Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hot Springs Coating/Aircraft Structural Parts Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and AAR Component Services - Hot Springs, LLC (“AAR”) entered into an August 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Case #: CAO-25-0029. The CAO…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Claim Preclusion Issue
September 30, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“9th Circuit”) addressed in a September 28th Opinion an issue arising out of a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See State of Washington, et al., v. Crown Resources Corporation, et al., No. 25-2397. The question addressed was whether a…
Silica/OSHA Enforcement: Pennsylvania Brick Manufacturer Cited for Alleged Violations
September 30, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an August 26th news release stating it had cited General Shale Brick Inc., d/b/a Watsontown Brick Company (“GSB”), for three willful and four serious violations for allegedly knowingly exposing its workers to unsafe…
Consumer Confidence Reports/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. EPA Public Notices Tentative Approval of Arkansas Public Water System Supervision Revision
September 30, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a September 23rd Federal Register notice stating it had given notice of tentative approval (“Notice”) of the State of Arkansas’ revision of its approved Public Water System Supervision (“PWSS”) program. See 91 Fed. Reg. 60358. Arkansas is noted…
Gasoline Distribution Facilities/Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Reconsideration of NESHAP
September 29, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the September 28th Federal Register a proposed rule/reconsideration of a final rule (collectively, “Proposal”) that is reconsidering various provisions of the May 8, 2024, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants…