Project Emissions Accounting/Clean Air Act: Environmental Defense Fund Files Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawal of Proposed New Source Review Revision
The Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Integrity Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club (collectively, “EDF”) filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit an August 18 Petition for Review the United States Environmental Protection…
58th Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention: Hot Springs, Arkansas October 9-10
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its 58th Annual Convention October 9th & 10th. The Convention will be held at the Hot springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Keynote Speakers are scheduled to include: Shane Khoury, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Emergency Discharge Control Equipment
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) clarified in an August 12th Interpretive Letter the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to emergency discharge control equipment for liquefied compressed gas in cargo tank motor vehicles (“CTMVs”). PHMSA was…
Data Centers/Clean Air Act: Washington Department of Ecology Draft Area-Specific General Order
The Washington Department of Ecology (“WDE”) has proposed an air quality general order for data centers in certain areas of the State of Washington. The draft order applies to data centers that use emergency generators powered by diesel. Data centers are often described as a centralized physical…
Reset Recycling in Arkansas: Lucy Cross (Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality) Solid Waste Association of North America Presentation
Lucy Cross undertook a presentation at the August 20th Arkansas Chapter’s Annual Meeting/Update of the Solid Waste Association of North America in Conway titled: RESET RECYCLING IN ARKANSAS (“Presentation”). Ms. Cross serves as the Director of Enterprise Services at the Arkansas Department of…