The publication Arkansas Advocate noted in a May 21st article that the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”): …approved a $1.8 million grant Wednesday to test surface waters for PFAS, the first known statewide...more
In 1994, under Executive Order 12898, environmental justice was recognized as a federal initiative administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since then, the environmental justice movement has expanded,...more
The Virginia Code requires a site suitability determination for all projects seeking air emission permits. Va. Code 10.1-1307.E. While this provision has been in place for decades, it has never received significant attention,...more
The Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board) took its first measurable step toward a change in air permitting by creating a Subcommittee on Public Participation Processes (the Subcommittee) on June 21, 2019. The...more