Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Beaver Watershed Alliance Announces Becky Roark as Executive Director
September 1, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced that its Board of Directors has selected Becky Roark as the organization’s new Executive Director. BWA describes itself as a non-profit organization: . . . focused on maintaining high quality drinking water in Beaver Lake and improve water quality…
Air Enforcement: Rhode Island Attorney General and Johnston, Rhode Island Metal Shredding Facility Operator Enter into Consent Judgment
September 1, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The State of Rhode Island, by and through the Attorney General (“AG”) and SMM New England Corporation, d/b/a SIMS Metal Management (“SIMS”) entered into an August 18th Consent Judgment (“CJ”) addressing alleged violations of the Rhode Island Clean Air Act. See C.A. No.: PC20-. The CJ provides that…
Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Compliance Provision: U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues Final Rule
Co-Author: Jordan Wimpy The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) published an August 28th Federal Register Notice and issued a final rule addressing the highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. See 85 Fed. Reg. 53137. The USDA describes…
Preservation Conservations: Arkansas Department of Transportation and GIS Technology, Mapping Historic Resources: Quapaw Quarter Association September 10th Webinar
The Quapaw Quarter Association (“QQA”) announced it has scheduled a webinar titled: Preservation Conversations: ARDOT and GIS Technology, Mapping Historic Resources (“Webinar”) The Webinar will include a presentation by Ms. Gina Hopkins. The focus of the Webinar will be mapping historic buildings…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Lawsuit Addressing Woodville, Texas, Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility
The Sierra Club filed on August 18th in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas a Complaint against Woodville Pellets, LLC (“Woodville”) alleging violations of the Clean Air Act. The Complaint states that Woodville operates a wood pellet manufacturing facility…