Department Of Environment And Conservation

• Major Structural Changes At The Tennessee Department Of Environment And Conservation

The recent shakeup at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has focused an unusual amount of media attention on the inner wo...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• State of Tennessee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. United States Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, and Association of Waste Hazardous Materials Transporters, Defendants-Appellees., 326 F.3d 729 (6th Cir. 2003)

Barry Turner (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Environmental Div., Nashville, TN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Michael L. Roden, As...

• Federal Circuits

• Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

EPA is proposing to approve the state implementation plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), to demonstrate that the State meets the requirements of sections 110(a)(1) and (2) with respect to sections 110(a)(2)(C) and (J), of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Section 110(a) of the CAA requires that each state adopt and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by the EPA, which is commonly referred to as an ``infrastructure'' SIP. TDEC certified that the Tennessee SIP contains provisions that ensure the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS are implemented, enforced, and maintained in Tenne...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 3213, January 23, 2012
• Proposed rules
• Environmental Protection Agency

• Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

EPA is taking final action to approve the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), to demonstrate that the State meets the requirements of sections 110(a)(1) and (2) with respect to sections 110(a)(2)(C) and (J), of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Section 110(a) of the CAA requires that each state adopt and submit a state implementation plan (SIP) for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is commonly referred to as an ``infrastructure'' SIP. TDEC certified that the Tennessee SIP contains provisions that ensure the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS are implemented, en...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 14976, March 14, 2012
• Rules and Regulations
• Environmental Protection Agency

• Final Round Played at T.O. Fuller -- To Close Area Course

NASHVILLE - The reprieve for the public golf course at T. O. Fuller State Park in Memphis turned out to be a short one: four weeks. The 18-hole, par-72 course closed permanently Sunday after no bids were submitted in response to the state's request for proposals from outside groups to keep it operating, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said Wednesday.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• October 20, 2011

• Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

EPA is proposing to approve in part, and conditionally approve in part, the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), to demonstrate that the State meets the requirements of sections 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Section 110(a) of the CAA requires that each state adopt and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by the EPA, which is commonly referred to as an ``infrastructure'' SIP. TDEC certified that the Tennessee SIP contains provisions that ensure the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS are implemented, enforced, and maintained in Tennesse...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 22533, April 16, 2012
• Proposed rules
• Environmental Protection Agency

• Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Unveils New Online Compliance Training for Underground Tank Owners and Operators at TN.gov.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Underground Storage Tanks, and TN.gov today announce the lau...

• Business Wire
• August 17, 2010

• Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Tennessee: Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review Rules: Nitrogen Oxides as a Precursor to Ozone

EPA is proposing to approve changes to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) through the Division of Air Pollution Control to EPA on May 28, 2009. The proposed SIP revision modifies Tennessee's New Source Review (NSR) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) programs. Tennessee's May 28, 2009, SIP revision makes several changes for which EPA is proposing approval in this rulemaking. First, the proposed revision addresses requirements promulgated in the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) plementation Rule NSR Update Phase II (hereafter referred to as the ``Ozone Implementation NSR Update'' or ``Phase II Rule''). Second, the Ma...

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 75845, December 05, 2011
• Proposed rules
• Environmental Protection Agency

• Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics William Anderson Holds a Defense Department News Briefing On Energy Conservation

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE ANDERSON HOLDS A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT NEWS BRIEFING ON ENERGY CONSERVATION DECEMBER 12, 2007 SPEAKER: ASSIST...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 21, 2009

• Fully Connected

Recipients of the 2010 National Awards included: * National Distinguished Professional Award- William Koegler, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, West Virginia. * NRPA National Humanitarian Award- Chris Clifford of Gloucester Point, Virginia. * Robert W. Crawford Young Professional - Guy Smith, chief of poperations for Milwaukee County Parks. * R.Q.S.E. Award- Jack Kardys, director of the Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department. * Barb King Environmental Leadership-Evonne Sandas, director of golf for the City of Arlington Park and Recreation Department in Arlington, Texas. * Ralph C. Wilson Award- John Davis of Culpeper, Virginia, an active member of NRPA from its inception, serving in a variety of roles, including President of the Board of Directors, President of NRPA, and NRPA Executive Direct...

... Department of Environment and Conservation in Nashville. * Kudos Award for a Marketing Campai...

• Parks & Recreation
• Vol. 45 Nbr. 12, December 2010