Wind Energy Power Contracts: U.S. District Court Addresses Market Risk Allocation Issues
Co-Author: Derek Peterson The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois interpreted in a June 18th decision certain provisions of a wind energy purchase contract (“Contract”). See Barton Windpower, LLC & Buffalo Ridge I, LLC, v. N. Indiana Public Service Co., No…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Health & Safety Seminar: July 12th, Little Rock, Arkansas- REMINDER
The Arkansas Environmental Federation will be holding their annual Health & Safety Seminar (“Seminar”) on July 12th. The seminar will be held at the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation’s Board Room at 1 Cooperative Way in Little Rock, Arkansas. Trena Adair (Harbor Environmental) and Kelly…
Florida v. Georgia: U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Interstate Water Dispute
The United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued an opinion today in the interstate water dispute between the states of Florida and Georgia. The Court had previously found that the litigation fit within its original jurisdiction. The action involves a conflict between the two states over allocation…
Status of the Watershed 2018/Upper White River Basin: Ozarks Water Watch
Ozarks Water Watch released its annual report summarizing water quality (2017) in the Upper White River basin. The document is titled: Status of the Watershed 2018 (“Report”) Ozarks Water Watch states that the Report is the 10th annual undertaking designed to answer the question “How is the water?”…
PCB Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Trenton, Tennessee, Light and Water Department Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Trenton Light and Water Department (“TLW”) entered into a June 19th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain federal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (“PCBs”) regulations. See Docket No…