The Arkansas Water Provider Legislative Task Force has scheduled a meeting for January 8th in Room 151 of the State Capitol.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Members will do a final review of the draft...more
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) issued a report titled:
Beyond Tight Budgets: 2018 Resource Demands Analysis for State Drinking Water Programs (“Report”) -
ASDWA states that it...more
The Court of Special Appeals (“Court”) of Maryland addressed in a November 15th opinion local governmental authority regarding the placement of a Solar Energy Generating System ([“SEGS”] i.e., a solar panel farm). See Board...more
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) submitted October 25th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) in regards to their...more
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced in an October 15th news release the availability of up to $46 million in research funding to:
. . . advance holistic solutions that provide grid operators the...more
The Arkansas Water Provider Legislative Task Force has scheduled a meeting for October 25th in Room 151 of the State Capitol.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m....more
The 3rd Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on October 26th.
The Summit will be held at the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas....more
The United States Senate on October 19th passed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (“S.3021”).
The comprehensive water infrastructure legislation now moves to President Trump for execution....more
Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) President Becky Keogh outlined her priorities during her 2018-2019 term.
Ms. Keogh also serves as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.
ECOS describes...more
The Arkansas Water Provider Legislative Task Force has scheduled a meeting for October 10th in Room 151 of the State Capitol.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. and is an all-day meeting with a break for...more
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson issued a news release and announced in an October 3rd press briefing the proposed consolidation of Cabinet-level agencies from 42 to 15.
The Governor described this action as the “first...more
Audubon Arkansas has announced that the 3rd Annual Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on October 26th.
The Summit partners also include Arkansas Public Policy Panel and Sierra Club of Arkansas....more
The Arkansas Attorney General (“AG”) issued an August 29th Opinion addressing a question involving the sale of a municipal water system. See Opinion No. 2018-058 (“Opinion”).
Arkansas State Representative R. Trevor Drown...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a September 13th opinion a judicial challenge to California Senate Bill 84 (“SB 84”) which requires railroads to collect fees from customers...more
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) has scheduled its 28th Annual Conference and Trade Show (“Conference”) for October 8-10.
The Conference will be held in Eureka Springs, Arkansas....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 5th report titled:
EPA Can Strengthen Its Process for Revising Air Quality Dispersion Models that Predict...more
The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) announced that Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Director Becky Keogh has been elected President of the national organization.
Ms. Keogh previously...more
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association has scheduled training on Arkansas laws regarding tobacco, vapor and the New IDS.
The training is free and will be held on September 12th at St. Bernard Auditorium, 505 East...more
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) has scheduled its 28th Annual Conference and Trade Show (“Conference”) for October 8-10.
The Conference will be held in Eureka Springs, Arkansas....more
The Beaver Watershed Alliance announced that the Beaver Watershed Annual Symposium (“Symposium”) will be held on September 20th in Greenland, Arkansas.
The organization states the presentations will include national, state...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an August 8th Federal Register notice containing a direct final rule that approves revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). See 83 Fed....more
The Arkansas Water Provider Legislative Task Force has scheduled its next meeting for August 8th.
The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Beaver Water District Headquarters in Lowell, Arkansas....more
The State of New York enacted a law that requires certain manufacturers to operate a drug take back program.
The Act signed into law by New York Governor Cuomo is denominated the “Drug Take Back Act” (“Act”).
...more
The South Carolina Supreme Court (“Court”) addressed in a May 30th opinion a judicial challenge to the South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use, and Reporting Act (“Act”). See Jowers v. South Carolina Dept. of...more
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The Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (“AAPCA”) announced in a July 2nd news release the 2018 edition of its report titled:
The Greatest Story Seldom Told – Profiles and Success Stories in Air Pollution Control...more