Pollution Prevention/Lean Principles Training: Two-Day Seminar/Little Rock, Arkansas September 17-18
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced the Division for Enterprise Development is co-sponsoring a seminar addressing “Pollution Prevention and Lean Principles Training” (“Seminar”). The Seminar will be held September 17-18 at the Butler Center in Little Rock, Arkansas…
Business Has Standing to Challenge State Restriction by Alleging it Unconstitutionally Interferes with Commerce
August 12, 2019
by Devin R. Bates
A big win for farmers and small businesses alike, this recent opinion from the Eighth Circuit recognizes the right to challenge a state law alleged to unconstitutionally impede the free market, even where the law hasn’t yet been enforced. The Eighth Circuit sided with small farm wineries in holding…
Memphis Metropolitan Stormwater Management Project: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers August 9th Public Notices Intent to Prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report/Environmental Impact Statement
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Memphis District) (“Corps”) published an August 9th Federal Register Notice stating its intent to prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (“DIFR-EIS”) for the Memphis Metropolitan Stormwater Management Project –…
Pretreatment/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Gordon County, Georgia Chemical Blending Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Phoenix Chemical Co., Inc., (“Phoenix”) entered into a July 31st Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA 04-2019-4501. The CA provides that from June 1996 to February 1, 2018…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Van Buren County, Arkansas Compressor Station Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Fayetteville Gathering Company (“FGC”) entered into a July 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 19-063. The CAO provides that FGC owns and operates a natural gas…