Environmental Quality Incentives Program: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Issues Final Rule Updating Requirements
Co-Author: Jordan Wimpy The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NCRS”) promulgated a final rule on October 26th in the Federal Register making revisions to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (“EQIP”). See 85 Fed. Reg. 67637. The rule…
SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tank Battery Operator Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gary Davis Oil, LLC, (“GDO”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) regulations. See Docket No. CWA-06-2020-4303…
Project Emission Accounting/New Source Review: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Clean Air Act Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on October 22nd it had finalized certain New Source Review (“NSR”) regulations associated with the Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) and Nonattainment (“NA”) programs. EPA had published a proposed rule…
Renewable Energy Consumption: U.S. Energy Information Administration Reports Record 2019 Usage
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued an October 19th report titled: The United States Consumed a Record Amount of Renewable Energy in 2019 (“Report”) The Report states that in 2019 consumption of renewable energy in the United States reached a record 11.5 quadrillion…
SSO/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Perryville Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Perryville, Arkansas (“Perryville”), entered into an October 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…