Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - April 25th Meeting
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 issued a notice stating: The next PC&EC meeting is scheduled in-person for 10 a.m. Friday…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Ridgeland Property Owner Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and CPJ, LLC (“CPJ”) entered into a March 24th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a stormwater permit. See Order No. 7468 25. The AO provides that CPJ own property in Ridgeland, Mississippi where it has proposed to…
EPA Publishes Notice of Extension of Comment Period for Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of extension of the comment period for the agency’s “Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS).” 90 Fed. Reg. 16,128 (Apr. 17, 2025). PFOA and PFOS…
Maintaining/Enhancing Hydroelectricity/River Restoration Act of 2025: United States Senate Legislation Introduced
S. 1183 has been introduced to the United States Senate, which is titled: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025: United States Senate Legislation Introduced (“Act”). The legislation was introduced by United States Senators Murkowski (Alaska) and Cantwell…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Patterson Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Patterson, Arkansas entered into a March 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…