2018 Arkansas Solid Waste Conference: April 3rd-5th – North Little Rock, Arkansas (REMINDER)
The Arkansas Solid Waste Conference (“Conference”) will be held April 3rd – 5th. The Conference will be held at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, Arkansas. The keynote session will feature the Executive Director of the Solid Waste Association of North America…
Federal Omnibus Spending Bill: American Water Works Association Notes Water Programs Funding Increases
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) issued a March 23rd news release commenting on certain funding decisions in the recent Congressional enactment of the Omnibus Spending bill. The AWWA news release commends: . . . U.S. Congress and the Trump Administration for more than doubling the…
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Citizen Suit: Federal Court (Oklahoma) Addresses Standing Issue
A United States District Court (Northern District Oklahoma) addressed in a March 21st opinion procedural issues associated with a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Krause v. General Electric Company, 2018 WL 1413191. The focus of the Court’s analysis was…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Izard County, Arkansas, Hardwood Flooring Mill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Unilin North America, LLC, (“Unilin”) entered into a March 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 18-026. The CAO provides that Unilin owns and operates a hardwood flooring…
Solar Energy: California-Appellate Court Addresses Contractor Licensing Issue
Co-Author: Jalen Toms A California Court of Appeals addressed whether a company that sells solar energy to homeowners is required to have a contractor’s license when it “arranges for” a licensed contractor to install the solar energy system and retains ownership of the system. See Reed v. Sunrun…