C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review/Stay of Regulation 5 Permit Denial
December 19, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C & H”) filed a “Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review and Stay” (“Request”) related to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) denial of its application for an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 5 Permit. ADEQ…
Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling: Association of Plastic Recyclers/American Chemistry Council Issue 2017 Report
December 19, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers and American Chemistry Council (collectively “ACC”) announced on December 17th the issuance of a report titled: 2017 United States National Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Report (“Report”) The document constitutes the 28th annual National Postconsumer…
Confined Animal Feeding Operations: Arkansas Environmental Organization Joins Challenge to USDA Rule Changes for Loans to Medium-Sized CAFOs
December 18, 2018
by Jordan P. Wimpy
The White River Waterkeeper, of Arkansas, recently joined other environmental and animal rights advocacy organizations to file a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) 2016 final rule categorically excluding certain FSA funding decisions for…
Inspection Warrant/OSHA Enforcement: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Poultry Processing Facility's Motion to Quash
December 18, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an October 9th decision a dispute regarding a judicially-issued inspection warrant that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) sought in regards to a poultry processing facility (“Mar-Jac”) in the…
TSD/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Etowah County, Alabama Enter into Special Order by Consent
December 18, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Giant Resource Recovery-Attalla, Inc. (“Giant”) entered into a November 15th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of certain hazardous waste regulations. Giant is stated to operate a permitted commercial…