Ozone/Clean Air Act: EPA Staff Proposal Retains Current Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Halloween published a draft policy assessment recommending that the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”) of 70 parts per billion (ppb) be retained. The policy assessment will be subject to public comment through December…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality, and Melbourne, Arkansas Hardwood Flooring Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality, (“DEQ”) and Unilin North America, LLC, (“UNA”) entered into a September 27th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 19-091. The CAO provides that UNA owns…
Phosphorus/Clean Water Act: Massachusetts Sanitary District U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge to NPDES Permit Conditions
The Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (“District”) filed before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board an October 25th document titled: Petition for Review of Greater Lawrence Sanitary District’s NPDES Permit Issued by Region 1 The Petition…
Harmful Algal Blooms/Toxins: Arkansas Water Resource Center Funds Four Research Projects
The Arkansas Water Resource Center (“AWRC”) announced on October 22nd in its publication Water Currents it will be funding four water research projects in 2020. The projects to be funded will address harmful algal blooms (“HABs”) and toxins. Water Currents describes the research projects as…
State Clean Energy Policy Priorities: Democratic Attorney Generals' October 28th Letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Ten states and the District of Columbia Democratic Attorney Generals sent an October 28th letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) regarding what they described as an opportunity for the offices: . . . to work cooperatively to facilitate important state policy goals and our…