Arkansas, Waste Management

Solid Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Elaine...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/20/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Elaine, Arkansas entered into an April 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more

95th Arkansas General Assembly/Act 1009: Addressing Enforcement for Certain Types of Industrial Waste Disposal

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/22/2025

Act 1009 was signed by Governor Sanders which amends the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act to require revocation of a permit for the disposal of industrial waste in an agricultural or pastoral application for a...more

95th Arkansas General Assembly/Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: Act 578 Authorizes Water, Waste Disposal, Pollution Control,...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/30/2025

Act 578 has been signed by the Governor which would authorize the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) to issue certain general obligation bonds. ...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environmental - Division of Environmental Quality and Air Curtain Incinerator...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/21/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Alternative Waste Management, LLC (“AWM”) entered into a February 26 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

Planning for Resiliency and Sustainability in a Changing Climate: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/29/2022

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) announced the publication of an April 2022 report titled: Planning for Resiliency and Sustainability in a Changing Climate (“Report”) ...more

93rd Arkansas General Assembly/Regional Solid Waste Management Districts: Proposed Transfer of Oversight Responsibilities

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/17/2021

The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. Senate Bill 517 (“SB 517”) addresses various aspects of the oversight of Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management Districts (“RSWMDs”). ...more

Solid Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Miller County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/7/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mack Armstrong (“Armstrong”) entered into a September 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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