Tennessee Environmental Personnel Moves: Jim Holt Promoted to Solid Waste Manager Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (Memphis Environmental Field Office)
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) announced that Jim Holt has been promoted to be Solid Waste Manager of the Memphis Environmental Field Office (“MEFO”). The MEFO serves Fayette, Shelby, Tipton and Hardeman (Division of Water Resources Only) counties. Mr. Holt is…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Mountain Home Hot Mix Asphalt Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and North Central Arkansas Quarry, Inc. (“North Central”) entered into a June 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 22-069. The CAO provides…
31st Arkansas Recycling Coalition Annual Conference & Tradeshow: September 12-14, Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) will be holding its 31st Annual Conference & Tradeshow (“Conference”) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Conference will be held at the Oaklawn Racing – Casino – Resort from September 12th through 14th. The keynote speaker will be John Randall Tyson from Tyson…
Solar Energy System/Access Road: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Zoning Issue
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a June 2nd Opinion application of the City of Waltham, Massachusetts, (“Waltham”) zoning code to the construction of a solar energy system. See 2022 WL 1789794. The question involved whether an access road to the system could be…
Waters of the United States/Sackett v. US. Environmental Protection Agency: National Association of Clean Water Agencies/Waterkeeper Alliance File U.S. Supreme Amicus Briefs
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) and Waterkeeper Alliance (“Waterkeeper”) each filed Amicus Briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States appeal styled: Michael Sackett, et ux. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. See no. 21-454. The appeal addresses the…