Little Rock Arkansas Sustainability Commission Summit: March 29th
The Little Rock, Arkansas Sustainability Commission will hold its 9th Annual Sustainability Summit (“Summit”) on March 29th . The Summit will be held at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, Arkansas from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The purpose of the Summit is described as to provide the opportunity to…
The Economics of Recycling – Reports from States and Others: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (February 2018)
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a document titled: The Economics of Recycling: Reports from States and Others (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the ASTSWMO Sustainable Materials Management Task Force. The purpose of the Report is to…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty
The Technical Secretary of the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 24th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation by BlockWorks, LLC (“BlockWorks”). See Case No. APC17-0183. The Order describes BlockWorks as…
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Programmatic Treatment of Biomass/Forest Products Industry: February 13th Letter from Administrator Scott Pruitt
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator E. Scott Pruitt (“Pruitt”) hand delivered, during a visit to the State of New Hampshire, a letter to Governor Chris Sununu which is characterized as an update on the agency’s programmatic treatment of biomass in the forest products…
Sovereign Immunity in Arkansas: Absolute or Only a Bar to Monetary Recovery?
My law firm colleagues, Megan Hargraves and Devin Bates, recently authored an article titled: Sovereign Immunity in Arkansas: Absolute or Only a Bar to Monetary Recovery? The article addresses a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision that, as they put it, “reduced the ability to sue the State.”…