Continuing Education/Environmental: Arkansas Environmental Federation Schedules Live Webinars
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) announced it has scheduled webinars addressing a variety of environmental topics. The webinars will be held periodically starting May 21st and concluding on July 9th. The format for the webinars is described as “live and interactive.” Current topics and…
Perchloroethylene: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Draft Risk Evaluation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a draft risk evaluation (“Draft”) for perchloroethylene (“PERC”). EPA concludes that risks identified in the Draft, including those associated with the chemical’s use in dry cleaning, do not require action. PERC is a man-made chemical…
Asbestos Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Florence, Alabama Property Owner Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Martin-Aycock Properties, LLC, (“MAP”) entered into an April 14th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the asbestos provisions of the Alabama Code. See Consent Order No. 20-___-CAP. The CO provides that MAP is the…
MS4/Los Alamos County, New Mexico: U.S. EPA Appeals Board Addresses Whether Stormwater Designation Constitutes a Final Permitting Decision
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in an April 22nd Order a Petition filed by Los Alamos County, New Mexico (“Los Alamos”). See NPDES Appeal No. 20-02. The Petition seeks EAB review of a designation decision by EPA Region 6…
Harmful Algal Blooms: Congressional Request for U.S. Governmental Accountability Office Recommendations
Several Congressmen from the United States House of Representatives Majority sent an April 29th request to the Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) addressing harmful algal blooms (“HAB”). The April 29th request asked that GAO address a number of…