Impact of Rising Regulations on Chemical Manufacturing/American Priorities: American Chemistry Council Report
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) announced the release of a report titled: Impact of Rising Regulations on Chemical Manufacturing & American Priorities (“Report”) The Report describes its purpose as providing insight into: . . . the impact of the tremendous rise in chemical regulations and…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture/Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee: February 15th Little Rock Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced that the Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee will meet on February 15th. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock at 9:30 a.m. The Bureau of Standards’ primary…
Lead Contaminated Soil/Residential Sites: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lowers Recommended Screening Levels
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is lowering recommended screening levels for assessing and remediating lead-contaminated soil in residential areas. The recommended screening levels for lead-contaminated soil in residential areas are lowered to 200 parts…
Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Wayne County Campground Enter into Administrative Order and Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Thompson Hollow Farms, LLC (“Thompson”) entered into a December 11th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Drinking Water Law. See Order No. PDWB-2023-213. Thompson is stated to own a…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Huntsville Charcoal Production Plant Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC (“Royal Oak”) entered into a December 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-099. The CAO provides that Royal…