Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Telecommunications Company Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) and AT&T Transoceanic Comm. LLC (“AT&T”) entered into a September 13th Consent Agreement/Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C Underground Storage Tank…
Leaded Aviation Gasoline/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Agency Finalizes Endangerment Finding
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the October 20th Federal Register a final action finding that lead air pollution may reasonably be anticipated to endanger the public health and welfare within the meaning of the Clean Air Act. See 88 Fed. Reg. 72372. EPA also…
Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Annual Report: U.S. Department of Justice Publishes the First Annual Report
The Environment and Natural Resources Division (“ENRD”) of the United States Department of Justice published a document titled: Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy – Annual Report (“Report”) The Report is DOJ’s first report detailing what DOJ says is: . . . the progress the…
Buffalo River Conservation Committee: October 31st Meeting Scheduled
The Buffalo River Conservation Committee (“Committee”) will hold its next meeting on October 31st at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Marshall Civic Center, 515 Zack Road, Marshall, Arkansas. The Committee was established by Governor Hutchinson in 2016 in order to develop an Arkansas-led…
Lead Service Lines/Cost Benefit Analysis: Natural Resource Defense Council Issues Report
The National Resource Defense Council (“NRDC”) published an October 2023 report titled: Getting the Lead Out – Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits (“Report”) The NRDC Report argues that the significant cost of removing lead service lines would be…