Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and City of Winona Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the City of Winona, Mississippi, (“Winona”) entered into a May 13th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Order No. 7046 20. The AO…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Marshall County, Alabama, Tank/Container Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Pinnacle Manufacturing, LLC (“Pinnacle”) entered into a June 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of certain sections of the ADEM Admin. Code interpreting hazardous waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 20-XXX-CHW…
Navigable Water Determination: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Addresses the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Board of Property's Authority to Determine Navigability
Co-Author: Hannah Van Horn The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (“Court”) addressed in a June 12th Opinion whether a Pennsylvania Board has the jurisdictional authority to address an issue related to a state waterway. See Beishline v. Commonwealth, No. 719 C.D. 2019, 2020 WL 3109285 (Pa. Commw…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – June 26, 2020 (Zoom Video Conference)
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, June 26th, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held via Video Conference and…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: American Public Power Association Names Bret Carroll (Conway Corporation) to Board of Directors
The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced in a June 9th news release the addition of Bret Carroll to the APPA Board of Directors. Mr. Carroll serves as Chief Executive Officer of Conway Corporation which is based in Arkansas. The APPA states that of the United States’ 2,000 public…