Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Malvern Construction Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The CAO provides that DMSC operates a construction stormwater site located in Malvern, Arkansas. ADEQ is stated to have investigated a complaint at the site on September 26, 2024. DSMC is stated to have provided written response to the agency regarding inspection results on January 31, 2025, and…
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lists Updates to Modernize Waste Regulations to Support Economic Growth
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) listed on October 21st what it described as: … Updates to Modernize Waste Regulations to Support Economic Growth (“Update”). EPA recognizes in the Update the 50th anniversary of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). The…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Propane Storage Containers
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a October 14th interpretive letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to transportation of ASME propane storage containers, with respect to requirements for consumer…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Warren Gasification Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Price Services, Inc. (“PSI”) entered into an August 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case #: CAO-25-0005. The CAO provides that PSI owns…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Federal Court Addresses U.S. Department of Justice Request to Intervene/Dismiss NAACP's Challenge to Southaven, MS Data Center
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi addressed in an October 19th Opinion and Order (“Opinion”) a request by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to intervene as a Plaintiff and dismiss the citizen suit action filed by the National Association for the…