Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Bartlett Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 22nd proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diamond Investment LLC (“DI”). See Case No. UST23-0151. The Order provides that DI is the registered owner of two underground storage tanks(“UST”) systems in Bartlett…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and White Hall Pulp and Paper Mill Center into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Twin Rivers Pine Bluff, LLC (“Twin Rivers”) entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-094. The CAO provides that…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Demetria Kimbrough, MPH, Named Associate Director of Air Quality, Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality
Ms. Demetria Kimbrough, MPH, has been named Associate Director of the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality’s (“DEQ”) Office of Air Quality. Ms. Kimbrough replaces David Witherow, P.E., who joined the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas…
Technical Corrections/Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements/Pharmaceuticals/Definition of Solid Waste: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Partial Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a direct final rule on August 9th denominated: Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rule; Technical Corrections See 88 Fed. Reg. 54086. The direct…
America Leads the Way/Our History as the Global Leader Reducing Emissions: U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing
The Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials of the United States House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee (“Committee”) held a November 29th hearing titled: America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions (“Hearing”) The stated…