Environmental Policies, Arkansas

Central Arkansas Energy and Environment Innovation Plan: Metroplan Announces Board Approval/Soliciting Public Comments

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/2/2025

Metroplan announces on June 27th that its Board of Directors had approved an Energy and Environment Innovation Comprehensive Action Plan (“Plan”). Metroplan states that the plan will be released for public comment starting...more

2024 Arkansas Groundwater Protection and Management Report: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Commission...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/27/2025

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) has released the 2024 Groundwater Protection and Management Report (“Report”)...more

100 Days/U.S. EPA cites 100 Environmental Accomplishments: Approval of Arkansas Water Quality Standards is Listed as Number Four

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/9/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release titled: 100 Days, 100 Environmental Accomplishments. The news release stated that the Trump Administration has: …wasted no time...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

Clean Water State Revolving Fund PISCES Program/Performance and Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success Program:...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/29/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release announcing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success (“PISCES”)...more

Upper White River Watershed Management Plan: H2Ozarks Announces Extension of Comment Period

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/7/2025

H2Ozarks announced that the public comment period has been extended through April 22nd for the Upper White River Watershed Management Plan (“Plan”). The organization states that it is seeking community feedback to “ensure...more

Listing Timeline/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Enter into Stipulated...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/3/2025

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) and Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) entered into a January 16th Stipulated Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) imposing deadlines for required listing decisions...more

95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/24/2025

Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water....more

Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Development-2023-2024: Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/22/2024

I undertook a presentation at the April 17, Arkansas Environmental Federation Land Seminar titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Development – 2023-2024 The presentation...more

Arkansas State Implementation Plan/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Approval of Revisions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/25/2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the August 22nd Federal Register Notice a proposed rule that would approve portions of the revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”)....more

Arkansas State Implementation Plan Revisions/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing Startup,...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/26/2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a July 21st Federal Register Notice proposing to approve two revisions to the Clean Air Act Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). See 88 Fed. Reg....more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Rosebud Rock Crushing Plant...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/14/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Quality Rock (“Quality”) entered into a January 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an...more

Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality/E-Waste Competitive Grants: Grant Awarded for...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/14/2020

The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) noted in its Spring/2020 Newsletter that Jacob Gould, Deputy Director of the West River Valley Solid Waste District (“West District”) received a grant for nearly $35,000 from the...more

Fluoridation/Public Water Authority: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Applicability of Statutory Mandate

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/4/2020

The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Court”) addressed in a March 18th Opinion a challenge to the application of Arkansas Code Annotated Section 20-7-136 (Act 197). See 2020 Ark. App. 180. Act 197 provides that: “[t]he...more

Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Russellville...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/17/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mahle Engine Components USA, Inc. (“Mahle”) entered into a March 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and West Memphis Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/14/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of West Memphis (“City”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Phillips County Biodiesel...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/7/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Solfuels USA., Inc. (“Solfuels”) entered into a March 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more

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