Arkansas Environmental Federation Energy Transitions Workshop: Jim Wimberly (Energy Security Partners) February 10th Virtual Presentation
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) is presenting a virtual Energy Transitions Workshop (“Workshop”) by Jim Wimberly. Mr. Wimberly serves as Senior Vice President, Energy and Economics, at Energy Security Partners, LLC (“ESP”) which is based in Little Rock, Arkansas. ESP is a developer of…
Large Municipal Waste Combustors/Clean Air Act: Earthjustice D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Petition for Writ of Mandamus Addressing Emission Standards
Earthjustice filed a December 21st Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”) asking that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) promulgate a rule updating the emission standards for large…
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Slidell Plastics Extrusion/Manufacturing Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Sunbelt Innovative Plastics, LLC (“Sunbelt”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Settlement”) addressing alleged violations relating to the discharge of plastic resin pellets into a receiving ditch. See Docket No. 2019-13408-DEQ…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Stuttgart Agricultural Products Storage/Manufacturing Complex Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc./Soy Division (“Riceland”) entered into a December 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-140. The CAO provides that…
Copper/Wastewater Effluent: Administrative Challenge to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Denial of Use of Water Effect Ratio
Dowingtown Area Regional Authority (“DARA”) filed a December 28th Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board challenging a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) direction to conduct a biotic ligand model (“BLM”) based study for copper. DARA…