Draft Field-Based Methods for Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Pubic Review Draft
December 30, 2016
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Notice of Availability in the December 23rd Federal Register for a document titled: Draft Field-Based Methods for Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity (“Draft Document”). See 81 Fed. Reg. 94370. EPA is…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and White County, Arkansas Ready-Mix Concrete Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 30, 2016
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Charles Browning Construction Co., Inc. (“CBC”) entered into a December 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations related to stormwater permitting. See LIS No. 16-102. The CAO states that CBC operates a…
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: U.S. District Court (District of Columbia) Approves U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/EIP Consent Decree Addressing Oil and Gas Waste
December 30, 2016
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia approved on December 28th a Consent Decree (“CD”) between the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and a number of other organizations (collectively “EIP”) resolving allegations that the agency failed to fulfill certain…
Air Curtain Incinerators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Announces New General Air Permit
December 29, 2016
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced the issuance of a new General Air Permit for “air curtain incinerators.” An air curtain incinerator is described as a unit operating by forcefully projecting a curtain of air across an open, integrated combustion chamber (fire box)…
Energy: Manhattan Institute Position Paper Advocates Three National Energy Initiatives
December 29, 2016
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Manhattan Institute (“Institute”) issued a Position Paper advocating that the incoming Trump Administration consider three energy initiatives stating in part: U.S. energy policy needs a rethink. More specifically, it is time to emphasize nuclear power and de-emphasize government mandates and…