Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – Friday, September 22nd Meeting Scheduled
September 18, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, September 22nd at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Room located at the Arkansas…
Freedom of Information Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Phase II Rule Revisions
September 15, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule in the September 14th Federal Register finalizing revisions to the federal agency’s regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). See 88 Fed. Reg. 63020. The basis of FOIA has been described as ensuring an…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: September 20, 2023, Meeting Scheduled ( NOTE NEW TIME)
September 15, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for September 20th at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The agenda includes the following: Administrative business Director’s…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Adams County Renewable Chemical Company/Tires Enters into Agreed Order
September 15, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Delta-Energy Natchez, LLC (“Delta-Energy”) entered into a July 28th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Order No. 7264 23. The Order provides that Delta-Energy operates a facility (“Facility”) in…
Hazardous Air Pollutants/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing Issues Associated with Additions to HAP List
September 14, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the September 13th Federal Register a proposed rule that would amend the general provisions for Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) to address the applicability and compliance issues…