Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Isola Catfish Processing Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Consolidated Catfish Companies, LLC (“CCC”) entered into a December 18th Agreed Order addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Order No. 7298-23. CCC…
ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments/Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process for Forestland or Rural Property: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the March 12th Federal Register a proposal to amend the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (“All Appropriate Inquiries”) Rule to reference a standard practice. See 89 Fed. Reg. 17804. EPA is proposing to amend…
Mining Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Livingston Stone Rock Harvesting Quarry
The Tennessee Department Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a February 27th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Walnut Creek Timber, LLC (“Walnut Creek”). The Order provides that Walnut Creek operates a dimension stone rock harvesting quarry in Livingston, Tennessee. TDEC is stated…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Waldo Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Waldo, Arkansas (“Waldo”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Rule 21 (Asbestos Regulations)…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 2025: Biden Administration Budget Request
The Biden Administration has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). EPA Administrator Regan in a March 11th news release states that the Budget Request totals $11 billion. The publication Inside EPA states that this proposed…