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Law and Environment: June 26th Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Continuing Legal Education Conference
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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…
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Government Immunity: Supreme Court of Texas Addresses Proprietary/Governmental Function Test
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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…
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Landfill/Solid Waste Enforcement: Vermont Attorney General and Moretown, Vermont Landfill Operator Enter into Consent Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The State of Vermont (by and through the Vermont Attorney General) (“Vermont”) and Moretown Landfill, Inc. (“MLI”) entered into a Consent Order and Final Judgment Order (“Consent Order”) addressing alleged violations associated with the operation of a landfill. MLI is stated to own and operate the…
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Drought Contingency Response Network: June 5th Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Report
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”) issued a June 5th document titled: Drought Contingency Response Network Report (“Report”) The Report was prepared in response to a 2014 Arkansas Water Plan Update recommendation that the ANRC: . . . Develop a coordinated drought contingency…
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and "Fixer Upper" (Magnolia Waco Properties, LLC) Enter into Consent Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Magnolia Waco Properties, LLC (“MWP”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repainting Rule (“RRP Rule”). EPA personnel apparently are…
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