Restoration of Former Coal Mine Abandoned Mine Land (Phase I): Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Notice to Contractors
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a “Notice to Contractors” for a project described as: Restoration of Former Hunt Town South Coal Mine Abandoned Mine Land – Phase 1 Located in Hartman, Arkansas See PR #9302002. Key dates are…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations Petition to Object to Baytown, Texas, Chemical Plant Permit Renewal
Three environmental organizations filed a Petition to Object to Title V Permit (“Petition”) issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) related to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Permit Exxon Mobil Corporation (“Exxon”), Baytown, Texas, chemical plant (“Plant”). The…
Online Training: Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Offers Platform for Water and Wastewater Operators
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) established an online operator training platform providing training for the state’s water and wastewater operators. ODEQ describes the platform as a: . . . no-cost web-based solution for acquiring Professional Development Hours required for…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Jefferson County Cottonseed Oil Mill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Planters Cotton Oil Mill, Inc. (“Planters”) entered into an October 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit (“Permit”). See LIS No. 20-176. Planters is…
Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposed Policy Statement
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proposed on October 15th a policy statement titled: Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets (“Policy”) See Docket No. AD20-14-000. The FERC characterizes the proposed Policy’s objective as encouragement of efforts to incorporate…