SPCC/Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Maryland Scrap Facilities Enter into Consent Agreement
November 30, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Super Salvage, Inc. (“SSI”) entered into a November 3rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of certain Clean Water Act stormwater regulations. See EPA Docket No. CWA-03-2019-0001. The CA provides that SSI is the owner…
OSHA Regional Notice (Region VI) Emphasis Program: Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate/Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities
November 29, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Region VI Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 1st Regional Notice titled: Regional Emphasis Program for Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate (FGAN) and Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities (“Notice”) Region VI encompasses the following…
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Decision to Deny Regulation 5 Permit: C & H Hog Farms, Inc. Files Newton County Circuit Court Motion for Order to Show Cause
November 29, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
C & H Hog Farms, Inc., (“C & H”) filed a November 20th pleading in Newton County, Arkansas, Circuit Court against the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) styled: Motion for Order to Show Cause (“Motion”) C & H requests that ADEQ be held in contempt because of a recent action in…
Volatile Organic Compounds/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Revising Regulatory Definition
November 29, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 28th Federal Register Notice that revises the regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) under the Clean Air Act. See 83 Fed. Reg. 61227. The final rule exempts cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene…
National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Transportation Agencies' Revised Review Processes are Effective Today
November 28, 2018
by Jordan P. Wimpy
Effective today, the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”), Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”), and Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”) begin operating with amended regulations to implement the purposes and processes of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et…