Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Blytheville Tubing Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administration Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) entered into a June 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) with Maverick Tube Corporation (“MTC”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Air Act Permit. See LIS No. 23-041. The CAO provides that MTC…
Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Disapproving Revision to the Louisiana State Implementation Plan
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a June 13th Federal Register Notice proposing to disapprove a revision to the Louisiana State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) addressing excess emissions during periods of Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction (“SSM”). See 88 Fed. Reg…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Products Containing Lithium Ion Batteries
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 9th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to products containing lithium ion batteries. PHMSA was responding to a January 4th email from…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – Friday, June 23rd Meeting Canceled
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 has canceled the Friday, June 23rd meeting. The next Commission meeting is scheduled for…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Federal District Court (Louisiana) Addresses Property Owner's Challenge to Jurisdiction Over Adjacent Wetlands Since Issuance of Sackett
The United States District Court (E.D. Louisiana) (“Court”) issued a June 12th Order addressing a property owner’s challenge to the United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) assertion of Clean Water Act jurisdiction over certain adjacent wetlands. See Garry Lewis, et al. v. United States Army…