Arkansas Pipeline Code/Arkansas Public Service Commission: January 9th Petition to Initiate Rulemaking Addressing Proposed Revisions
A Petition to Initiate a Rulemaking Docket (“Petition”) was filed on January 9th before the Arkansas Public Service Commission (“APSC”) by the general staff. See Docket No. 26-006-R. The Petition proposes to make changes to the Arkansas Gas Pipeline Code (“Code”). United States energy pipelines are…
Debt-for-Carbon/Using Carbon Credits for Debt Relief: Environmental Defense Fund Report
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) announced the issuance of a report titled: DEBT-FOR-CARBON: USING CARBON CREDITS FOR DEBT RELIEF (“Report”). The Report was prepared by EDF and Perspectives Climate Research. Authors include: Igor Shishlov. Holly Pearen. Luisa Weber. Axel Michaelowa. Pedro…
112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Grangeville, Idaho Cooperative Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and CHS, Inc. (“CHS”) entered into an October 16th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the regulations implementing Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No. CAA-10-2024-0239. The ESA provides…
Total Dissolved Solids/Clean Water Act: Albuquerque, New Mexico Water Utility Authority U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Motion to Stay Permit Limits
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (“Authority”) has filed a pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) styled: MOTION TO STAY PERMIT LIMITATIONS FOR TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (“Motion”). See NPDES Appeal No…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Wildlife Federation/National Wildlife Federation Comments on the U.S. EPA Proposed Rule
The National Wildlife Federation, Arkansas Wildlife Federation, and 24 other environmental organizations (collectively, “NWF”) submitted January 5th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Corps of Engineers the collectively, “Corps”) on the proposed rule to…