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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Olive Branch Facility Enter into Agreed Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Evercompounds, LLC, (“Evercompounds”) entered into a July 2nd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Order No. 7135 21. The AO provides that Evercompounds holds an air permit for a facility in Olive…
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Hazardous Waste Storage/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Multi-Party Settlement Involving Fort Smith, Arkansas, Warehouse
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 3rd news release describing a settlement regarding alleged hazardous waste violations at what the agency denominates the “US technology Corporation” (“UST”) site in Fort Smith, Arkansas. EPA states…
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Tank Cleaning/Confined Space Dangers: OSHA Announces Regional Emphasis Program for Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an August 2nd news release announcing a Regional Emphasis Program that will target the transportation tank cleaning industry in its Region 6. See Directive Number CPL 2 02-00-032. OSHA’s Region 6 includes the following states: …
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Examining the Benefits of Investing in US Army Corps of Engineers Water Infrastructure Projects: July 28th U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a July 28th hearing titled: Examining the Benefits of Investing in United States Army Corps of Engineers Water Infrastructure Projects (“Hearing”) The Chairman of the Committee is Thomas R. Carper of Delaware and Ranking…
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Beaver Watershed Alliance Webinar: David Rupe (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) In-Stream Work & Permitting in Waterways
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced it is offering a webinar titled: In-Stream Work & Permitting Waterways in the Ozarks (“Webinar”) The speaker is David Rupe who serves as a Regulatory Project Manager in the Little Rock District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The…
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