Asbestos Enforcement: Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control and Clarksville Builder Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (“Division”) and Providence Builders, LLC (“Providence”), entered into a July 5th Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee regulations related to asbestos. See Case No. APC20-0105. Providence is…
H.R. 6413/Congressional Legislation: Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2023 Introduced
December 29, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2023 (“H.R. 6413”) was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on November 14th. Sponsors include the following: Representative Nunn (R- Iowa) Representative Budzinski (D – Indiana) Representative Van Orden (R –…
Solid Waste Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Clarksdale Class I Rubbish Site Enter into Agreed Order
December 29, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the City of Clarksdale, Mississippi, (“Clarksdale”) entered into a November 27th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Solid Waste Management General Permit (“Permit”). Clarksdale is stated to operate a Class I…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Conway Fabrication/Painting Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 29, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and DBG Conway (“DBG”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-097. The CAO provides that DBG owns and operates a…
Water Quality Criteria/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Proposal Addressing Florida Toxic Pollutant Standards
December 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the December 8th Federal Register that would establish new and revised human health water quality criteria (“WQC”) for certain pollutants in the State of Florida. See 88 Fed. Reg. 85530. EPA had previously issued…