Pyrolysis/Gasification Units/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: American Chemistry Council Comments
December 30, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) submitted December 16th comments on the September 8th Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) titled: Potential Future Regulation Addressing Pyrolysis and Gasification Units The ANPRM was published in the Federal Register on September 8th at 86 Fed…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Huntsville DVD Packaging Facility Enter into Consent Order
December 30, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Technicolor Home Entertainment Services Southeast LLC (“Technicolor”) entered into a November 24th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Consent Order No. 21-XXX-CHW. The CO…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Maumelle Infant Care Product Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 30, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Kimberly-Clark Corporation (“Kimberly-Clark”) entered into a December 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-132. The CAO provides that…
Conditional-Use Permit/Solar Energy Production Facility: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to County's Denial
December 29, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Court”) addressed in a December 20th Opinion an issue arising out of a proposal to build two solar-energy production facilities (“Solar-Energy Facilities”). See In the Matter of the Application of Nokomis Energy LLC and South Garden LLC for a Conditional Use…
Wetland Mitigation Banks: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Grant Funding Awards
December 29, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) issued a December 22nd news release announcing grant funding awards for the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (“WMBP”). NRCS describes the WMBP as a grant program that: . . . supports the development of…
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