Arkansas Environmental Federation 55th Convention: Hot Springs, October 5th – 7th
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will be holding its 55th Convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on October 5th – 7th. The Convention will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Keynote presentations will include: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment Secretary Becky Keogh…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Shelbyville Steel Fabricating Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 14th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Cooper’s Steel Fabricators, Inc. (“Cooper’s”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC 22-0042. The Order provides that…
Overseeing the Validity of Financial Assurance Mechanisms: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RCRA Guidance Memorandum
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 17th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) guidance memorandum (“Memo”) titled: Overseeing the Validity of Financial Assurance Mechanisms The Memo is transmitted from Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, EPA Office of…
2022 Recycling Program of the Year: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Named One of Two Resource Recycling Winners
Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been named one of two 2022 Program of the Year winners by the national publication Resource Recycling. Washington, D.C., was the other city that won the award. The awards will be presented at the 2022 Recourse Recycling Conference in Austin, Texas, in August…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (“LDOT”) entered into a Settlement to address alleged violations of the Louisiana hazardous waste regulations. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-HE-22-0014. The Settlement provides…