Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: David Witherow, P.E., (Associate Director Division of Environmental Quality Office of Air) Joins Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation/Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
David Witherow, P.E., has joined the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (“AECC”) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., (“AECI”). David formerly served as Associate Director for the Office of Air at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality…
Solar Energy Array/Arkansas Waste Treatment Facility: Veolia North America Announces Renewable Energy Addition at Gum Springs Facility
Veolia North America (“VNA”) issued a November 7th news release announcing the installation of a solar energy system at its Gum Springs, Arkansas, hazardous waste treatment facility. The solar energy panel array is described as a five megawatt single-axis tracking system. Over 250 million kilowatt…
112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Cranston, Rhode Island, Beverage Manufacturing/Bottling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bottling Group, LLC, operating as Pepsi Beverages Company, and CB Manufacturing Company, Inc., (collectively, “Pepsi”) entered into a September 25th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the…
Hazardous Waste Management Program Implementation Costs: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Report
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a November 2023 report titled: Hazardous Waste Management Program Implementation Costs Report (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the Hazardous Waste Funding Workgroup within ASTSWMO’s Hazardous Waste…
Endangered Species Act/Cattle Grazing: Center for Biological Diversity Citizen Suit Action Alleging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Bureau of Land Management Violations
The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricope Audubon Society (collectively, “Audubon”) filed a November 2nd Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against the following federal agencies: U.S. Bureau…