2023 U.S. PET Bottle Recycling: National Association for PET Container Resources Issues Report
December 30, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Association for PET Container Resources (“NAPCOR”) issued a document titled: 2023 PET RECYCLING REPORT (“Report”). PET refers to polyethylene terephthalate. The material is often used for soft drinks, fruit juices, and bottled water containers. A news release announcing the Report…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Little Rock Structural Steel Fabrication Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 30, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lexicon, Inc. (“LI”) entered into a November 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See LIS No. 24-157. The CAO provides that LI owns and operates a…
Lead and Copper Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: Natural Resources Defense Council Intervention in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
December 27, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) and two other environmental organizations filed on December 20th a document styled: Motion of Newburgh Clean Water Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club to Intervene in Support of Respondents (“Motion”). The Motion is filed in…
Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Heidelberg Petroleum Refinery Enter into Agreed Order
December 27, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Hunt Southland Refining Company LLC (“Hunt”) entered into a November 18th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Order No. 7385 24…
Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Availability of Program Plan 16
December 26, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a pre-publication Federal Register notice the availability for public comment Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 (“Plan 16”). Section 304(m) of the Clean Water Act requires that EPA biennially publish a plan for new…