Farmland Preservation Program: Northwest Arkansas Land Trust Announces Expansion
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (“Trust”) announced an expansion of its Farmland Preservation Program. The Trust states that a $920,000 grant will: . . . support two integrated efforts to connect farmers to land and resources and conserve vital farmland needed for growing fruits and vegetables…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Related to Murfreesboro Concrete Batch Plant
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Nashville Ready Mix, Inc. (“NRMI”) for alleged violation of a Tennessee Air rule. See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC 20-0092. The Order…
COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Need for College-Aged Students and Young Adults to Prioritize Estate Planning
Facing mortality does not come easily to anyone, but particularly not for college-aged students or young adults. As a result, many young people, to the extent they think about estate planning at all, mistakenly assume that estate planning is something needed by only the eldest or wealthiest members…
Cost Analysis of the Impacts on Municipal Utilities and Biosolids Management to Address PFAS Contamination: NACWA/nebra/Water Environment Federation Report
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) announced the issuance of a report titled: Cost Analysis of the Impacts on Municipal Utilities and Biosolids Management to Address PFAS Contamination (“Report”) The Report is stated to have been published by CDM Smith in collaboration…
112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and McIntosh, Alabama Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Olin Corp. (“Olin”) entered into a July 24th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(c) of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No. CAA-04-2019-8017(b). Olin is stated to operate a facility (“Facility”) which…