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Compendium of Tools/Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report Addresses Water Quantity, Climate Mitigation, Air and Habitat
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 2024 report titled: A Compendium of Tools and Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions - Environmental Benefits Related to Water Quantity, Climate Mitigation, Air and Habitat (“Report”). See…
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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Lithium Batteries
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 16th interpretive letter the application of the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to lithium batteries. See reference No. 24-0034. PHMSA was responding to a May 17th request for interpretation…
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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fordyce Oriented Strand Board Plant Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC (“GP”) entered into a November 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-155. The CAO provides that…
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Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notes Materials Lifecycle Management Company Name Change to NuCycle Energy
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in its RCRA Online database a September 10th letter from Materials Life Cycle Management Company (“MLCM”) referencing a name change to NuCycle Energy. The September 10th letter to EPA stated: …as published in RCRA Online Number…
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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Chambers County Strandboard Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and West Fraser US EWP LLC (“West Fraser”) entered into a November 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 25-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that West Fraser owns and operates an Oriented…
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