Commercial Buildings/Energy Efficiency: 27 Advocacy Organizations Letter to President-Elect Biden
Twenty-seven environmental, consumer, business organizations and state energy officials sent a November 23rd letter to President-Elect Biden addressing energy efficiency in commercial buildings. The organizations include: Advanced Energy Economy National Association of State Energy Officials…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Perla Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Perla, Arkansas, (“Perla”) entered into a November 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act. See LIS No…
Title V Permit Renewal Application Considerations: Stuart Spencer (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation
Stuart Spencer undertook a Zoom presentation on November 19th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation convention titled: Permit Procedures Update: Title V Permit Renewal Application Considerations (“Presentation”) Stuart is a former Associate Director – Air of the Arkansas Department of Energy…
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts/National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. Department of Transportation Proposed Rule
The United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) published a November 23rd Federal Register Notice of a proposed rulemaking which is described as updating and codifying: . . . its internal order establishing the responsibilities and procedures for complying with the National Environmental…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Limestone County Automotive Gasket Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Leakless Company LLC (“ALC”) entered into a November 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 21-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that ALC operates an…