Arkansas Drinking Water Update (Engineering Section/Department of Health): Relevant 92nd Arkansas General Assembly Legislation
The Spring 2019 edition of the publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Engineering Section – Department of Health”) addressed legislation relevant to the Engineering Section of the Department of Health. The article is authored by Jeff Stone, P.E., Director of the Engineering Section. Mr. Stone…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Jarrod Zweifel Named Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Associate Director of the Office of Land Resources
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Director Becky Keogh announced on May 13th that Jarrod Zweifel will serve as Associate Director of the Office of Land Resources. Kevin White, the current Associate Director of Land Resources, is returning to his former position as Director of…
Air Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation Notice of Intent to Sue Transportation Provider for Alleged Violations of Massachusetts State Implementation Plan Idling Limits
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) has sent a May 7th Notice of Violations and Intent to File Suit under the Clean Air Act “(NOV”) to Transdev Service, Inc. and Transdev North America, Inc. (collectively “TSI”) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The NOV states that suit will be filed…
United States Biodiesel Production: U.S. Energy Information Administration Addresses Role of Soybean Oil
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 7th report titled: Soybean Oil Comprises a Larger Share of Domestic Biodiesel Production (“Report”) As the Report notes, biodiesel is a mixture of chemical compounds denominated alkyl esters which are produced from a…
Specification Packaging Marking/Hazardous Materials Regulations: Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Addresses Transportation of Non-Hazardous Materials
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a March 13th letter a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicability to specification packaging. See Reference No. 18-0063. PHMSA was responding to an April 17…