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Particulate Matter/Clean Air Act NAAQS: 70 Trade Organizations' Letter to the White House Requesting Retention of Current Standard
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Seventy trade groups sent an October 31st letter to Mr. Jeffrey Zients who serves as Chief of Staff in the White House addressing the Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The organizations request that the United States Environmental…
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OSHA Enforcement: Proposed Penalties Addressing National Tank Cleaning Company for Alleged Violations
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 23rd news release stating that it has cited Trimac Transportation, Inc. (“TTI”) for alleged violations. TTI is stated to operate as National Tank Services. TTI is described in the news release as a national tank cleaning…
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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Searcy Plastic Package Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and The Bryce Company, LLC (“Bryce”) entered into an October 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-075. The CAO provides that Bryce owns and…
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Open Burning and Open Detonation/RCRA: Earthjustice Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Revise Certain Regulations
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Earthjustice and a number of other organizations sent the United States Environmental Protection (“EPA”) a document on August 31st styled: 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Perform Non-Discretionary Duty Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“NOI”) The other organizations…
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Climate-Resilient Crop Production: Environmental Defense Report Addresses Potential Future Pathways for Kansas
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) issued a report titled: Kansas in 2050 – A Pathway for Climate-Resilient Crop Production (“Report”) The Report assesses alternative crops it believes Kansas farmers could grow in light of climate change: To respond to decreased water availability in hotter…
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