Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Highfill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Highfill, Arkansas entered into an October 14 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a No-Discharge Permit. See LIS No. 24-149. The CAO provides that Highfill operates…
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills/Emissions: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Opens Non-Regulatory Public Docket
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) opened on October 25th a Non-regulatory Public Docket addressing municipal solid waste landfills. The stated focus of the Docket is to : Gather information about new/emerging technologies and alternative methodologies for regulating…
Trust Fund Deductible/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Smithville Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 9th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to RMK LLC. See Case No. FDA24-0044. RMK is stated to be the owner of two underground storage tank (“UST”) systems located in Smithville, Tennessee. The TDEC Division of…
9th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit: November 8th Conway, Arkansas
The 9th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on November 8th in Conway, Arkansas. The Summit will be held at Hendrix College from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Summit is described as a one-day event: …designed to bring together activists, regulators, elected officials…
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Downlists from Endangered to Threatened
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a final rule in the October 25th Federal Register changing the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) classification of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (“Woodpecker”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 85294. The final rule changes the Woodpecker from an…