Arkansas Environmental Personnel: Louie C. Cockmon Jr. (Retired Regulatory Chief, L.R. Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Passes Away
Mr. Louie C. Cockmon, Jr. passed away on August 1st at the age of 95. Mr. Cockmon retired in 1996 as the Chief of the Permits Branch for the Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”). Prior positions included becoming one of six full-time employees of the “newly staffed…
Air/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment Addressing Milwaukie Cannabis Extracts Manufacturing Facility
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a June 25th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to FourThreeSeven Management, LLC (“FTSM”) addressing alleged violations of air and hazardous waste regulations. See Case No. AQ/ACDP-NWR-2025-626. The Notice states…
Federal Site Assessment Process: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Focus Group Issues Paper
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a focus group paper on federal site assessments (“FSAs”). ASTSWMO’s Site Assessment Focus Group prepared the paper. ASTSWMO describes the organization as representing the 50 States, 5 Territories and the…
Section 404/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices Hot Springs County, Arkansas Road Construction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a July 23rd public notice (“Notice”) regarding a Section 404 Clean Water Act application by Entergy Services, LLC (“Entergy”). The application requests authorization for the placement of dredged and fill material into waters of…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Muscatine, Iowa Tank Car Company Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Union Tank Car Company & Proctor Limited (“Union”) entered into a June 8th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste regulations. See…