On June 26, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed three bills into law that will help increase adoption of renewable energy, promote clean energy jobs, and address climate change. Among…
Archives for June 2019
Indiana Law Paves the Way to Increase Environmental Permit Fees
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb recently signed into law a bill allowing a board that oversees the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to increase its fees for environmental permitting. This…
Georgia Coal Ash Permit Program Gets Proposed Green Light from U.S. EPA, Other States Encouraged to Follow Suit
On June 24, U.S. EPA proposed to approve Georgia’s permit program for the disposal of coal combustion residuals – commonly known as coal ash – from certain coal-fired power plants.…
Wyoming Reports Progress in Missile Cleanup with Corps
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is reporting progress in its long-running cleanup with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Atlas “D” Missile Site 4. When the DEQ…
Mississippi Spotlights Waste Tire Program
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has awarded Hancock County a $50,000 two-year waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste…
Northeastern States Recommend PFAS Policy Solutions to Congress
On June 10, seven northeastern states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) sent a letter to key Members of Congress recommending that the federal government…
Colorado Issues Ban on Training with PFAS Firefighting Foams
Last week, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed H.B. 1279 to prohibit the use of class B aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), which is used in firefighting and contains PFAS, for…
Texas and Mexico Sign Binational Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
Last month, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department signed a four-year memorandum of cooperation with the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. The memorandum outlines…
New York Announces Funding for Communities Impacted by Flooding
This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hosted the first meeting of community leaders and the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI), where he announced up to $300…
Arkansas Spotlights EASE Collaborative on Reg Streamlining and Permitting
Next week, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality will host a webinar educating stakeholders on its Air Regulatory Efficiency and Streamlining Effort (EASE), which allows staff to develop recommendations to…
