Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Wastewater Treatment Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Waste Water Management, Inc. (“WWMI”) entered into a June 23rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Energy/Climate Provisions
United States Senate negotiators reached an agreement on July 27th on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). The 725-page bill would use fiscal year 2021 reconciliation instructions to raise revenue in order to fund energy, climate, and healthcare provisions. The Committee for a Responsible…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: August 11th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for August 11th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Silver City rooms 6 & 7 of the Wyndham Riverfront located at 2 Riverfront Pl, North Little rock, AR 72114. The meeting is being held in conjunction with the Arkansas…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Greenville Rice Mill Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Producers Rice Mill, Inc. (“Producers”) entered into a July 6th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7201 22. The AO provides that Producers owns and operates a rice mill (“Mill”) located…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Clean Air Act: Eight State Attorney Generals Request that EPA Establish a National Ambient Air Quality Standard
A group of state and territorial attorneys general sent a July 28th letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Michael Regan asking that a Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”) be established for greenhouse gases. The Attorneys General from…