Landfill Gas Collection System: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Competing Claims for Possession
Co-Author: Celina Walker The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the priority of claims between the City of Peoria, Illinois, and Banco Panamericano, a secured creditor, regarding gas-to-energy conversion infrastructure left behind from a ground lease entered into by Resource Technology…
Arkansas Water Provider Task Force: February 7th Meeting Agenda
The Water Provider Legislative Task Force (“Task Force”) has scheduled a meeting for February 7. The meeting will be held in Room 151 of the State Capitol. The Task Force was created by Act 1056 during the 89th Argument General Assembly. The Legislation declared a number of findings regarding the…
C&H Hog Farms, Inc. Permit Denial/Regulation 5 Issues: Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Meets with State Agricultural Leaders
The Arkansas Agricultural Department (“AAD”) issued a February 1st news release noting that Governor Hutchinson and Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward met with State Agricultural Leaders to discuss the Regulation 5 permitting process. A key issue discussed at the meeting was stated to include…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and City of Garland, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Garland, Arkansas (“Garland”) entered into a January 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See LIS No…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin – October-November 2017
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…