Temporary Storage Exemption/Use Tax: Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Applicability to Solvent Recycling Process
The Appellate Court of Illinois (First District) (“Court”) addresses in an April 28th Opinion a challenge to the Illinois Department of Revenue (“Department”) assessment of a Use Tax on unused or virgin clean solvent. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. v. Department of Revenue, 2020 IL App. (1st) 191078…
Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances/Community-Right-to-Know Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”) Chemical List under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and Section 6607 of the…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – May 28, 2020 (Also to be Live-Streamed by AETN)
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 Thursday, May 28th at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be an in-person meeting held in…
Arkansas Water Personnel Moves: Erin Scott (Arkansas Water Resources Center) to Join Ozarks Water Watch
Ms. Erin Scott is joining Ozarks Water Watch (“OWW”) as that organization’s Senior Policy and Program Director. Ms. Scott is currently the Project Program Manager at the Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”). The move was announced in the May edition of the AWRC publication Water Currents. Ms…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board - Proposed Order/Penalty Assessment Related to Sevierville Blasting Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a May 19th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Air rules to QSG Holdings, LLC (“QSG”). See Case No. AP20-0015. The Order provides that QSG operates an…