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Equivalent Test Methods/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Designates a New Method for Monitoring Ambient Air Quality (Ozone)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a June 12th Federal Register Notice announcing that it has designated a new equivalent method for measuring concentrations of Ozone (O₃) in ambient air. See 89 Fed. Reg. 49874. The equivalent methods are utilized for measuring…
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Storage Tank Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Penalty Assessment Addressing Portland State University
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) Office of Compliance and Enforcement issued a March 14th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to Portland State University (“PSU”) addressing alleged Oregon underground storage tank (“UST”) violations. See Case No…
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5-YEAR STATUS REVIEWS/ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NOTICE OF INITIATION FOR 59 ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES (Including Five Whose Range Includes Arkansas)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS” or “the Service”) announced on June 6th that it initiated status reviews for fifty-nine animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 48,437. Four of the identified species, all freshwater mussels, have…
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Acute Freshwater Aquatic Life Screening Values for 6PPD/6PPD-Quinone: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publishes Notice of Availability
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a prepublication Federal Register Notice styled: Acute Aquatic Life Screening Values for 6PPD and 6PPD-Quinone in Freshwater (“Notice”). 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone (“6PPD-q”) have been found in freshwater eco systems originating from runoff…
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Water Testing Modification Effort/U.S. General Services Administration: Unilateral Change Order Issued to Address Stagnant Water
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States General Services Administration (“GSA”) has initiated a program titled: Water Testing Modification Effort (“WTME”). The stated purpose of WTME is to address stagnant water concerns in federally owned facilities and leased spaces. GSA is a federal agency that constructs…
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