Silica/OSHA Enforcement: Selma, Alabama, Proposed Penalty Assessment
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a February 27th news release addressing Henry Brick Co., Inc. (“HBCI”). The news release describes HBCI as a Selma, Alabama, brick manufacturer. OSHA alleges that the company exposed workers to silica. Eleven citations are proposed…
Industrial Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Benton County Stone Product Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and TD Granite & Marble (“TD”) entered into a February 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Lead Service Lines/Drinking Water: Internal Revenue Service Determination Addressing Exemption of Replacement Cost
The United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) addressed the federal income tax treatment of certain lead service line replacement programs for residential property owners. See announcement 2024-10. The IRS determination concludes that a government subsidized project to replace the private…
Tennessee Waste Reduction Recycling Act: Legislation Introduced Establishing Producer Responsibility Requirements
The Tennessee Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (“Act”) has been introduced into the Tennessee General Assembly which would require sellers, distributors, and importers of certain packaging materials to take actions to reduce the amount of packaging materials that become litter. The Act is…
Arkansas State Plant Board Quarterly Meeting: March 5/Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas State Plant Board (“Board”) has scheduled its next quarterly meeting for March 5 at 9:30 A.M. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas. The agenda items include: Opening comments and Board member introductions…