Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs/White House Office of Management and Budget Memorandum: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Financial Assistance Programs Reportedly Affected
The White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued a January 27th Memorandum for heads of executive departments and agencies addressing: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs (“Memorandum”). The Memorandum was transmitted from Matthew J…
95th Arkansas General Assembly House Bill Proposing Amendments to Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund
House Bill 1277 has been filed which proposes two revisions to the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund. The Bill is sponsored by Representative Zack Gramlich of Fort Smith and Senator Justin Boyd of Fort Smith. The Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”) is a state…
Comparison of Aquatic Life Protective Values Developed for Pesticides Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act/ Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Availability of Draft Analyses
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the availability of a draft analysis comparing aquatic life benchmarks developed by the agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs (“OPP”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 105567. OPP is stated to have developed the document in support of registration…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Scotia, California Biomass Facility
The Environmental Protection Information Center and Humboldt Coalition for Clean Energy (collectively, “EPIC”) filed a January 3rd Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator related to Humboldt Sawmill Company, LLC (“HSC”)…
28th Annual Environmental Law Conference/Arkansas Bar Association: Hot Springs March 5-7
The Environmental Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association will be holding its 28th Annual Environmental Law Conference on March 5-7. The Conference will be held at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Environmental Law Conference will be held in conjunction with the…