The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”)posted in late January draft revisions to Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 8 (Administrative Procedures)(“Reg. 8”).
Reg. 8...more
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) notes support of Senate Bill 2346 in a letter dated February 22nd.
Senate Bill 2346 has been introduced to establish an innovative infrastructure workforce...more
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) published a report titled:
Economic Impact Study – U.S.-Based Scrap Recycling Industry 2017 (“Report”)
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Various state environmental agency organizations have commented on the fiscal year 2019 President’s Budget Request (“Budget”).
The organizations addressing the Budget include:
The National Association of Clean Air...more
The Michigan Court of Appeals addressed in a January 16th opinion an action in which the Plaintiff sought to limit the rights of non-riparian lot owners to maintain a dock at the end of a dedicated private road abutting a...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced it is accepting nominations for two environmental awards.
The awards are:
Environmental Stewardship (“ENVY”) Award...more
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United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a January 29th news release announcing approval of the State of Arkansas’s Clean Air Act Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”).
The approval was...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a December 2017 report titled:
Waste Generation and Disposal: Awareness, Management, and Disposal Guidance for Solid Waste...more
My law firm colleague Nate Read and myself authored an article for the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association publication The Canopy titled:
Arkansas Medical Marijuana: Key Employment Law Issues for Petroleum Marketing...more
The Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee has scheduled its 2018 first quarter meeting for January 23rd.
Items on the agenda include...
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Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Director Becky Keogh was one of six panelists that participated in the Environmental Law Institute – Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum (“Forum”).
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Water is circulating a December 14th letter to stakeholders seeking input on potential revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (“LCR”).
EPA’s letter states...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a December 15th news release announcing approval of the State of Louisiana’s Clean Air Act Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”).
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The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) submitted a December 5th letter to the Chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees in regards to the Omnibus Appropriation Bill for...more
The Beaver Watershed Alliance announced that Alan D. Fortenberry, P.E., has received the 2017 Beaver Lake Watershed Guardian Award (“Award”).
Mr. Fortenberry is the Chief Executive Officer of the Beaver Water District....more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Shannon Kee Construction, LLC (“SKC”) entered into a November 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 20th Federal Register Notice containing a proposed rule that would approve an Arkansas Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). See 82 Fed....more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Magnolia Marine Transport (“MMT”) entered into a November 1st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violation of a provision of the Mississippi Code addressing...more
The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Court”) issued an October 24th opinion addressing a challenge filed by the Sierra Club to Oklahoma legislation which created the Motor Fuels Tax Fee (“H.B. 1449 [ Legislation]”)...more
The October 16th edition of the Arkansas Water Resources Center publication Arkansas Water Currents (“AWC”) notes that the Lake Conway Point Remove Watershed (“LCPRW”) Alliance (“Alliance”) received a $75,000 grant from the...more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) announced it is accumulating water quality trading case studies on its website.
ACWA describes itself as a national, nonpartisan, professional organization whose...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Air Quality announced the availability of updated meteorological data. -
The agency states that beginning January 1, 2018, a new 5-year set of data for...more
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) announced the release of an updated Modeling and Effects Review Applicability guidance document (“Guidance”). See APDG 5874.
TCEQ intends for the document to provide a...more
The Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on October 27th in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Summit partners include:
•Arkansas Public Policy Panel
•Arkansas Environmental Defense Alliance
•Audubon...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 11th Federal Register Notice proposing to approve a revision to the Arkansas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) submitted by the...more