February 07, 2019
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a February 6th news release stating that a joint public meeting will be held with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) to discuss a proposed settlement with Georgia-Pacific regarding facilities in Crossett, Arkansas.
The settlement addresses alleged Clean Air Act violations by Georgia-Pacific. (See previous post here.)
EPA states that representatives from the federal agency, ADEQ, and Georgia-Pacific will attend. The attendees will discuss both the settlement and how to submit comments.
EPA, along with ADEQ and Georgia-Pacific had previously entered into a proposed settlement addressing alleged Clean Air Act violations. Such violations are alleged to have involved:
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Section 111 of the Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards
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Section 112 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
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Chemical and Accident Provisions for Air Programs
The meeting will be held on February 7th at 6:00 p.m. at the Crossett Middle School.
A copy of the news release can be found here.
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