Refinery Reactivation: Petition Before the U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenging Plantwide Applicability Limit Air Permit
February 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”), other organizations, and an individual submitted a February 3rd Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board challenging a Plantwide Applicability Limit (“PAL”) air permit…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Western Illinois University Enter into Consent Agreement and Final Order
February 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Western Illinois University (“Western”) entered into a February 11th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Illinois Administrative Code and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”)…
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill to Ease Local Government Expansion of Broadband Access
February 15, 2021
by John S. Bryant
Arkansas’ 93rd General Assembly unanimously passed legislation amending the Telecommunications Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 last week. Generally, government entities in Arkansas are prohibited from providing “directly or indirectly, basic local exchange, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless…
Arkansas State Implementation Plan (Infrastructure/2015 Ozone NAAQS): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Approval
February 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a February 12th Federal Register Notice approving elements of the State of Arkansas’s State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) for the 2000 Ozone (O3) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”). See 86 Fed. Reg. 9290. The Arkansas…
Self-Disclosure Policy/Federal Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Provides Updated Guidance
February 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on February 5th issued a document that: . . . highlights interpretation and provides clarification of EPA’s self-disclosed violation policies and the eDisclosure system. The document is titled: EPA’s Audit Policy Program: Frequently Asked…