Nutrients/Water Quality Standards: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Montana Variance
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an October 6th Opinion an issue arising out of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) approval of a Montana water quality standard (“WQS”) variance. See Upper Missouri Waterkeeper v. U.S. Environmental Protection…
Ethylene Oxide/OSHA Enforcement: Penalty Proposed for Verona, Missouri, Nutrition Production Plant
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 6th news release citing BCP Ingredients Inc. (“BCP”) for alleged violations. BCP is stated to operate a Verona, Missouri, nutrition production plant. OSHA is stated to have issued 24 serious safety and health violations to…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Lonoke County Wastewater Treatment System Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Grand Prairie Bayou Two Public Water Authority (“Grand Prairie”) entered into a September 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution…
National Environmental Policy Act: Council of Environmental Quality Proposal to Withdraw Trump Era Rules
The Council on Environmental Quality published in the October 7th Federal Register at Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) to withdraw certain Trump Administration revisions to its National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) rules. See 86 Fed. Reg. 55757. The NPR would generally restore regulatory…
Lithium Battery Shipping Requirements: Mark S. Koch (FTN Associates) Arkansas Environmental Federal Convention Virtual Presentation
Mark S. Koch undertook a virtual presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: Lithium Battery Shipping Requirements (“Presentation”) Mark serves as a Project Manager at FTN Associates, Ltd. The term “lithium battery” denotes a family of batteries that have different…