Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism Enter into Consent Administrator Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism (“Department”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National…
Total Pollution Exclusion/Crude Oil Leak: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Insurance Coverage Question
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed in an October 26th Opinion a company’s Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policy Total Pollution Exclusion (“TPE”). See Central Crude, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, et al., No. 21-30707. The issue…
Arkansas Fire SMART/Prescribed Burning: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment/Department of Agriculture Announce Availability of App
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment and Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued a news release announcing the launch of what is denominated the: Arkansas FireSMART Mobile Application (“App”) The United States Environmental Protection Agency is stated to have provided funding for the…
Reduction of Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Strategy Released
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a document titled: Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (October 2022) (“Strategy”) The two key objectives of the Strategy are stated to include: How EPA will utilize its statutory regulatory…
RCRA Wastewater Treatment Unit Exemption: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interpretive Letter
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Director Carolyn Hoskinson transmitted a September 9th letter providing an interpretation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”): . . . wastewater treatment unit (WWTU) exemption’s…