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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and El Dorado, Kansas, Petroleum Refinery Enter into Consent Agreement
April 3, 2023 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and HF Sinclair El Dorado Refining LLC (“Sinclair”) entered into a March 6th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste regulations. See…
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94th Arkansas General Assembly/Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund: Legislation Introduced Providing Conditions for Landfill Reopening
March 31, 2023 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
House Bill 1744 (“HB 1744”) has been introduced which would address landfills that receive money from the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) from the Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund. HB 1744 has been introduced by Representative Wardlow and…
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Hazardous Materials Regulations Proposed Rulemaking: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions/Updating Regulatory Requirements
March 31, 2023 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that includes amendments to the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”). See PHMSA-2020-0102. PHMSA states that the amendments to the HMR are intended to…
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Pesticides/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Alleged Violation
March 31, 2023 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a March 27th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) alleging a violation of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The Service is alleged to have failed to respond within a reasonable time to a…
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94th Arkansas General Assembly/Tires: Legislation Introduced to Amend Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act
March 30, 2023 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Senate Bill 508 (“SB 508”) has been introduced which would amend various aspects of the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act (“Tire Act”). SB 508 was introduced by Senator J. Payton. The Arkansas General Assembly enacted legislation a number of years ago whose purpose is to ensure the…
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