Air Enforcement: United States Department of Justice and New York City/Department of Education Enter into Consent Judgment to Address Alleged Violations
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the City of New York and New York City Department of Education (“DOE”) entered into a September 27th Consent Judgment (“CJ”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The CJ was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern…
Flow Control/Municipal Ordinance: Shreveport, Louisiana, Judicial Action Filed Alleging Waste Haulers' Failure to Use Designated Landfill
The City of Shreveport, Louisiana ("Shreveport") filed a September 30th judicial action in the 1st District Court/Caddo Parish against six waste haulers alleging a failure to utilize a designated landfill. The pleading is styled: Petition for Breach of Shreveport City Code Ordinance 74-52 et seq…
Near-term Actions to Support Environmental Justice in the Nonpoint Source Program: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 27th memorandum titled: Near-term Actions to Support Environmental Justice in the Nonpoint Source Program (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum was transmitted from Lynda Hall, Chief, Nonpoint Source Management Branch, Office of…
Underground Injection Control Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Washington County Meat Processing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and B&R Meat Processing, LLC (“B&R”) entered into a September 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Code. See LIS No. 21-101…
Arkansas Recycling Tax Credits: October 7th Arkansas Environmental Federation/Annual Convention Presentation
I undertook a presentation at the October 7th Arkansas Environmental Federation virtual Annual Convention titled: Arkansas Recycling Tax Credits (“Presentation”) The Presentation focused on an Arkansas statute/program that arguably provides significant financial incentives and benefits some or…