The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Land Resources has issued a:
Notice of Intent to Issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Services for Site Assessment, Remedial...more
Four environmental groups filed a May 29th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging a proposed 704 megawatt Combined...more
Ms. Jamie Ewing was recently named Director of the Environmental Assessment Department of the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (“LRWRA”).
Jamie succeeds Stanley Suel who recently retired from this position after...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit addressed in a June 5th opinion whether a proposed Wisconsin highway repaving project (“Project”) should have gone through the National Environmental Policy Act...more
The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture (“Committee”) released its 2018 Farm Bill last week.
The bill is denominated the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“Farm Bill”)....more
6/18/2018
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The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) and its state chapter The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) published in their June 15th newsletters a reminder regarding the United States Department of...more
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policymaking body for Arkansas.
The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis....more
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) (Vicksburg District) issued a June 12 public notice regarding a proposed project in Ouachita County, Arkansas, that is seeking a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit.
The...more
Region 9 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 17th report titled:
Evolution of Stormwater Permitting and Program Implementation Approaches – Workshop Report Recommendations for Program...more
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) issued what it describes as an “update” on the topic of:
China Waste Import Restrictions and Impacts on State and Local Recycling Programs (“Update”)
...more
The Arkansas Court of Appeals addressed in a May 23rd opinion a dispute between an Arkansas municipality and public water authority in regards to the sale and purchase of water. See Northeast Public Water Authority of the...more
6/14/2018
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Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) Executive Director, Charles Miller, has announced his retirement with the organization.
Charles will continue to manage the organization until October of 2018....more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a June 8th letter to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) urging completion of Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) status reviews and listing proposals for 23...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and MAPCO Express, Inc., (“MEI”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more
Several members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives (collectively “Members”) sent June 7th and 8th letters, respectively, asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator to...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a news release stating the Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee (“Committee”) will meet at the agency headquarters on June 19th.
The Committee was...more
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a June 8th memorandum titled:
Enforcement Launch for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard in General Industry and Maritime, 29 C.F.R. §...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a June 8th opinion whether a community protection line (“CPL”) constructed during a wildfire is exempted from the requirement to prepare a...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) titled:
Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) published the Spring 2018 edition of its quarterly newsletter (“Newsletter”).
The Newsletter identifies and summarizes a variety of issues and developments related...more
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (“AAEA”) in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Energy Office is holding a meeting titled:
Arkansas Energy Performance Contracting (AEPC) Summit 2018...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has scheduled a June 26th Continuing Legal Education Conference titled:
Law and Environment (“Conference”)
...more
A June 1, 2018, Supreme Court of Texas (“Court”) opinion addressed whether a Texas municipality enjoyed governmental immunity from a terminated lakefront lessee’s lawsuit. See Wasson Interests, LTD, v. City of Jacksonville,...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a May 2018 document intended to respond to what it describes as “Frequently Asked Questions” regarding the recently issued Clean Water Act Dental Effluent...more
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”) issued a June 5th document titled:
Drought Contingency Response Network Report (“Report”)
...more