How the Clean Air Act Impacts Building Necessary Infrastructure/Onshoring American Innovation: Subcommittee on Environment/U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing
September 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on June 11, titled: Short-Circuiting Progress: How the Clean Air Act Impacts Building Necessary Infrastructure and Onshoring American Innovation (“Hearing”). The Energy and…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: Governor Sanders Announces Appointments
September 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The publication Talk Business published an article stating that Arkansas Governor Sanders announced the following appointments to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks (“Committee”): John Mark Goings, Little Rock, to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks. Term to expire…
Asbestos Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Atlanta Construction Company Enter into Consent Agreement
September 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Merit Construction Company (“MCC”) entered into an August 28th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act asbestos regulations. See Docket No. CAA-04-2025-0004(b). The CA addresses MCC’s alleged…
Regional Haze/Arkansas: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Approval of State Implementation Plan Revisions
September 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the September 5th Federal Register a proposed rule approving an Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) revision. See 90 Fed. Reg. 43030. The revision submitted by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division…
Alliance to Enhance Worker Safety in Waste/Recycling Industry: OSHA/SWANA/NWRA Renew Agreement
September 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced on August 26th that it renewed its alliance with the National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) and the Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) with the shared goal of improving…
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