Approved Jurisdictional Determinations/Clean Water Act 404 Program: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announcement Addressing AJD's Issued Under the Navigable Waters Protection Rule
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued a January 5th announcement addressing the status of approved jurisdictional determinations (“AJDs”) issued under the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“NWPR”). In part, the Corps states it: . . . will not rely on an AJD issued under the…
Liquified Natural Gas/U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ranking Members' Letter to Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Regarding Suspension of Freight Rail Regulations
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves and Subcommittee on Rail, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford sent a December 22nd letter addressing regulations issued during the Trump Administration…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Conway Crematory Incinerator Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Denver Roller, Inc. (“DRI”) entered into a December 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a General Air Permit. See LIS No. 21-130. The CAO provides that DRI owns and…
Clean Air Act Title V Fees: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector of General (“OIG”) issued a January 12th report titled: EPA’s Title V Program Needs to Address Ongoing Fee Issues and Improve Oversight (“Report”) See Report No. 22-E-0017. Congress in 1990 added Title V to the Clean…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 19th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for January 19th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive in Little Rock. The agenda includes the following: Reimbursement Options – April Harris…