Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - Friday, April 26th Meeting Scheduled
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, April 26th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Room located at the Arkansas…
FIFRA Enforcement: US Environmental Protection Agency and Paris, Missouri Pesticide Dealer Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Logan Agride – Service, Inc (“Logan”) entered into an April 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) regulations. See Docket No…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Jimmy Rogers Joins ECCI
Jimmy Rogers has joined as Senior Environmental Scientist and Project Manager for the Little Rock Office of Engineering, Compliance, & Construction, Inc. (“ECCI”). Mr. Rogers previously served as an Environmental Scientist at FTN Associates from 2005 until April 2024. His areas of expertise…
PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Designating as Hazardous Substances
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a prepublication version of a Final Rule that would designate two of the Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) hazardous substances. Final Rule…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Hammond Hazardous Waste Storage Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and LEI, Inc. (“LEI”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressed alleged violations of certain hazardous waste regulations. See SA-HE-23-0086. The SA provides that LEI owns and/or operates a permitted hazardous waste storage and…