Engine Idling/Air Enforcement: District of Columbia Attorney General Files Judicial Complaint Against Greyhound for Alleged Violations
December 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Attorney General for the District of Columbia (“AG”) filed a December 10th Complaint for Violation of Engine Idling Regulations (“Complaint”) against Greyhound Lines, Inc. (“Greyhound”) in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia alleging violations of the: . . . Onroad Engine Idling…
Florida v. Georgia/Interstate Water Dispute: U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Report
December 17, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A United States Supreme Court (“Court”) Special Master (“Special Master”) issued a December 11th Report in the interstate water dispute between the states of Florida and Georgia. See State of Florida v. State of Georgia, No. 142, Original. The Court had previously found that the litigation fit…
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Publication of Interim Rule Amending and Updating the Conservation Reserve Program
December 17, 2019
by Jordan P. Wimpy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (“CCC”) recently published in the Federal Register an “interim rule” to revise the terms and conditions of the Conservation Reserve Program and implement amendments to the program required by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018…
Diesel Emission Reduction: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Grant Funding for Region 6 States (Including Arkansas)
December 17, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a December 10th new release the availability of grant funding to implement: . . . projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA states it anticipates awarding approximately…
Transporting Skid Tanks: Mark Morgan (PMAA Weekly Review) Addresses Hazardous Materials Regulations Issues
December 16, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Mark S. Morgan authored an article in the December 13th Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) publication, PMAA Weekly Review titled: U.S. DOT hazardous Material Requirements for Transporting “Empty” Skid Tanks (“Article”) Mr. Morgan serves as the Petroleum Marketers Association of…