Costs/Benefits in the Environmental Rulemaking Process: June 7th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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 EPA states it is soliciting comments on whether and how it should…
Arkansas Energy Performance Contracting (AEPC) Summit 2018: June 19th – Little Rock, Arkansas
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 (“Summit”) AAEA describes the AEPC program as a “key cost-saving tool for…
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Air Quality: Quarterly Newsletter (Spring 2018)
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 to the Office of Air Quality’s activities. The topics addressed in the Spring…
Law and Environment: June 26th Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Continuing Legal Education Conference
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has scheduled a June 26th Continuing Legal Education Conference titled: Law and Environment (“Conference”) The Conference will be held at ADEQ headquarters at 5301 Northshore Drive in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Topics are stated to…
Government Immunity: Supreme Court of Texas Addresses Proprietary/Governmental Function Test
Co-Author: Amie Alexander 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, Texas, 2018 WL 2449184. The Court holds that the…