Airport
November 28, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Warren County, Tennessee (“Warren County”), for alleged violation of certain provisions of the Tennessee Code addressing underground storage tanks (“USTs”). See Case No. UST…
Exclusions from Ambient Air: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Draft Revised Policy
November 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a draft November 2018 policy document titled: Revised Policy on Exclusions from “Ambient Air” (“Draft Policy”) EPA states by way of introduction that it has evaluated its ambient air policy that has been in place since 1980 and…
Arkansas Bulletin of Water Research: Arkansas Water Resources Center Publishes 2018 Issue
November 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 2018 issue of the Arkansas Bulletin of Water Research (“Bulletin”) has been published. The Bulletin is published annually by the Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”). AWRC is a component of the University of Arkansas Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. AWRC describes the Bulletin…
Clean Water Act Enforcement/City of Clewiston, Florida: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Overfile Request to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) submitted what is described as an “Overfile Request” to the Region 4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regarding a wastewater treatment facility in Florida. PEER’s November 13th Overfile Request asks…
Zoning/Solar Panel Farm: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue
November 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Special Appeals (“Court”) of Maryland addressed in a November 15th opinion local governmental authority regarding the placement of a Solar Energy Generating System ([“SEGS”] i.e., a solar panel farm). See Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, et al. v. Perennial Solar…