Minnesota Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining Rules: Environmental Organizations File Judicial Challenge
The Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness and a number of other environmental organizations (collectively “FBWW”) filed a December 3rd petition in the Minnesota Court of Appeals to certain Minnesota Department of Natural Resources(“MDNR”) rules. The petition seeks a declaration that MDNR’s…
Clean Water Act Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Faulkner County Judicial Action Against Wastewater Treatment Facility
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) filed a November 28th Complaint in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County, Arkansas, against Flushing Meadows Water Treatment, Inc. (“FMWTI”) alleging certain violations of the: Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act Arkansas Pollution…
President George H.W. Bush: An Environmental Protection Legacy
A quick pop quiz. What do Newt Gingrich, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Barton, Henry Waxman, Jim Inhofe, Ed Markey, Jim Sensenbrenner, Chuck Schumer, and Fred Upton have in common? The answer is provided by the League of Conservation Voters. This combination of Democrats and Republicans all voted for the final…
Asbestos/NESHAP Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Proposed Administrative Order Regarding Demolition Contractor Montgomery County, Alabama Project
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) issued a proposed Administrative Order (“AO”) to Britt Demolition and Recycling, Inc. (“BDRI”) regarding an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) related to…
Diesel Emission Reduction Funds: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Announces Availability of Funding
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a December 3rd news release announcing it is accepting proposal submissions for its Reduce Emissions from Diesels Program (“Program”). ADEQ states that it distributes funds in Arkansas pursuant to the federal Diesel Emission Reduction…