Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Chilton County Scrap Metal Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Circle K Scrap Metal, LLC (“Circle K”) entered into an April 12th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama air regulations. See Consent Order No. 22- ___ - CAP. The CO provides that Circle K operates a scrap…
Unlocking Rural Broadband
April 28, 2022
by John S. Bryant
Statewide, the consensus is that broadband is the tool to transform the economies of rural Arkansas, but the issue has been how to cost-effectively deploy it. A perception exists that the federal American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, along with state grant funds, provides…
Interstate Transport/Ozone: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SIP Disapproval
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) submitted comments on April 22nd to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on a proposed rule disapproving a state implementation plan (“SIP”). See Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-2021-0801. EPA…
Planning for Resiliency and Sustainability in a Changing Climate: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Investigation/Remedy Selection Focus Group Report
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) announced the publication of an April 2022 report titled: Planning for Resiliency and Sustainability in a Changing Climate (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the ASTSWMO Investigation and Remedy Selection Focus…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Kingston Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (“DSSI”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee hazardous waste regulations. See Case No. HWM-21-009. The Order provides…