Environmental and Natural Resources

Patience and Perseverance Paves the Way for Air-izona

by Amanda A. Reeve John Quincy Adams is credited with saying: “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” This is certainly apropos for Arizona in light of recent federal actions regarding two very critical and intertwined air regulatory issues: a decision rendered by the Ninth Circuit Court of […]

September 30, 2016 | 5 min read | Tagged: CAA, Clean Air Act, EER, EPA, exceptional events rule, Jeff Flake, Maricopa County, NAAQS, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, nonattainment, particulate matter, PM10

Amanda A. Reeve Environmental & Regulatory Policy Advisor

The Exceptional Events Rule is Finally Receiving a Makeover by the EPA

by Amanda Reeve Crowds watched in mute horror as Phoenix was rapidly overtaken by an ominous thick, dark cloud that swept from ground to sky. Moving like a giant tidal wave across the Arizona skies, it appeared to be engulfing the sun above as it roared across the state. The event left behind a brown […]

December 11, 2015 | 4 min read | Tagged: Clean Air Act, exceedances, exceptional events, exceptional events rule, haboob, July 2011 Phoenix Haboob

Amanda A. Reeve Environmental & Regulatory Policy Advisor